By: David Addington
The Heritage Foundation
President Obama’s Agriculture Department today announced that it will impose a new 15-cent charge on all fresh Christmas trees—the Christmas Tree Tax—to support a new Federal program to improve the image and marketing of Christmas trees…
The Heritage Foundation
Use a debit card? Now it’s really going to cost you. Bank of America announced last week that it will begin charging customers $5 per month for use of their debit cards. But if you’re looking for someone to blame, set your sights on Washington.
Bank of America is imposing the new fee in anticipation of a $2 billion annual loss brought about by the “Durbin Amendment” — a provision of last year’s Dodd-Frank Wall Street financial reform bill…
By Tom Tillison
Has the Republican controlled Florida Legislature gone green, at your expense?
An energy bill, SB 2078 – the Senate’s Renewable Energy plan – is to be heard this morning in the Budget Committee, improving the likelihood that it will be passed out of committee.
The bill allows Investor Owned Utilities (IOU) to circumvent the current process for establishing new electric generation for any renewable energy…
Editor’s Note – Are you kidding me?
With unemployment still close to 10% in our own country and all signs indicating the worse is yet to come, there’s a push to tax Americans to help “poor countries”? Make no mistake about it, this is a continuation of the Progressive Left’s push for social and economic justice through wealth redistribution.
Don’t have specific numbers, however, if you were to add up all the aid poor countries currently get, why is it that I feel confident that America will be at the top of that list?
By Tom Tillison
Orlando Political Press
After mailing out a $73,000 campaign commercial on DVD, at taxpayer expense, Alan Dis-Grayson was challenged by two of the candidates running in the Republican primary.
Typical of his boorish, unrefined manner, Grayson later made the comment that the more stupid things a GOP candidate says, the more he appeals to the Republican base. In short, Mr. Bipartisan is calling you stupid!
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By Tom Tillison
Orlando Political Press
Is the term ‘humble public servant’ still applicable in America?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the federal government ADDED 86,000 high paying jobs to the rolls. The number of federal salaries over $100,000 has increased by 50% since the beginning of the recesssion.
Today, the average federal worker earns 77% more [...]
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Editor’s Note – Just as we saw with ObamaCare, the progressive left is back again, in yet another attempt to shove their radical ideology down our throats, and, as usual, at the expense of average, everyday Americans. Kerry has the now expected audacity to claim this bill will add jobs, when it’s clear that businesses will pay [...]
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Editor’s Note – The Fair Tax organization has been very effective in pushing the issue with conservative candidates. It will be interesting to see how it responds to the Democrat Party’s characterization of the ‘fair tax’ as a “radical new tax hike”.
For more information on the Fair Tax, visit their web site – http://www.fairtax.org/site/PageServer
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Posted by Moe Lane
RedState
“I can make a firm pledge. Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes.”
…since any Social Security plan would probably preserve benefits for those [...]
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By Walter Alarkon and Jay Heflin
Few members of Congress prepare their annual tax returns, instead relying on professional preparers, according to a survey conducted by The Hill.
The lawmakers explained it was the tax code’s complexity that had them turning to accountants for help.
“It’s so darn complicated, and I didn’t want to miss something,” said [...]
By KrisAnne Hall
Our founders deliberately did not establish a democracy, because in that form of government, the majority would always choke to death the desire for Liberty of a minority. Yet another point that Mrs. Ginsberg might be wise to share with Egypt instead of encouraging them to strive “to achieve a general democracy…”
The dichotomy of her praise and criticism of our founders and our Constitution shows that she is greatly misinformed of both…
By Allen Wilson
Good bye Presidential hoopla we’ll see you in August.
But for now, let’s turn our thoughts to more pressing problems for Florida and the nation. Fasten your seat belts folks; it’s going to be a bumpy ride.
This won’t be a Tea Party vs the Establishment event, that’s just so 2010. No, this is a showcase for Agenders, Fair Taxers, Occupiers (well they don’t really vote do they”), and GOOOH’ers…
By Rick Steeby
I am not a fan of this two-party system where your personal beliefs have to be compromised to one party platform or the other based on the lesser of two evils.
I am reminded of my own words of how Congress has become entrenched and regardless of party they are more concerned with the power and the prestige of office then in service to their country.
By Tom Tillison
So after three years of toil by thousands of average everyday citizens who’ve sacrificed far more than they ever cared to, Florida supports John McCain yet again, just in a prettier package.
And just as in 2008, Florida will be the impetus that thrusts this better wrapped version identified as Mitt Romney one step closer to an eventual match up with Barack Obama.
There will be plenty of coverage breaking down the final numbers…
By Allen Wilson
I remember the instant that the mood changed.
As my lens focused beyond the Washington Monument and upon the Capital Dome I recognized that I no longer felt proud of this city. I was embarrassed that under that dome sat men and women who first thought of themselves before they thought of their nation.
