- Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy Releases Local Transparency Study for VA (CFA Site »)
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
- New Transparency Resource for Connecticut Taxpayers (CFA Site »)
- Colorado Senate Debates "Dirty Dozen" Tax Package
- About Those Jobs Numbers (CFA Site »)
- More Job Creation By The Federal Government
Monday, February 8, 2010
- Van Taylor, candidate for Texas State House, Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge
- February 6, 2010: Ronald Reagan Day
Saturday, February 6, 2010
- The Obama Budget
- Obama Feels International Pressure to Pass FTAs
- Let's Expedite Debate on Spending Reductions! (CFA Site »)
- Bipartisan Reform Commissions - a Comparison (CFA Site »)
- Obama Should Cooperate with Boehner and Cantor to Force Debate on Spending Reductions
- Not All Bipartisan Reform Commissions Are Created Equal
- Populist Politicians Use Poultry to Pontificate and Pander (ASA Site »)
- The Hidden Tax Hikes in the Obama Budget
Friday, February 5, 2010
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- Arizona Congressional Candidate Eric Wnuck Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
- David Schweikert Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge for Congressional Race
- ATR and CFA Will Rate House Vote Against Debt Ceiling Hike and PAYGO
- Why Everyone Should be Worried About Craig Becker (and why Scott Brown needs to stop him)
Thursday, February 4, 2010
- New UAW Union-Foxwoods Contract Will Cost Connecticut Casinos Millions (AWF Site »)
- Guess Where Politicians From Socialised Medicine Countries Go For Healthcare...
- De-Facto Card Check Vote Coming Soon
- De-Facto Card Check Vote Coming Soon (AWF Site »)
- Grover Norquist Urges Senators to CoSponsor Non-Government Spending Jobs Bill
- Jim Ward Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in Arizona Congressional Race
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
- Good Evening Arizona Pledge Breakers
- The Obama Budget and Small Business
- Administration Pushes Ahead With Internet Takeover
- SEIU Response to Lobbying Investigation Tongue-Tied (AWF Site »)
- Brewer Sales Tax Hike Passed out of Senate Committee
- A Senate Vote for Craig Becker, NLRB Nom, is a Vote For Card Check (AWF Site »)
- Sound Tax Competition Policy From Switzerland
- U.S. Attorney Reviews AWF's Call for Probe of SEIU Activities with White House, Congress (AWF Site »)
- Colorado House Disregards U.S. and State Constitutions; Passes eTaxes (Stop eTaxes Site »)
- The President's Budget: No Fiscal Restraint in Sight
- Vulnerable Colorado Democrats Vote for Higher Taxes
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
- Colorado House Signs Off On Tax Package
- Do You Know Where Your Tax Dollars Go?
- US Attorney Reviews Call for Probe into SEIU President Andy Stern’s Lobbying Activities
- Property Rights is a Global Affair (PRA Site »)
- What does the "budget freeze" actually mean?
- Utah Legislators Paving the Way for Higher Taxes
- The Budget & International Tax Competition
- Initial Thoughts on the New Obama Budget
- Another Look At Employment Data
- Obama Labor Board Nominee, "workers should not be able to choose against having a union"
- State Level Taxpayer Protection Pledge Signers in Illinois
- Presidential Math: Failed Policies + More Failed Policies = More Jobs
Monday, February 1, 2010
- The Effects of the Mere Possibility of a Bank Tax on Your 401(k) (ASA Site »)
- Very well, so there is a 'job boom'
- Survey Says: Legal Downloading Not So Bad (PRA Site »)
- Post "Stimulus" Unemployment: A Historical Perspective
- Virginia Senator Janet D. Howell Doesn't Get It
- Trains, Pains, and a Whole Lot of Subsidies
- Do You Know Which Candidates in Illinois Have Signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge?
- State of the Union Myth/Fact: Obama's Taxes on Energy & Families
- Real Stimulus Georgians Can Believe In
- Stimulus II: A Sequel America Cannot Afford (ASA Site »)
- SOTU: The President's Misguided Take on Spending
Friday, January 29, 2010
- Colorado House Finance Committee Passes Cadre of Tax Hikes
-
State of the Union Myth/Fact:
Government-Run Healthcare - Colorado Legislature Kicks Off 2010 with an eTax (Stop eTaxes Site »)
- Beth Coulson Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in 2010 Illinois House Race
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State of the Union Myth/Fact:
Obama's New Taxes on Your 401(k) - Colorado Legislature Kicks Off 2010 with an eTax
-
GOP SC Gubernatorial Hopefuls Debate in Charleston Tonight,
ATR asks all to Sign Pledge
Thursday, January 28, 2010
- ATRF Analysis: Prevent Repatriation Of Earnings In Certain Cross-border Reorganizations
- Possible Heightened Regulation on Banks Similar to Attempted Regulation of Microsoft in Late 90s (ASA Site »)
- Updated: How Much Does It Cost To Hire a New Federal Employee?
