Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Mitt Romney: Walker Victory Will Echo Beyond Wisconsin
Mitt Romney issued the following statement on Gov. Scott Walker's victory in the Tuesday's Wisconsin recall election:
"I congratulate Scott Walker on his victory in Wisconsin. Governor Walker has demonstrated over the past year what sound fiscal policies can do to turn an economy around, and I believe that in November voters across the country will demonstrate that they want the same in Washington, D.C. Tonight’s results will echo beyond the borders of Wisconsin. Governor Walker has shown that citizens and taxpayers can fight back – and prevail – against the runaway government costs imposed by labor bosses. Tonight voters said ‘no’ to the tired, liberal ideas of yesterday, and 'yes' to fiscal responsibility and a new direction. I look forward to working with Governor Walker to help build a better, brighter future for all Americans."
Scott Walker wins, Barack Obama loses
Tuesday's big winners in the Wisconsin recall election:
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch
Wisconsin Taxpayers
The Republican National Committee
The Republican Governors Association
Mitt Romney
Tuesday's big losers in the Wisconsin recall election:
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (Walker's union-backed opponent)
Firefighters Union leader Mahlon Mitchell (Lt. Gov. Kleefisch's opponent)
Big Labor
The Democratic National Committee
Barack Obama
William Jefferson Clinton (who campaigned in Wisconsin while Obama was MIA)
Scott Walker wins Wisconsin recall election
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch
Wisconsin Taxpayers
The Republican National Committee
The Republican Governors Association
Mitt Romney
Tuesday's big losers in the Wisconsin recall election:
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (Walker's union-backed opponent)
Firefighters Union leader Mahlon Mitchell (Lt. Gov. Kleefisch's opponent)
Big Labor
The Democratic National Committee
Barack Obama
William Jefferson Clinton (who campaigned in Wisconsin while Obama was MIA)
Scott Walker wins Wisconsin recall election
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Newsweek Headline: 'Is Barack Obama Too Weak to Win in November?
Noel Sheppard: It's becoming clearer with each passing day the Obama-loving media are now in a full-scale panic that the man they helped get elected in 2008 is in serious trouble to repeat that feat in 2012.
Newsweek Headline: 'Is Barack Obama Too Weak to Win in November?' | NewsBusters.org
Newsweek Headline: 'Is Barack Obama Too Weak to Win in November?' | NewsBusters.org
Monday, June 04, 2012
Poll: Record number of independents buck parties
A new Pew survey finds more voters saying they are independents than belong to either the Democratic or Republican parties:
Independents: 38%
Democrats: 32%
Republicans: 24%
Poll: Record number of independents buck parties
Independents: 38%
Democrats: 32%
Republicans: 24%
Poll: Record number of independents buck parties
House Finance Committee Schedules Vote on Property Tax Independence Act
The House Finance Committee has scheduled a vote on June 11 on HB 1776 to eliminate school property taxes in Pennsylvania. However, special interest groups are pressing lawmakers. It's time for taxpayers to be heard. Demand support for eliminating property taxes.
State Rep. Jim Cox - House Finance Committee Holds Hearing, Schedules Vote on Property Tax Independence Act
State Rep. Jim Cox - House Finance Committee Holds Hearing, Schedules Vote on Property Tax Independence Act
Editorial: Eliminate PA school property tax
The Citizens-Voice in Luzerne County is the latest Pennsylvania
newspaper calling for the elimination of school property taxes in
Pennsylvania, joining The Pottstown Mercury, Norristown Times Herald,
Lansdale Reporter, West Chester Daily Local News and Delaware County
Daily Times. Keep the pressure on Gov. Corbett and the Legislature to
pass House Bill 1776.
Eliminate school property tax - Citizens Voice
Eliminate school property tax - Citizens Voice
Around the World in 2,300 Papers
Could something called PressReader help save the newspaper industry?
Around the World in 2,300 Papers
Around the World in 2,300 Papers
Deal remains elusive on privatizing Pa. liquor sales
Only two states have a government monopoly on liquor sales. Pennsylvania and Utah. Pennsylvania consumers continue to pay high prices and have less convenience because of the stranglehold Big Labor has on the liquor system.
Deal remains elusive on privatizing Pa. liquor sales
Deal remains elusive on privatizing Pa. liquor sales
A grim jobs report for America
Larry Kudlow: You would think $1 trillion in spending stimulus and $2.5 trillion of Fed pump-priming would produce an economy a whole lot stronger than 1.9 percent gross domestic product, which was the revised first-quarter number. And you’d think all that government spending would deliver a whole lot more jobs than 69,000 in May.
A grim jobs report for America - Conservative News, Views & Books
A grim jobs report for America - Conservative News, Views & Books
Dems downplay the impact of a Walker win
The Wisconsin recall election may well show Big Labor as a paper tiger. That's why Democrats are already downplaying the election, which many see as an embarrassing loss for Obama.
Dems downplay the impact of a Walker win
Dems downplay the impact of a Walker win
Sunday, June 03, 2012
Guest Column: One of these things is not like the other
Guest Columnist
Starting in 2014, a bottle of whiskey, a pack of cigarettes, ammunition and a pacemaker will all have something in common: they will all be subject to a federal excise tax.
