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Compassion and the GOP - Tex Norman
I believe firmly that there is a lack of compassion and an anti-Christian virus that has infected the Republican party. I know that this sounds odd since it is the GOP that has taken up some fundamentalist Christian positions like being opposed to homosexuality (and gay marriage, etc) as well... Submitted 18 days 5 hours ago.

Hi-Desert Fire Fees Approved - Jack H. Schick
Well, the bill isn’t in the mail just yet, not until June. Since there was a delay getting an endorsement from the California state regulators it will be a double bill, for the 2011-2012, and the 2012-2013 years this first time. They say it’s only going to amount to a measly $300, but... Submitted 104 days 17 hours ago.

Sense has Nothing to do with Being a Tea Partier - Tex Norman
The Vice President went a long way in explaining why we should allow the tax cut for the rich to die and we should implement tax cuts for the middle class and the poor. The Vice President said that under the Obama proposed tax cut, "If you're making $50,000 a year and you're a family of four... Submitted 1 year 251 days ago.

The Tax Compromise and Bitter Pills - - Dan Bimrose
Bernie Sanders valiantly and prolifically on Friday spoke to the American people and for the American people about a set of values that I firmly vow are my values as well. The Democratic caucus in the house last week stood up for the middle class and the working poor and against continuing to... Submitted 1 year 163 days ago.

Why I support the Progressive Income Tax. - Tex Norman
When I was a little kid I heard someone say that at the Mayo Clinic they charged on a sliding scale. Now this was back in the 1950s so this may not be the case, and if may not have ever been the case, it is just something I heard when I was a kid. But when I heard it, it sounded fair. It just... Submitted 1 year 190 days ago.

Tex Talk: the Balanced Budget Amendment - Tex Norman
Have you seen the Cowboys and Tea Parties website? http://cowboys-and-tea-parties.blogspot.com/2010/09/balanced-budget-amendment-movement.html The Cowboys and Tea Parties are pushing a BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT. The site contains the following sentence: Submitted 1 year 233 days ago.

Let's Keep America First - - Robert Bregman
There is a group of Americans that are known, in certain circles, as the Tea Baggers (TB's), they belong to an organization called the "Tea Party". I've only seen them on TV, but they look like neighbors and family that are willing to get off their butts and be heard. What are they saying? The... Submitted 1 year 295 days ago.

Why Every American Should Pay Taxes - Terry Mitchell
I think it's a shame that nearly half of American households pay no income taxes, as was revealed by recent news reports. This being the case makes it easier for Congress to raise taxes, as 47% of the population will remain silent because it does not affect them. In essence, they are getting... Submitted 2 years 21 days ago.

Easy to Avoid Paying Income Tax - Joel Hirschhorn
Would you choose being wealthy and paying income tax or making little enough to escape income tax? Americans have a far greater chance of being in the latter group. Sometimes there are statistics that you really need to meditate on for awhile. They open the door to critical thinking about... Submitted 2 years 45 days ago.

Back To My Old School - Jack H. Schick
They're raising my school taxes again this year. They're limited on how much they can raise them each year without special approval from the State. I think it's about 9.4%. Because of extra construction and the new teachers' contract a few years ago they got a waiver to go higher a couple of... Submitted 2 years 94 days ago.

I Was Taxed Twice On One Purchase! - Ronyae
Before I go into my rant as a source of ventilation, I would like to bring forth a rapidly growing issue to my readers, supporters, friends and family. The issue is that of having to pay for "overly priced" items that we may or may not see as a need. But we want it, and we shouldn't have to... Submitted 2 years 239 days ago.

Delusional and Stupid Tax Deniers - Joel Hirschhorn
Year after year some Americans refuse to accept truth, reality, law and the courts. They see themselves as discovering what others have not. They are, in my opinion, some of the most delusional and stupid people on the planet. They are called tax deniers, tax defiers, and tax protesters. Better... Submitted 3 years 37 days ago.

Tax Time is Here Again-Where is the Money Going? - Jan Hayner
Within this passed week, we have been told about the chances of Medicare going bankrupt, not enough money left for prescription drugs for the elderly and our veterans being treated in substandard hospitals; so where did the money go? Why is it that the populous of the United States has to atone... Submitted 5 years 82 days ago.

