Tag Archive | "Small Businesses"
Posted on 06 December 2012. Tags: Ap Notes, Ap Points, Bad Idea, Brink, Corporate Executives, Debt Ceiling, Debt Limit, Deficit Reduction, Leverage, Mitch Mcconnell, Momentum, Negotiation, President Of The United States, Rate Hikes, Republicans, Senate Republican Leader, Small Businesses, Stalemate, Tax Rate, Taxpayer Money
The AP notes today that President Obama is calling for an elimination of the debt ceiling, in part because of the leverage it gives Republicans to push for spending cuts and deficit reduction. “Speaking to corporate executives [yesterday], Obama set down a hard line: ‘If Congress in any way suggests that they’re going to tie […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on 17 July 2012. Tags: Administration Need, Capital Stock, Chamber Of Commerce, Creators, Decline, Economic Effects, Income Taxpayers, Macroeconomic Impact, Marginal Tax Rates, National Federation Of Independent Businesses, Negative Impact, Nfib, Obama, Simple Truth, Small Business Owners, Small Businesses, Study Reveals That, Tax Hike, Wages, Young Llp
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, […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on 28 June 2012. Tags: Affordable Care, Based Solutions, Bob McDonnell, Care Act, Citizen, Economic Times, Freedom America, Governor Bob, Healthcare Leaders, Healthcare Solutions, Liberties, Necessary Resources, New President, Patient Protection, Planners, Richmond, Small Businesses, Supreme Court Decision, Supreme Court Ruling, Unfunded Mandates
RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell issued the following statement today following the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). “Today’s Supreme Court ruling is extremely disappointing for Virginia and for America. The PPACA will create a costly and cumbersome system that will impair our country’s ability to recover from […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on 11 May 2012. Tags: 3 Years, Answering The Question, Appropriations Bills, Audience, Balanced Budget, College Tuition, Debate Questions, Federa, Federal Budget, Federal Government, Fellow Candidates, Giants, Jab, Line Item Veto, Marshall, Medicare, Mom, Money, Red Tape, Revenue Sources, Senate Debate, Small Businesses, Social Security, Tim Kaine, Unnecessary Regulation
The first two questions were dealing with helping small businesses grow and thrive. Jackson wants to get government out of the way of businesses. Allen has worked in small businesses and with them. He echoed the statements of Jackson about the regulations and red tape from local, state and federal government. Allen criticized Tim Kaine […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on 24 April 2012. Tags: Barbecue, Bbq, Burdensome Regulations, Business Roundtable, Clean Coal, Common Thread, Decades, Energy Jobs, Energy Prices, Energy Problems, Epa Regulations, Freedom Center, George Allen, Heating And Air, Heating And Air Conditioning, Jobs Virginia, Ms Elliott, Onion Rings, Price Of Gasoline, Rising Oil Prices, Ron Johnson, Senate Candidate, Senator Johnson, Senator Ron, Small Business Owners, Small Businesses, Sources Of Energy, Surcharges, Us Senate, Us Senator, Video Business, Virginians
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 […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on 02 June 2011. Tags: Civil Engineering, Colleagues, Conspiracy, County Council Member, Decisive Victory, Design Business, Elected Official, Fellow Council Members, Freedoms, General Election, Hero, Incumbent, Long Time, Passion, Priorities, Private Property, Propaganda, Regard, Regulatory Burdens, Roger Nutt, Small Businesses, Taxpayers
Here’s my email interview with my latest hero, Spartanburg (SC) County Council member, Roger Nutt. He is a fascinating elected official who was successful in getting ICLEI OUT of his county. (The City of Spartanburg is STILL an ICLEI member but that may change! I’ll keep you posted!) Here’s Roger Nutt: How did you get […]
Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written seven scholarly legal articles and was an adjunct at T. C. Williams School of Law. (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders’ views)
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Posted on 01 April 2011. Tags: Boundaries, Democrat, Democrats, Dramatic Impact, Energy Prices, Epa, Fealty, Hoppy Kercheval, Joe Manchin, Metro News, Mitch Mcconnell, New Job, Public Policy, Rising Energy, Small Businesses, Special Interests, Standpoint, Take The Lead, Vote, Way Of Life
SEN. JOE MANCHIN (D-WV): “I Believe There’ll Be 13 To 15 Democrats That Will Vote For It,” “I’m Working On Them I Can Tell You… I Think They’re Going To Vote For It, I Really Do.” Q: “You signed onto the McConnell Amendment as a Democrat, but you’re the only Democrat I think who’s signed […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on 23 March 2011. Tags: Affordable Care, Barack Obama, Care Act, Constitutional Rights, George Allen, Government Mandate, Health care, Health System, Massive Expansion, Monstrosity, Mount Vernon, Objections, Patient Protection, Premiums, Prerogatives, Small Businesses, Trillion, Virginia Families, Wrong Prescription, Year Ago Today
Mount Vernon, VA – George Allen issued the following statement on today’s one-year anniversary of President Barack Obama signing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: “A year ago today President Obama ignored the objections of the American people and signed into law a $2.5 trillion health care monstrosity – one year later We the […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on 17 February 2011. Tags: 6 Million, Creators, Energy Resources, Excessive Government, Facebook, George Allen, Georgeallen, Government Mandates, Government Regulations, Harry Reid, Liberals, Lt, Mt Vernon, Nancy Pelosi, Small Businesses, Stimulus Bill, Stimulus Package, Trillion, Twitter, unemployment
