Category: taxes
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“Inflation Reduction Act” Passes
From Heritage Action For America – August 12, 2022 On Sunday, the Senate passed the “Inflation Reduction Act,” which will RAISE taxes on hard working Americans during a recession! The vote was simple, though: all 50 Democrats voted for the bill, and all 50 Republicans voted against it, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the…
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Is It True?
Opinion By Donna Westfall – August 10, 2022 Only morons raise taxes during a recession. If that’s true, then the State of Colorado should be complimented for their wise decision in ending their sales and use tax on diapers and feminine hygiene products. Because eliminating the sale taxes on diapers, period, and incontinence products will…
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This Isn’t Satire
By Assemblyman Kevin Kiley – June 21, 2022 The Supermajority has taken the bold step of forming a “Select Committee” to figure out the “real” reason gas prices are so high. In a scene out of a bad political sitcom, a handful of Democrat legislators gathered in the Capitol press room to roll out the…
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There’s No Doubt, The Recession Has Started
Commentary By Donna Westfall – June 4, 2022 This past weeks mail contained an 11% increase in our Homeowner’s Insurance. A $135/month increase due to interest rate increase on our duplex; and several hundreds dollars more in property taxes – which I will have to check out since property taxes are not supposed to increase…
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The Riot Act
By Assemblyman Kevin Kiley – Something very fishy happened yesterday. We again forced a vote to suspend the gas tax, beginning the day with a press conference at Stop & Shop Gasoline. You can see my remarks here. When we made the motion at the start of the Assembly Floor Session (which lasted ten hours), the…
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Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation Report
By Donna Westfall – April 19, 2022 Howard Jarvis just released their annual “Follow the Money” report documenting billions in government waste, fraud, and abuse committed in 2021 in California. Here are examples of just a few: Residents of Nancy Pelosi’s district to receive subsidies to buy electricfireplaces6/4/21Residents of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s district will receive…
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NOTICE: CHECK YOUR RECEIPTS
By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – April 15, 2022 Check your receipts, folks. The General Sales Tax in the City and County is 8.25%. This morning, I was in a retail store in the City. When the item I was purchasing came up with an 8.5% Sales Tax, I reminded the retailer…
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A Most Undeserved Break
By Assemblyman Kevin Kiley 0 April 11, 2022 Gavin Newsom has to be close to a record for the number of bills and orders he’s signed that have been ruled unconstitutional. A court just rebuked him again, overturning a law imposing quotas on businesses. Of course, Newsom had to read about the decision from the undisclosed tropical…
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UPDATE ON NEW DISTRICT 5 SUPERVISOR; SUSAN MASTEN
By Roger Gitlin – EYE ON DEL NORTE – April 11, 2022 In an effort to be as accurate as possible, I erred when I reported on candidate Masten FB interview with regard to now-Supervisor Masten’s position on two items: * Masten supported and voted YES on County Measure R, the increase in the General…
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Humiliation and Defeat
By Assemblyman Kevin Kiley – April 7, 2022 The Supermajority’s scheme to turn my gas tax bill into a tax increase was such a debacle they’re destroying the evidence it ever happened. Today the Assembly did something no one had ever seen, passing a motion to “strike” the bill out of existence. It was an…