Posts Tagged ‘taxes’
Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 9/25/17
CALENDAR: The House will return today, with the first votes held at 6:30, and will stay in session through Thursday, with the last votes scheduled for 3 PM. The Senate will return today, and is scheduled to stay in session through Friday. LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR: The House was in recess last…
Read MoreThe ‘American Dream’: No longer a ‘dream’ for small businesses
Small business owners across the country are struggling and many feel that struggle is due to our high tax rates and our outdated and needlessly complex tax code. Many small businesses pay a federal marginal tax rate of 40 percent, which places small business at a drastic disadvantage compared to foreign competitors. As a result,…
Read MoreFamily of 7 fears fourth-generation cattle ranch will suffer under current tax code
The Elingson family is one of many families who fear losing their business if Congress does not pass significant tax reform that reduces their tax burden. In many cases, small family businesses, including local farms and ranches, are forced to sell equipment and parts of their family businesses to compensate for paying burdensome taxes, including…
Read MoreTea Party Patriots Hopes Congress Can Provide Tax Relief for Americans
Atlanta, GA — Tea Party Patriots co-founder Jenny Beth Martin released the following statement prior to a meeting between President Trump and Senators from both parties to discuss tax reform. “Americans deserve real tax reform that provides tax relief and generates economic growth and better-paying new jobs. Tax reform should lead to a simpler, flatter,…
Read MoreFreedom Caucus chairman wants the corporate tax rate to drop down to teens
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) wants Congress to pass legislation that would drop the corporate tax rate from the current 35 percent down to the teens. The Hill has the scoop: “I don’t want to nibble around the edges,” Meadows said Wednesday at an event hosted by Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a group…
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