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Do as They Say, Not as They Do

Monday, December 21, 2009 3:36 PM | Pat Pelletier | Comments
Here is something that should put everyone in a festive holiday mood. Or at the very least will have you chuckling as you shake your head. Okay, maybe

Legislators Still Pushing for Tobacco Tax Hike

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 4:44 PM | Pat Pelletier | Comments
The year has not come to an end, yet lawmakers are already planning on how to take more of your money during 2010.   Legislators in both Utah and Kans

Oregon Voters can Stop Their Tax Increases

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 3:34 PM | Pat Pelletier | Comments
Early next year, Oregon voters have the chance to overturn a harmful new tax policy that was signed into law this summer. Ballot Measures 66 and 67 both ga

Florida Set for Automatic Job Loss

Friday, November 20, 2009 3:39 PM | Pat Pelletier | Comments
How would you like to experience a 1094% tax increase? It doesn’t sound too appealing, does it? Yet that is exactly what businesses across the state of Fl

High Taxes Lead to Decreased Revenue in Chicago

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:56 AM | Pat Pelletier | Comments
When you tax a product, people buy less of it or will buy it somewhere else. When people buy less of a product or buy it somewhere else, there is less tax

The Damage to Small Businesses

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 9:42 AM | Pat Pelletier | Comments
Governor Patterson just can’t seem to figure it out. We’ve written before about the New York Democrat’s inconsistent tax policy statement

In New York, Concrete Jungle’s Taxes are Too High

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:10 AM | Pat Pelletier | Comments
An interesting report was released last week by the Empire Center for New York State Policy. The report notes that in both total numbers and as a percentag

TABOR Initiative Comes to Washington

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:45 PM | Pat Pelletier | Comments
In just seven short days Washingtonians have the opportunity to turn a much needed policy into a state law. On November 3, Initiative 1033 (I-1033) will be

Fight the Bag Tax

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 3:53 PM | Pat Pelletier | Comments
Floridians have a chance to stop an increase in their taxes. A plan released by the state would have added a tax to a simple, everyday item: shopping bags.

Enough is Enough: More Tax Hikes on the Table for WI

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 5:06 PM | Pat Pelletier | Comments
Just when Wisconsinites thought the onslaught of taxes had ended, some state legislators want to belly up to the bar again on tax hikes. This time around t

Candidate Wants to Raise Your Taxes

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 4:59 PM | Pat Pelletier | Comments
We are all used to hearing political candidates make campaign trail promises. Usually the promises are benign enough, big on rhetoric and lacking on detail

Illinois Candidate Makes Commitment to Taxpayers

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9:57 AM | Pat Pelletier | Comments
A candidate in Illinois’ 2010 gubernatorial race recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge.  Bob Schillerstrom, a Republican, signed the Pledge

Oregon Tax Payers Have a Chance to Reject Tax Hikes

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9:38 AM | Pat Pelletier | Comments
Last week, Oregon residents won a chance to overturn the burdensome tax hikes that the state legislature passed earlier this year. On January 26 of next ye

Four Candidates Sign Taxpayer Protection Pledge

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9:19 AM | Pat Pelletier | Comments
Four candidates for Maine’s 2010 gubernatorial race recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. Republican candidates Matt Jacobson, Paul LePage, Les

"Read My Lips: Tax the Rich. They Can Afford It."

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 10:06 AM | Pat Pelletier | Comments
No, ATR is not undergoing a drastic 180-degree reversal of all that we stand for. The above title is a quote that came from Mark Dayton, the former United

Taxing Jobs Out of the Economy

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 4:52 PM | Pat Pelletier | Comments
One of the most unfortunate aspects of the current economic downturn is the ever rising unemployment rate. Businesses across the country have been forced t

Look What Snuck in to the Health Care Bill

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 1:52 PM | Pat Pelletier | Comments
Supporters of the health care bills getting pushed through Congress want you to believe that their bills would be a panacea, instantly guaranteeing quality heal

Florida's Budget and its Medicaid Issue

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 5:05 PM | Pat Pelletier | Comments
Earlier this month, the Office of Economic and Demographic Research (EDR) for the State of Florida released their long term-budget outlook. To say the pict

Obama to Visit Minnesota, Continue Health Care Push

Friday, September 11, 2009 2:46 PM | Pat Pelletier | Comments
On the heels of his address to Congress, President Obama is continuing his effort to sell his ideas for reform to the country. His first post-speech stop i
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