FairTax Nation Replace All Federal Taxes on Income with the FairTax Act of 2009, HR 25/ S 296

fairtaxnation.com A message to all members of FairTax Nation Operation FairTax, organized by members of FairTax Nation, is the first national conference for supporters of the FairTax — everyday citizens who are committed to actively promoting HR 25/S 296 and bringing it from an “It’s-a-great-idea-but-it-will-neverhappen” dream to a bill on the President’s desk. The conference [...]

Operation FairTax

fairtaxnation.ning.com Contact: Registrar FairTaxNation operationfairtax@gmail.com (404) 625-7993 When April 14, 2010 at 06:00 PM to April 16, 2010 at 09:00 PM Add to my calendar Where Hyatt Regency Crystal City 2799 Jefferson Davis Hwy. Arlington, VA 22202 Driving Directions Operation FairTax, organized by members of FairTax Nation, is the first national conference for supporters of [...]

Operation FairTax — It is time for FairTax to lead

I remember the early days of the FairTax movement where we were greeted with laughter, ridicule, and — well you get the picture. A lot of things have changed since those early days. The political climate has changed and so have we. We have built a grassroots organization ready to take the next step – to lead the [...]

IRS commissioner doesn’t file his own taxes

thehill.com By Bob Cusack – 01/10/10 11:54 PM ET IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman does not file his own taxes in part because he believes the tax code is complex. During an interview on C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers” program that aired on Sunday, Shulman said he uses a tax preparer for his own returns. “I’ve used one for [...]

TAX INCREASES WILL COST EVEN MORE WASHINGTONIANS THEIR JOBS

www.ncpa.org Taxes January 12, 2010 As legislators wrestle with Washington state’s budget shortfall, it’s important that they recognize the effects of tax hikes on job preservation and creation, says Dr. Kriss Sjoblom, an economist with the Washington Research Council. According to the Council’s new study, “The Economic Impact of Hiking Taxes to Close the Budget [...]

Nurse Outduels IRS Over M.B.A. Tuition

online.wsj.com How One Woman Went to Tax Court and Won Deduction By LAURA SAUNDERS A Maryland nurse accomplished two rare feats in her battle with the Internal Revenue Service: She defended herself against the agency’s lawyers and won, and she got a ruling that could help tens of thousands of students deduct the cost of [...]

Source: Obama Considering Tax on Rescued Banks

www.foxnews.com President will seek modifications to the law that sent billions in bailout money in 2008 and 2009 to a flailing Wall Street that was approaching collapse, an official says. Updated January 12, 2010 WASHINGTON — Targeting an industry whose political deafness has vexed his administration, President Barack Obama is weighing recovering tax dollars from [...]

U.S Plans to Spend $187 Million on Fuel Efficiency Research

www.cnsnews.com Monday, January 11, 2010 By Staff, Associated Press Washington (AP) – The Obama administration will announce on Monday funding for nine projects designed to significantly increase fuel efficiency in heavy trucks and passenger vehicles, with more than half the money coming from the $787 billion stimulus package. Energy Secretary Stephen Chu will detail the [...]

EDITORIAL: Stop taxpayer-funded abortion

www.washingtontimes.com A contact list for those who can kill Obamacare By THE WASHINGTON TIMES If the complete government takeover of America’s health care system is to be stopped, the battle will be over federal funding for abortion. That important fight could still prove the stumbling block for the Democrats’ socialist health care bill. The pressure [...]

See George Lobby: “Why Not Tax” Bankers’ Bonuses?

— ABC’s Good Morning America, December 14. Co-host George Stephanopoulos: “Let’s talk about the bonuses you mentioned. Is the President going to tell them [bankers], flatly, ‘Don’t take them?’” White House advisor David Axelrod: “Well, I think he’s going to talk to them about the implications of those bonuses….But our principal focus is how do [...]

THE NEW YEAR BRINGS TAX CHAOS

www.ncpa.org Taxes January 11, 2010 Happy New Year.  Your tax bill just went way up.  When the clock hit midnight on Jan. 1, some 70 new taxes on the middle class and small businesses went into effect, thanks to Congress’s failure to prevent the expiration of popular and economically vital tax breaks on time, says [...]

25 Million Dollar Turtles

arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com Sunday, January 10, 2010 AFP’s “Common Sense”: 25 Million Dollar Turtles (California) – oh – that is only 25 Turtles at $1 million dollars each. Labels: AFP, Americans for Prosperity, Bureau of Land Management, California, domestic drilling, energy, environmental laws, environmental policy, land, turtles, video posted by Bill Smith at 10:05 PM

WHY TAXING STOCK TRADES IS A REALLY BAD IDEA

www.ncpa.org Taxes January 7, 2010 The Democrat-dominated Congress has come up with a new way for President Obama to violate his campaign pledge to not raise taxes on families earning less than $250,000 per year.  It’s a tax on securities transactions — trading in stocks, options, futures and so on.  And why not single out [...]

THE BAILOUT BOWL

www.ncpa.org Taxes January 7, 2010 College football fans can’t even get a respite from big government on game day. Yesterday’s matchup between Central Michigan and Troy was particularly insulting to taxpayers because it’s the annual GMAC Bowl, says Tad DeHaven, a financial analyst with the Cato Institute. GMAC, the former in-house financing arm of General [...]

COLLEGE FOOTBALL VERY TAXING

www.ncpa.org Taxes January 7, 2010 When the University of Alabama and the University of Texas meet tonight for the college football national championship, you’d better take in all the game.   After all, you’re paying for it, says Neal McCluskey, associate director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom. Many bowls receive generous taxpayer subsidies: [...]

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