It is clear that only thing this jobless stimulus bill has created is more debt for our children to bear.” Mt. Vernon, VA – George Allen made the following statement today regarding the second anniversary of the jobless “stimulus” package: “Two years ago today, President Obama signed into law a $800 billion jobless stimulus bill […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on 06 November 2010. Tags: Bartender, Dreams, Elect, Election Day, Embrace, Exceptionalism, Exiles, Free Enterprise, Mankind, New Dream, Next Generation, Own Eyes, Republican Party, Republicans, Sacred Obligation, Second Chance, Small Businesses, Spare Bedroom, United States Senator, Wrong Direction
‘This Election The American People Said Enough Is Enough. That Message Was Loud And Clear.’ (Video Below) “Hi, I’m Marco Rubio. “With Election Day now behind us, it’s an honor to talk to you about the opportunity before us – an opportunity to put America back on track. “For too long, Washington has taken our […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on 02 October 2010. Tags: 19 Months, Chronic Unemployment, Declaration Of Independence, Democrat Leaders, Democratic Lawmakers, Enate, Freight Train, Full Transcript, GOP, Government Freight, Illusions, Income Taxpayers, Mitch Mcconnell, National Crisis, New Jobs, Senate Republican Leader, Senator Mcconnell, Sending A Message, Skill Levels, Small Businesses, Takeovers
The video is below the transcript. Senator McConnell does a great job explaining the Democrat’s failure to address the expiration of the Bush tax cuts. This failure will raise taxes on every taxpayer. Lowest income taxpayers will see a 50% increase in their taxes, and small businesses will struggle even more to provide new jobs. […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on 16 September 2010. Tags: Bush Tax Cuts, Current Economic Situation, Dems, Economic Recovery, Federal Taxes, Fox News, Headwinds, Jim Webb, Joe Lieberman, Moderate Democrats, Nelson Press, Obama, Outright Opposition, Private Hands, Recession, Senate Democrats, Skepticism, Small Businesses, Tax Increases, Tax Rates
A GROWING CHORUS A Growing Chorus Of Democrats Reject President Obama’s Plan To Raise Taxes On Small Businesses In The Middle Of A Recession A GROWING CHORUS OF SENATE DEMOCRATS AGREE: DON’T RAISE TAXES DURING A RECESSION SEN. JOE LIEBERMAN (ID-CT): “I Don’t Think It Makes Sense To Raise Any Federal Taxes During The Uncertain […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on 14 September 2010. Tags: 1099 Forms, 30 Million, Business Expenses, Health Care Law, Mandate, Mandates, Mike Johanns, Mitch Mcconnell, Order Of Business, Regulatory Burdens, Routine Business, Senate Republican Leader, Shipping Costs, Small Business Owners, Small Businesses, Tax Increases, Tax Paperwork, Two Ways, Unemployment Numbers, Wall Street Journal
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 […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on 31 July 2010. Tags: Charity, Food On The Table, Full Transcript, GOP, Health Care Law, Irs, Mike Johanns, Mom, Mr President, New Jobs, New Member, Paperwork, Political Debate, Pop Enterprises, Private Sector, Provision, Rhetoric, Small Businesses, State And Local Government, State Of Nebraska, Tone Down, U S Senate
Senator Mike Johanns (R) from Nebraska gives President Obama some wisw advice in the GOP weekly address. Senator Johanns speaks to the job killing agenda the Obama administration has pushed. Read the transcript, or view the video at the end of this post. Full transcript of Senator Johanns’ Address: Hello, I’m Senator Mike Johanns from […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on 01 April 2010. Tags: Devistation, Faces, Health Care Reform, Heart, News Story, Sad, Small Business, Small Businesses, taxes, Video News, Www Youtube
This is a News Story about the Health Care Reform bill and the massive new taxes imposed on small businesses. This heart wrenching tale shows the faces of people Obama is putting out of business.
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on 24 March 2010. Tags: Amendments, Caption, Conference Call, Future Generations, Gimmicks, Health Care Bill, Health Care Costs, Health Care Plan, Health Care Policy, John Thune, Medicare, Medicare Recipients, Reconciliation Bill, Senator John Thune, Senator Thune, Small Businesses, Student Loan, Takeover, Trillions, Whole Lot
Virginia Right! had the opportunity to speak with Republican US Senator John Thune of South Dakota this afternoon on a conference call concerning the Health Care bill that just passed and the Senate Reconciliation votes taking place this evening.
On the bill itself, Senator Thune said:
“First off, this is a disaster. It’s passage is tragic for the future of America. Not only because it’s bad Health Care policy, but because of all of the debt we are going to pile on, the games that were played to understate the true cost of this and the tricks and gimmicks that were used betrays the future generations because it’s going to cost us trillions and trillions of dollars more than anybody anticipated.”
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on 11 February 2010. Tags: Back Door, Bipartisan Senate, Business Tax, Insolvency, Jobs Security, Middle Class, Raid, Security Trust Fund, Senate Bill, Senate Plan, Small Businesses, Social Security, Social Security Fund, Social Security Tax, Social Security Trust, Social Security Trust Fund, Tax Break, Tax Rate, Wages, Yahoo
In a bill that is being called a “Jobs Bill”, the Senate introduced a plot to raid Social Security to bribe small businesses into hiring unemployed people who have been out of work at least 60 days.
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on 15 December 2009. Tags: Assertions, Christmas, Current, Democrats, Economy, Fewer Jobs, Job Cuts, Mandates, Minimum Wage, Outlook, Part Timers, People, Proponents, Recession, Shed, Small Businesses, taxes, unemployment, Uptick, Wages
Proponents of higher and higher minimum wage mandates understand that the higher wages demanded by law will cost jobs. But they don’t care. To them, fewer jobs at higher wages are preferable.
But is it?
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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