- Tax Preparation "Simplification": A Big Government Power Grab
- Ghost of Tim Kaine Seeks to Raise Price of Spirits
- Seven Prudent Reforms Tackling Our Nation’s Over-Spending Problems
- State of the Union: Time to play Obama BINGO!
- ATR and CFA Endorse CARFA Act
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
ATR and AWF Call for the Investigation of SEIU President Andy Stern
From Brian Johnson on Monday, November 16, 2009 9:05 AM
Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) and the Alliance for Worker Freedom (AWF) formally requested an investigation by the acting United States Attorney Channing D. Phillips, Esq., into the potentially illegal lobbying activities of the Service Employee International Union (SEIU) President Andy Stern.
In a letter hand delivered to the U.S. Attorney’s office, the Senate Secretary and the House Clerk, ATR President Grover Norquist and AWF Executive Director Brian Johnson wrote:
By this letter, we urge you to investigate the activities of Mr. Andy Stern, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), regarding meetings and other lobbying contacts with administration, White House and Congress during 2009. Specifically, it is important to determine whether those and related activities could constitute unregistered “lobbying” by Mr. Stern in violation of the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA), 2 U.S.C. 1601, et seq. In fact, Mr. Stern was a registered lobbyist for SEIU until January of 2007 when he terminated his registration. For the reasons discussed below it appears that Mr. Stern continued to lobby extensively after he terminated his registered status, and in 2009 devoted so much time on lobbying and related activities that he should have re-registered as a lobbyist under LDA.
To view the letter in its entirety, click here (pdf version).
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Comments
If we to People who pay the bills Have to play by the rule's Union Leaders need to do the same,
>> Donald Jones Monday, November 16, 2009 3:05 PM
Uh-oh! Looks like SEIU's activities could be a nationwide problem. This isn't the only case where a complaint was filed in relation to the SEIU: http://derekerwin.blogspot.com/2009/11/violations-nationwide-same-seiu-thugs.html The illegal activities seem to be hiding under a sophisticated network of "firms" and other political action committees, many of which happen to be in collaboration with and/or funded by the SEIU. There are some very important questions that need to be answered, because this doesn't look good for the Service Employees International Union - or the candidates they help get elected.
>> A 1-In-100 Blogger Monday, November 16, 2009 5:33 PM
What ever happened to all talk of "changing the way Washington does business?" This is just another example of regardless of the party in power the name of the game stays the same. The unions have basically bought and paid for this President in no uncertain terms, and they are going to do as they see fit to ensure their agenda is on the front end of the Oval Office table. It's disgraceful, but sadly unsurprising.
>> Gerry, IN Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:00 AM
Isn't Stern on the board of directors of ACORN?
>> memyselfandI Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:04 AM
How much longer can the administration ignore ATR and AWF's call to investigate Andy Stern? I have a feeling this is only the tip of the iceberg, who knows how deep this goes. Americans deserve accountability from their leaders.
>> Daniel A. Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:18 PM
Andy Stern, S.erving E.mployers I.nstead of U.s, & Yvonne Walker, Jim Hard, Cathy Hackett, Local 1000 suffers from a cranial anal inversion and are corrupt for ALL 95,000 + state service employees. We have no contract, 3 Furlough Days, 10.% Wage Witholdings, but we have alot of purple t-shirts, buttons, pens, frizbees, coffee mugs, & pizza lunches on job sites!? Remove them and arrest them!
>> Alex Hernandez Wednesday, November 18, 2009 1:09 PM
Alex Hernandez, You can vote them out! Go on the National Labor Relations Board page. SEIU Is corrupt. I Had the pleasure of Picketing them. also you may want to look at your security clause, you may be able to change to a fee payer Objector (General Motors &bBeck Hudson rights) Good Luck You and your co workers need to stand up to them for the Good Of America. In Liberty, Linda
>> Linda Alkire Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:37 PM
Looks Like all the naive "feel-good liberals or so gullible that Obama tricked them. He's not for change, except fo who gets to benefit . This administration has all the transparency of Nixons, with the moral moral integrity of Bill "oh is my fly still open" Clinton's
>> Travis Lathrup Saturday, November 21, 2009 5:31 PM