John Gizzi– The White House yesterday stepped up its longstanding effort to generate support for repeal of the Bush tax cuts on the highest American wage-earners. At the regular briefing for reporters at the White House yesterday, Press Secretary Jay Carney again denounced what he called “historically large tax cuts that were unpaid for and […]
If you use a vehicle for business purposes and deduct annual mileage, we’ve got some good news for you: effective July 1, the Internal Revenue Service is raising the standard mileage allowance from 51 cents per mile (applicable for miles driven from January 1 to June 30) to 55.5 cents per mile. The rate for […]
In this week’s Common Sense video, State Chairman Peter Foy exposes the outrageous waste of taxpayer dollars in the Los Angeles Community College District. The $5.7 Billion Los Angeles Community College District Boondoggle [youtube NFCktq_cNJY nolink]
The federal government’s financial condition deteriorated rapidly last year, far beyond the $1.5 trillion in new debt taken on to finance the budget deficit, a USA TODAY analysis shows. The government added $5.3 trillion in new financial obligations in 2010, largely for retirement programs such as Medicare and Social Security. That brings to a record […]
Anyone paying attention to events in Washington, D.C., and around the country has become acutely aware that thousands of people, and many elected officials, are very upset with the organization known as Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its many nationwide affiliates. They are so upset that they are trying to cut off all taxpayer […]
In this week’s common-sense video, David Spady discusses California Governor Brown’s use of the DMV as a political pawn in his attempt to raise taxes on Californians. Jerry Brown’s Word Games for Taxes [youtube BOSoFk8twxs nolink]
People often remember the entire decade of the ’90s as a period of robust economic growth. Economic growth was so impressive in the latter half of the ’90s, in fact, that some claim the Clinton-era tax hikes spurred the economy to prosper. But was that actually the case? Did tax hikes really lead to a […]
Executive Order 13166 states that any entity which receives federal funds must provide whatever services it offers in any foreign language spoken by anyone likely to receive those services. It says failure to do so is likely to constitute “discrimination on the basis of national origin” as prohibited by Title VI of the 1964 Civil […]
Deputy Prime Minister Silvan Shalom told the Knesset on Wednesday recognition of a PA state would put Iran on Israel’s front door. During a special session of the knesset on the recent Fatah-Hamas unity agreement Shalom said the integration of Hamas into the PA would render any future PA state an Iranian proxy. “We are […]
(Salt Lake City) Gold and Silver are now legal tender in Utah due to the rapidly fading dollar. Utah house voted today 47-26 to approve gold and silver as legal tender. The Utah bill would recognize Federal Gold and Silver coins as legal tender. The Utah bill would also set up a committee to study changes […]
