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Now or never: We must lower the corporate tax rate

Apr 01, 2012 Comments Off by

by Rep. David Schweikert

Last month was the 37th straight month of the Obama administration with an unemployment rate over 8 percent. The United States has lost nearly 900,000 jobs since the president’s so-called “stimulus” was signed into law. And it seems that each month, President …

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Salmon hooked to fuel mandates

Feb 16, 2012 Comments Off by

On March 1, 2009, a “green” company owned by a hedge fund hired former Rep. Matt Salmon as a lobbyist.  MileageMatrix attempted to promote the use of its products by hiring top political operatives to go to Washington and advocate for “improving the energy …

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Athens burns as Greece struggles to implement spartan budget

Feb 15, 2012 Comments Off by

Athens, reputed to be the origin of democracy, is in the 21st century a pariah of the worst extremes of what government by the welfare state can do for an economy.  Civilization has ground to a halt as as the irate, impoverished population spasms in …

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Gosar Denounces President Obama’s Budget Plan

Feb 14, 2012 Comments Off

WASHINGTON, DC –Congressman Paul Gosar D.D.S (R-AZ), issued the following statement in response to the release of President Obama’s 2013 Budget proposal:

Congressman Gosar said, “In the 3.8 trillion dollar 2013 Budget proposal released by the White House this morning, President Obama offers more of the …

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Republican Address to the Nation (SOTU response)

Jan 25, 2012 Comments Off

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Following is the full text of Gov. Mitch Daniels’ Republican Address to the Nation, as prepared for delivery:

“The status of ‘loyal opposition’ imposes on those out of power some serious responsibilities: to show respect for the Presidency and its occupant, to express agreement …

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State of the Union facts vs. Obama’s fictions

Jan 25, 2012 Comments Off

SOTU FACT: President Obama’s Policies Have Made Our Economy Worse

CLAIM: President Obama says our economy has “momentum.”

“As long as I’m President, I will work with anyone in this chamber to build on this momentum.” (President Obama, State of the Union Address, January 24, 2012)

FACT: President …

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Five Things to Watch for in President Obama’s State of the Union Address

Jan 24, 2012 Comments Off

If President Obama’s past addresses are any indication, this year’s State of the Union will sound like a broken record in more ways than one.  In all three previous addresses President Obama has delivered, he has called for more of the same failed policies that …

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The rest of the world is figuring it out, the U.S. lags behind

Jan 22, 2012 Comments Off

This chart tells the tale:

 

While the average corporate tax rate falls in otehr countries, ours remains the highest in the world. A recent study from the OECD indicates how damaging this is to growth:

This paper investigates the design of tax structures to …

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Why the “Mormon Moment” Concerns Me

Jan 16, 2012 Comments Off

Why the “Mormon Moment” Concerns Me 

By Thomas Grier 

Recently, the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life published research on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints focusing primarily on their “beliefs, values, perceptions and political preferences.” For those interested about the …

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AZ Views: It’s Time to Help Arizona Small Business

Jan 08, 2012 Comments Off

Editor’s note: The AZ VIEWS Report is guest opinion, and does not necessarily reflect the views of of Western Free Press. Responses welcome; contact info~at~westernfreepress~dot~com.

 

As the owner of a small business that has been here in Arizona for nearly 60 years, I have seen firsthand …

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