Americans for Tax Reform and Affiliates RSS http://www.atr.org en-us info@atr.org This is the RSS Feed for Americans for Tax Reform and Affiliates. Taxpayers Urge Ohio Senate to Oppose Hotel Occupancy Tax Hike (HB 59) http://www.atr.org/taxpayers-urge-ohio-senate-oppose-hotel-a7642 ... Friday, May 24, 2013 5:27 PM Daily Media Spotlight for May 24, 2013 http://www.atr.org/daily-media-spotlight-may-a7641 ... Friday, May 24, 2013 12:06 PM House Approves Keystone Again http://www.atr.org/house-approves-keystone-again-a7637 ... Thursday, May 23, 2013 2:07 PM Daily Media Spotlight for May 23, 2013 http://www.atr.org/daily-media-spotlight-may-a7640 ... Thursday, May 23, 2013 11:57 AM Daily Media Spotlight for May 22, 2013 http://www.atr.org/daily-media-spotlight-may-a7639 ... Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:27 AM States Bank on Online Sales Taxes to Increase Revenue, Not Cut Taxes http://www.atr.org/states-bank-online-sales-taxes-increase-a7635 ... Wednesday, May 22, 2013 9:15 AM Labor Unions Turn Against Obamacare http://www.atr.org/labor-unions-turn-against-obamacare-a7634 ... Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:48 PM Portland Maine Nanny-Staters Work to Ban Styrofoam http://costofgovernment.org/portland-maine-nanny-staters-work-ban-a1692 Despite a complete lack of evidence about environmental and human dangers, the Portland City Council is on a mission. ... Friday, May 17, 2013 12:00 AM A La Carte Programming Would Only Hurt Consumers http://www.digitalliberty.net/carte-programming-only-hurt-consumers-a166 The Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet held a hearing this morning on the State of Video, which was set to discuss all aspects of video delivery and programing. &nb... Tuesday, May 14, 2013 2:38 PM Dodd-Frank Anniversary Calls for Reflection on Bill’s Failure, Corporate Welfare Policies http://www.digitalliberty.net/dodd-frank-anniversary-calls-reflection-bills-a165 Next week marks the anniversary of the Senate’s passage of the onerous regulatory failure that is Dodd-Frank. Dodd-Frank is responsible for countless economic woes; however those caused by Se... Monday, May 13, 2013 1:12 PM What Does Broadband Have To Do With the Farm Bill? http://www.digitalliberty.net/broadband-farm-bill-a164 I know what you’re thinking: what does a piece of legislation guiding American agriculture programs have to do with broadband access? You’re right to be asking that question since the a... Monday, May 13, 2013 12:08 PM Save DC Food Trucks http://costofgovernment.org/save-dc-food-trucks-a1691 The District of Columbia is targeting free enterprise once again, this time turning its ire to the capital city's vibrant food truck industry. Take action now to tell DC to keep their hands off... Thursday, May 9, 2013 12:00 AM Milking Taxpayers: Congress Should Reject Dairy Quota Program http://costofgovernment.org/milking-taxpayers-congress-reject-dairy-quota-a1690 With Congress beginning a new round of debate on the next Farm Bill, lawmakers should reject any effort to include programs that manage supply and demand of dairy products. ... Monday, May 6, 2013 12:00 AM Exploiting market power to stifle innovation http://www.propertyrightsalliance.org/exploiting-market-power-stifle-innovation-a3017 The issue of patent abuse is not a topic that traditionally garners much attention among those outside the technology industry, but a recent move in the U.S. House of Representatives has shone a spotl... Thursday, May 2, 2013 5:19 PM LA Times Columnist Calls Out Public Sector Unions http://workerfreedom.org/times-columnist-calls-public-sector-unions-a3959 As California continues its descent into fiscal chaos, some are finally speaking up and calling for changes to the state’s broken public sector benefits and pensions system.  In his final b... Thursday, April 25, 2013 12:49 PM From My State to Yours: Internet Sales Tax Legislation Equals Cross-border Tax Liens http://www.digitalliberty.net/state-internet-sales-tax-legislation-equals-a162 The Senate has been holding votes on S.743, the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA).  A procedural vote was just held with 75 in favor and 22 opposed.  MFA doesn't just mean taxes it means... Thursday, April 25, 2013 6:24 AM ATR and Digital Liberty urge President Obama to Choose Light Touch Regulators for FCC and FTC http://www.digitalliberty.net/atr-digital-liberty-urge-president-obama-a161 Yesterday, Americans for Tax Reform and Digital Liberty signed on to a coalition letter to President Obama urging him to choose new FCC and FTC Commissioners who are humble enough to recognize that... Wednesday, April 24, 2013 1:01 PM Mackinac Center Unveils Right-to-Work Site http://workerfreedom.org/mackinac-center-unveils-right-work-site-a3958   After helping spearhead Michigan’s recent passage of right-to-work legislation, the Mackinac Center, a Michigan based think tank has launched a new webpage highlighting the importance ... Friday, April 5, 2013 2:07 PM The Problem With Perez http://workerfreedom.org/problem-perez-a3957 If you saw a man standing outside the grocery store swinging a baton and glowering at passers-by, would you go inside? Perhaps, but more likely you would decide you didn’t need arugula that n... Monday, April 1, 2013 1:11 PM Right-to-Work Begins in Michigan http://workerfreedom.org/right-work-begins-michigan-a3956 Today Michigan officially becomes the 24th Right-to-Work state. Despite organized labor’s attempts to demonize and derail this landmark legislation, right-to-work’s benefits were so clear ... Thursday, March 28, 2013 1:15 PM Why is the NLRB Still Meeting? http://workerfreedom.org/nlrb-meeting-a3954 Almost two months after the NLRB’s appointees were declared unconstitutional by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, the NLRB continues to operate as if nothing has happened. The board has remained ... Thursday, March 28, 2013 1:15 PM ICYMI: COGC Executive Director Appears on MSNBC's Up with Chris Hayes http://costofgovernment.org/icymi-cogc-executive-director-appears-msnbcs-a271 The Cost of Government Center's Executive Director Mattie Duppler talked budget and sequester policy on MSNBC's Up with Chris Hayes last Sunday morning. ... Monday, March 18, 2013 12:00 AM COGC Urges House of Representatives to Pass SKILLS Act http://costofgovernment.org/cogc-urges-house-representatives-pass-skills-a270 Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will take up the SKILLS Act, which would reform the web of federal job-training programs ... Friday, March 15, 2013 12:00 AM