Editor’s Note: Today, Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, sent a letter to the U.S. Treasury Department’s man charged with managing the details of the $700 billion in Troubled Assets Relief Program funds. Both as a public service and because it makes some great points, I offer the text of that letter below:
Mr. [...]
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October 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments
My friend, Adam Radman, at Americans for Tax Reform sent me the following “Myth vs. Fact” news release that compares myths espoused by Barack Obama during his half-hour infomercial last night and economic realities:
HOW DO YOU GIVE A TAX CUT TO NON-INCOME TAXPAYERS?
Myth: “As president, here’s what I’ll do. Cut taxes for every working family [...]
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September 16th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Under the tax plans of Barack Obama and his Democratic friends in Congress, American families will only be left with… the change in their pockets, according to the folks at the new “527″ organization known as Right Change.
In a news release issued today, the tax reform organization describes “an idea” Obama and the Democratic Congress [...]
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Small business owners are not pleased with the inaction of the federal government, according to a poll released today by American Management Services, the nation’s premiere small business organization. The poll was conducted by Suffolk University.
A stunning 63% of respondents said the federal government is “doing nothing” to help small businesses while 23% said it [...]
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‘Cafe Obama’ served up a payroll tax waffle today during an appearance on the Fox News Channel’s Fox News Sunday this afternoon.
During an appearance this afternoon on Fox News Channel’s Fox News Sunday program, Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama said he would raise payroll taxes on Americans and small businesses earning over $102,000:
“And in terms [...]
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