Archive for the ‘Taxes’ Category
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
Yesterday I took a break from one event I was at with my family to attend RepubliCon SD36 2008 in Lakeville, MN. This is the bi-annual conference of the Minnesota Senate District 36 where we endorse candidates for office, choose delegates to go on to the congressional district and state ...
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
The Coleman Campaign put together this little video on Al Franken and his wishy-washy stand on increasing the gas excise tax here in Minnesota.
[flash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vRJ2OWmGms]
Raising the gas tax is an unnecessary burden. Further, Franken is wacky enough to believe that because gas prices here fluctuate by anywhere from 5 cents ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
I have been giving some thoughts to the "Fair Tax" plan being pushed by various Libertarians and others. As it is a consumption tax, I am, in general, favorable to it, especially as a replacement to the current tax on income and property. Based on what I know, and feel ...
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Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
Michael Wigley of the Taxpayers League of Minnesota writing for the Red Star Tribune this week makes some interesting points in respect to a column by Lori Sturdevant recently published by the Strib.
Sturdevant unwittingly defines a fundamental liberal problem in her first paragraph:
"Reform of big, Byzantine public systems is cyclical ...
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
The Dems are going crazy over Global Warming. with Rep. Dingell (D-MI) leading the charge by proposing a 50 cent excise tax increase on gasoline, phasing out mortgage interest deductions for homes over 3,000 square feet in size (supposedly to fight suburban sprawl), carbon tax of $50 per ton (watch ...
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Monday, September 24th, 2007
Obama wants to put in play one huge tax increase. Although it may not directly impact the average American as what Obama is proposing is eliminating the cap on Social Security taxes, not, in this case, a regular income tax increase. The current cap is $97,000 and is adjusted fairly ...
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
It comes as no surprise to me that once again the Red Star Tribune is publishing an opinion piece pushing for a tax increase. This time it is blaming Republicans and conservatives for not wanting to increase taxes to pay for roads and infrastructure. That's what we already pay taxes ...
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Friday, June 8th, 2007
There is discussion going on in Congress to repeal, or at least provide relief, from the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). The problem is, they can't agree on who is wealthy and what the line is to dfine who is in the middle-class and deserving of a cut, versus those ...
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
The DFL controlled Legislature here in Minnesota voted to increase the gas and other taxes, costing Minnesotans upwards of $500 per year (guesstimated, which means it will be more). Pawlenty has promised a veto, so it looks like it is time to contact your representatives and let them know they ...
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
It was a real struggle to get these uploaded as they kept stalling out, however, I finally got the darn things up. I had to split them into two videos due to length.
Part 1:
[flash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_ivFV15-4I]
Lot's of jabs being poked at the sierra Club and the Global Warming rally taking ...
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Saturday, April 14th, 2007
Today was the Tax Cut Coalition Rally at the Minnesota State Capitol, and I am very glad I headed up early as there was a competing event on the Capital Mall sponsored by the Sierra Club. When I arrived, there were already about a hundred people at the State ...
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Saturday, April 7th, 2007
Just received a reminder via email that next Saturday, April 14th, is the Tax Cut Coalition's rally at the Minnesota State Capitol. I'll be there, will you?
The gathering is being led by Jason Lewis, and will take place on the Captitol steps at 11 AM.
Be sure to sign up ...
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Wednesday, April 4th, 2007
Once upon a time, the United States amended its Constitution so as to allow Congress to implement an income tax. This bill of goods was sold with the understanding that such income taxes would only be applied to the rich. It only took a few years for Congress ...
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Monday, February 5th, 2007
As if ramming a stadium tax down the throats of Hennepin County voters wasn't bad enough, the Vikings want to tax all metro counties. From the Star Tribune:
Gov. Tim Pawlenty clipped the wings off the latest concept for building a new Minnesota Vikings stadium, saying Monday there is no ...
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Friday, October 6th, 2006
I'm in California right now, and the big issue of the day, and the current election cycle, is Proposition 87, which would levy a tax on oil producers in the state, varying from 1.5% to 6% of revenues and prohibit the oil companines from passing this tax onto the consumers. ...
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Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006
Every year for some time now, the various sports franchises in Minnesota has turned to the state legislature to get new stadiums, instead of building it themselves. The Twins and Carl Pohlad are leading the current charge, supported by the Hennepin County Commissioners. And it looks like they ...
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2005
The Stribe is running a piece on a report that has been developed by President Bush's Tax Advisory Commission.
President Bush's tax advisory commission recommended two alternative plans Tuesday, both of which would limit or eliminate almost all existing tax deductions.
A second article provides a summary of how things might change ...
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2005
Due to the Lake Minnetonka cruise it seems that the Vikings will be in the proverbial doghouse for sometime to come, and they are taking stadium dreams for all Minnesota teams with them. And this is a good thing.
The Twins, Vikings and the UofM Gophers have all been pushing hard ...
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Thursday, August 11th, 2005
The Star-Tribune is running an opinion piece advocating bankrupting the Social Security System.
But along with the promise, Roosevelt offered this warning: "Let us not allow ourselves to be misled by those who advocate short cuts to Utopia or fantastic financial schemes."
Today, the promise of Social Security has come under attack ...
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Tuesday, March 8th, 2005
The Cybercast News Service, which I am really begining to like a lot, as a brilliant piece on Nancy Pelosi discussing Social Security.
San Fran Nan has this to say:
At a press conference broadcast on C-SPAN Thursday, House Minority Leader Pelosi (D-Calif.) commented, "The President has said this is 'pay-as-you-go'-well, it's ...
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