Typically, excise taxes are levied on products like alcohol and tobacco in order to discourage their use. Raising taxes on cigarettes has certainly helped many former addicts kick what has become an expensive habit.
A simple economic rule is that when you tax something, you get less of it. So why would we want to have fewer pacemakers? A 2.3 percent excise tax on most medical devices was created to pay for new programs in the President’s health care law, one of 17 taxes in the new law. Only devices that most consumers purchase directly, like contact lenses and hearing aids, are exempted. Hip implants, stents, and other devices placed into the body by a doctor will all be subject to the new tax.
However, unlike alcohol or cigarettes, it won’t be the consumer who is charged at a register. The medical device companies will be responsible for paying. This is an important difference because this is a tax on total sales, not on corporate profits.
That means that whether or not a company is turning a profit, they have to pay the tax bill. For companies that might just be scraping by in a tough economy, the tax could put them into bankruptcy. That means fewer medical devices on the market, and fewer choices for patients needing a life-sustaining device.
It also means fewer medical device jobs. In Pennsylvania alone, this is an industry that employs more than 22,000. These are good jobs, paying wages more than 40 percent above average. Many of the products made here are sold around the world. American medical device companies compete globally. Making it harder to do business here, gives an advantage to foreign competitors and leads to the flight of innovation and jobs.
Some American companies have already started preparing for this tax by reducing their workforce. In the fall, Stryker Corporation announced plans to layoff 5 percent of their workforce. They cited the coming $100 million tax bill as one of the reasons for shedding jobs.
It is clear. Taxes have a direct impact on employment.
There are certainly many factors that produced the disappointing jobs report for the month of May. Only 69,000 jobs were created in the U.S. leading to an increased rate of unemployment. This rate of job creation isn’t enough to keep up with young people entering the market, let alone create opportunities for the unemployed.
The medical device tax affects a single industry that represents over 400,000 jobs nationwide. Every American company, including medical device companies, is subject to the federal corporate tax. Right now, the U.S. has the highest corporate tax rate in the world.
In late 2008, Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) was Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the principal tax committee in Congress. He talked about reforming the corporate tax rate to make the U.S. more competitive.
Instead of making tax reform a priority, President Obama worked to create more taxes through his health care reform and by creating a cap and trade program. The focus was on making taxes more complex, not simpler. Charlie Rangel, embroiled in a Congressional investigation of his own failure to pay taxes, failed to move reform even out of his committee.
Instead of long-term reform, the President settled for short-term extensions of current rates. If we don’t extend current law in December, we could end up with the highest tax increase in our nation’s history.
As part of the Republican budget passed in the House, we included a proposal to simplify our tax system by reducing the corporate tax rate, going down to two tax brackets, and eliminating lobbyist loopholes. We could do this without reducing government revenue.
This week, the Ways and Means Committee approved legislation that I am cosponsoring to eliminate the medical device tax. I believe that any serious tax reform needs to stop the federal government from treating pacemakers like whiskey. Job creation in the medical device industry and other industries will continue to be hobbled unless we act this year to create a simpler, fairer tax system.
Congressman Joe Pitts is a Republican who represents Pennsylvania’s 16th District, which includes parts of Berks, Chester and Lancaster counties.
Saturday, June 02, 2012
Friday, June 01, 2012
Senate candidate Tom Smith pounces on jobs report
PA Sen. Bob Casey Jr. has voted with Barack Obama 98% of the time over the past 3 years. It's time for a change.
Senate candidate Tom Smith pounces on jobs report
Senate candidate Tom Smith pounces on jobs report
Romney reports net worth of $190M to $250M
Tough choice this November. Vote for the rich, successful businessman who has turned companies around or the community organizer that has wrecked the U.S. economy and put millions of work while enriching his friends and Big Labor supporters. Hmmm.
Romney reports net worth of $190M to $250M
Romney reports net worth of $190M to $250M
Miserable May jobs report suggests U.S. in recession red zone
Dow plunges 200 points after dismal jobs report, but Obama says economy will 'come back stronger' - Was he the captain aboard the Titanic?
Miserable May jobs report suggests U.S. in recession red zone
Miserable May jobs report suggests U.S. in recession red zone
PA Gov. Corbett: Total tax bill key to attracting business
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett says Pennsylvania is competing with every other state in the nation to attract businesses. Raising taxes on business is a sure way to drive businesses out of the state, he says.
Corbett: Total tax bill key to attracting business
Corbett: Total tax bill key to attracting business
766,000 More Women Unemployed Today Than When Obama Took Office
Talk about Obama's economic war on women:
766,000 More Women Unemployed Today Than When Obama Took Office | CNSNews.com
766,000 More Women Unemployed Today Than When Obama Took Office | CNSNews.com
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Time to educate Gov. Corbett on property taxes
I was disappointed yesterday to learn that Gov. Tom Corbett has not read House Bill 1776 (The Property Tax Independence Act), has not met with its prime sponsor, Rep. Jim Cox, and did not know enough about the bill to take a position on it. The elimination of school property taxes is the No. 1 issue facing Pennsylvania taxpayers ... and the governor better get up to speed on it quickly.
Corbett talks Pa. budget with regional editors, reporters
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