How Much Do You Know About the Bush Tax Cuts and Their Impact on our Deficit and National Debt? - - Patricia Johnson
By Patricia L Johnson Each year the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) completes a projected budget for the next decade. The CBO projection in 2001 for the 10-year period of 2002 through 2011 indicated budget surpluses totaling $5.6 trillion dollars Submitted 223 days 14 hours ago.

How Many Legs does Herman Cain's 9-9-9 Tax Plan Have? - - Richard Walrath
Cain states his 9-9-9 plan would replace the current IRS tax system with a flat 9 percent income tax, 9 percent corporate tax and 9 percent consumption tax. Various news reports have stated Herman Cain’s new found popularity is due to the simplicity of his 9-9-9 tax plan and my question... Submitted 228 days 21 hours ago.

Government FOR the People - - Michele Winslow
I’m sure when the “founding” fathers, or "good ole boy" network, set up our government, they did not intend it to become a government of “Politicians for Big Business,” instead of by the people and for the people. Please, don’t get me wrong, I love my... Submitted 318 days 17 hours ago.

Should the US Continue To Offer Federal Income Tax Deductions For More Than Two Children - - Rose-Marie Chaperon
So, What Do You Think? Should the US Continue To Offer Federal Income Tax Deductions For More Than Two Children When Americans Have Such High Natural Resource Consumption Rates? Reactions from students Student 1 – I personally do not feel that the government should have any... Submitted 1 year 43 days ago.

Americas Economy and Taxation Designed To Transfer Wealth From The Middle Class To The Wealthy - Egberto Willies
Rick Unger’s article “How The Wealthy Plan To Finance The American Aristocracy With Middle Class Dollars” at Forbes Blog is a must read article. It is amazing that many who think beyond the indoctrination we hear on television and radio constantly come to relatively the same... Submitted 1 year 72 days ago.

A Flatter Tax Is Better than No Tax Reform at All - Terry Mitchell
President Obama has urged Congress to begin working on reforming the federal tax system. In my opinion, true reform would come in the form of either replacing the income tax with a national sales tax or moving to a completely flat income tax which utilizes the same rate for all taxpayers and all... Submitted 1 year 115 days ago.

An Outrageous Tax Proposal - Terry Mitchell
One Virginia state delegate has apparently lost his mind. In the recently-convened 2011 session of the Virginia General Assembly, Delegate Joe Morrissey is proposing a ridiculous 20-cent tax on plastic grocery bags. That’s right – he wants grocery store customers to pay a 20-cent tax... Submitted 1 year 126 days ago.

Wealthy's Charity Helps But Higher Taxes On Wealthy A Must To Ensure Fiscal Responsibility - Egberto Willies
Three professors (Robert Hockett of Cornell Law School, Daniel Markovits of Yale Law School, and Jacob Hacker a Yale political scientist) created the website GiveItBackForJobs.org. The premise is that the responsible wealthy would donate their windfall from the Bush tax cuts and the Obama... Submitted 1 year 145 days ago.

Reshaping the Tax Code, I'm Not Sure Americans Can Afford Any More Help - - David Levitt
My response to the Presidents announcement that he is considering reshaping the tax code to simplify the system and close loopholes, as reported by Jackie Calmes of the New York Times, is tepid at best and absolute horror at worst. As with health care reform and the new tax deal with... Submitted 1 year 161 days ago.

Are We Dwarfs Standing on the Shoulders of Giants? - Walter Rhett
Duluth, MN, 1871. Library of Congress "No taxation without representation;" the cry of the founding fathers now stands on its head. Now the g Submitted 1 year 189 days ago.

A Balanced Budget Amendment - - Richard Vail
Here's my take on a balanced budget amendment: 29th Amendment to the United States Constitution The purpose of this Amendment is to provide that the Congress of the United States will not spend monies that exceed those taken by the IRS and Treasury Department. Section 1 . Prior to each... Submitted 1 year 222 days ago.

My Thoughts About Taxes - Tex Norman
The Pay No Tax Sentiment has become a populous sentiment making itself known through the Tea Party movement. Like everything else, the ultra right is not one thing, nor do they all believe the same thing. Some Tea Partiers are working men and women, living from pay check to pay check, and while... Submitted 1 year 234 days ago.