Tag Archive | Tax Reform
Posted on November 15, 2012. Tags: Bipartisan Plan, Brookings Institute, Chuck Schumer, Democrat, Extremists, Fiscal Solvency, Journal Editors, Mitch Mcconnell, Number 3, Obama, Obstacle, Obstacles, Outlines, Patty Murray, Prospects, Senate Floor, Senate Republican Leader, Tax Rates, Tax Reform, Wall Street Journal
Speaking on the Senate floor this morning, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell discussed one of the key obstacles to obtaining an agreement to avoid the approaching fiscal cliff. “I believe the two parties can avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. And in the process, I even believe we can agree on a framework for a bipartisan plan […]
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 October 15, 2012. Tags: Bipartisanship, Budget Cuts, Chuck Schumer, Democrat Leadership, Good Question, Insistence, Journal Editors, Leader Of The Senate, Loopholes, New York Times, Old Style, Plain Vanilla, Reform Efforts, Ronald Reagan, Senate Democrats, Tax Increases, Tax Reform, Tax Reforms, Wall Street Journal, Wsj
In an editorial today, The Wall Street Journal editors takes a top Senate Democrat to task for a speech staking out a position that would sink tax reform efforts. They write, “The polls say voters want more bipartisanship, and one possibility in 2013 is tax reform that trades lower rates for fewer loopholes. Well, so much for that. […]
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 July 11, 2012. Tags: Amendment Number, Amendments, Business Owners, Current Rates, Designee, Floor Remarks, Harry Reid, Hatch, Madam President, Mitch Mcconnell, Obama, Objection, One Million, Plea, Presiding Officer, Sen Harry Reid, Senate Democrats, Tax Hike, Tax Reform, Unanimous Consent
Senate Democrats Are Blocking A Vote On President Obama’s Tax Hike Despite His Monday Plea To ‘Pass A Bill’ OBAMA: ‘Pass A Bill… I Will Sign It Tomorrow’ PRESIDENT OBAMA: “So my message to Congress is this: Pass a bill… I will sign it tomorrow. Pass it next week; I’ll sign it next week. Pass it next […]
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 May 5, 2012. Tags: American Dream, Bob Corker, Clarity, Construction Company, Cou, Democratic Leadership, Free Enterprise System, Full Transcript, Nbsp, Neighbors, Politicians, Punts, Senator Bob Corker, Senator Corker, State Governments, Tax Rates, Tax Reform, Uncertainty, United States Senate, Warning Sign
‘It’s disappointing and, I can assure you, highly frustrating to see what happens here in Washington: More spending and debt and kicking tough decisions down the road… Despite every warning sign imaginable, we have no solutions from this Administration or Democratic leadership in the Senate. The President punts on almost every tough decision.’ […]
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 October 5, 2011. Tags: Economic Downturn, Floor Debate, Foreseeable Future, Fox News, Hannity Radio Show, Jim Webb, Joe Lieberman, Joe Manchin, Kent Conrad, Mcclatchy, Offsets, Rule Of Thumb, Sean Hannity, Sean Hannity Radio Show, Senate Democrats, Senate Floor, Surtax, Tax Cuts, Tax Reform, Tough Sell
Dems Divided On Surtax In 2009 Democrats Warned That A Similar Surtax Would ‘Negatively Affect Small Businesses,’ Said It Would Be ‘A Very Tough Sell’ In The Senate DEMS: Tax Hikes Will ‘Stifle The Recovery’ SEN. JOE LIEBERMAN (ID-CT): “I wouldn’t do anything to raise taxes in the foreseeable future because that’ll stifle […]
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 September 19, 2011. Tags: American Businesses, Blueprint, Economic Uncertainty, Economy, Energy Resources, George Allen, Job Creation, New Jobs, Obama, Piecemeal, stimulus, Tax Help, Tax Hike, Tax Hikes, Tax Reform, taxes, Trillion, unemployment, Wet Blanket
Henrico, VA– George Allen released the following statement regarding President Obama’s push for $1.5 trillion in higher taxes. “The American people should not be punished with a $1.5 trillion tax increase to pay for this Administration’s record-setting deficits and second round of stimulus spending. These are the same recycled tax hikes that President Obama has […]
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 April 15, 2011. Tags: Art Check, Bad Man, Climate Change, Donald Trump, Economic Terms, European Politicians, Finnish Parliament, Finns, Former Ussr, Gay Marriage, Global Warming, Gop Senator, Heating Oil, Ilkka, Imperialist, Price Of Gasoline, Ruse, Senator From Maine, Tax Reform, Timo Soini, Weekly Standard
Here’s an interesting Weekly Standardish take on the leader of the True Finns party, Timo Soini. Soini’s party may get the most votes and seats in the Finnish parliament in Sunday’s election! Soini sounds like a pretty solid conservative. He’s clearly euroskeptic. He compares the EU to their former imperialist neighbor, the (Thank God!) former […]
Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written ten scholarly legal articles. Sandy was also Virginia's first Appellate Defender and also helped bring curling in VA! (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders’ views)
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Posted on April 5, 2011. Tags: Block Grants, Budgets, Chairman Paul, Cliche, Control, Corporate Tax Rates, Democrats, Eric Cantor, Far Cry, Federal Spending, Graphs, Guiding Light, Health Coverage, House Speaker, John Boehner, John Boehner Majority Leader, Members Of Congress, Misinformation, Nancy Pelosi, Path, Paul Ryan, Prosperity, Republican Budget, Republican Leadership, Republicans, Social Security And Medicare, Social Security Benefits, Solvency, Square Icon, Tax Reform, Understatement
The Path to Prosperity It is tempting to begin with an old cliche’ opening line like “It was the best of budgets, it was the worst of budgets,” but looking at the graphs to the left (click for a larger view), that would be an understatement. House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor and […]
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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