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The Wall Street Journal reports today, “Some manufacturers have delayed hiring while they wait to see whether they will face sharply higher U.S. taxes and deep cuts in government spending in 2013, a new survey shows. Uncertainty over U.S. tax and spending plans has prompted about a third of 60 large and small manufacturing companies—two-thirds of them [...]

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Human Events writes today, “Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has an idea for cutting through all the parliamentary maneuvers and political kabuki theater: hold votes on Wednesday, in succession, on all three of the current proposals for avoiding Taxmageddon this January.  Senate Democrats have been notably reticent to actually vote on any of the legislative props they’ve [...]

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A New Study Reveals That President Obama’s Tax Hike Will Lead To ‘710,000 Fewer Jobs,’ & ‘A Decline In Workers’ Living Standards’   ‘710,000 Fewer Jobs,’ ‘Wages Would Fall’   NEW STUDY (Ernst & Young): “This report finds that these higher marginal tax rates result in a smaller economy, fewer jobs, less investment, and lower wages. Specifically, [...]

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Henrico, VA - George Allen today released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision on President Obama’s health care law:   “While disappointed in the Supreme Court’s decision on President Obama’s health care law, I believe it reinforces what is truly at stake during this pivotal election.  This November the American people have an opportunity [...]

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On Friday, Virginia US Senate Candidate George Allen brought a special guest – Wisconsin US Senator Ron Johnson – who also endorsed Allen at the meeting of local small businesses and entrepreneurs. The meeting was held at Bill’s Barbecue where President and daughter of the founder Rhonda Elliott recently announced that she was being forced [...]

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Jobs Groups Say The Obama Administration’s New Ambush Election Rule ‘Will Hit Small Businesses Particularly Hard,’ ‘Stifle Job Growth’   NLRB ‘Ignoring The Costs’   U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: “… the National Labor Relations Board’s final ‘ambush election rule’ imposes unprecedented and sweeping changes to the procedures for conducting workplace elections… blatantly partisan… purpose of [...]

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US Senate Candidate George Allen just released a new video showing Tim Kaine’s unrelenting servitude to Barack Obama’s failed economic plan. But then, that’s Kaine-sian Economics at work. The left’s rich friends with ties to failed “green” energy schemes like Solyndra keep getting richer on taxpayer funded handouts. And Timmy Kaine remains the top cheerleader [...]

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Virginia Right! participated in a conference call a short while ago with Congressman Robert Hurt, State Senator Steve Martin and Hanover State Delegate John Cox about the false promises that Tim Kaine pushed about lower health care costs with Obamacare. All three of these gentlemen offered their expertise on the subject and below are some [...]

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‘I remain very optimistic about our future. Americans are the hardest working, most industrious, and innovative, most entrepreneurial people in the world. And if we just let them, they will build more factories, start more businesses, hire more workers, produce more goods, and create more inventions. But first, government has to get out of the [...]

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  Reuters reports today, “After months of effort, President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans are right back where they started as they try to avert a looming debt default: arguing over taxes. . . . Democrats say new tax revenues need to be part of the equation, while Republicans say they won’t back any increase [...]

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Starbucks CEO Says ‘Pressure On Small Businesses’ ‘Is Too Great,’ Other Job Creators Say ‘The Healthcare Law Costs Too Much And Further Jeopardizes The Economic Recovery’ HOWARD SCHULTZ, Starbucks CEO: “I Think As The Bill Is Currently Written And If It Was Going To Land In 2014 Under The Current Guidelines, The Pressure On Small [...]

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Earlier this month when the disappointing August unemployment numbers were released, President Obama said, “[O]ne thing we also have to do right now –- one thing we have a responsibility to do right now –- is to lift up our small businesses, which accounted for over 60 percent of job losses in the final months [...]

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In another must-read fact check piece on the health care bill today, the AP writes, “Zach Hoffman was confident his small business would qualify for a new tax cut in President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law. But when he ran the numbers, Hoffman discovered that his office furniture company wouldn’t get any assistance with the $79,200 it pays annually in premiums for its 24 employees. ‘It leaves you with this feeling of a bait-and-switch,’ he said.”

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Even more major employers are announcing millions of dollars in new costs this week thanks to Democrats’ job-killing health care bill, while small business owners fret that they’ll be next.

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“‘We Were Really Surprised To Find Out About It Just After Christmas,’ Said Mark Willard, Desert Sun Tanning. … ‘Families, You Know, These Are People That Have Invested Their Life Savings Into These Businesses And That’s How They Make Their Living. Unfortunately, now, that tax is going to be passed onto them,’ said Willard. ‘It could be very detrimental to their business, and certainly our customers that are going to bear the brunt of this tax.’” (“’Tanning Tax’ In Health Care Law Has Business Owners Burning,” KING 5 [Seattle, WA], 3/26/10)

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The National Federation of Independent Business, a large group that helps small business be heard has endorsed Bob McDonnell and Bill Bolling as being the best choice for Virginia Businesses. This group watches and rates legislators all over the country, and the fact that Bob and Bill are the choice of the “Voice Of Small Business” speaks volumes about the positive plan the Republican ticket has for Virginia. It also speaks volumes about the lack of any credible pland from the Democrats.

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