Archive for Taxation

Laurie Roberts: Wilcox should not accept $975,000 from taxpayers

May 15, 2012 Comments Off by

A m e r i c a n  P o s t – G a z e t t e Distributed by C O M M O N  S E N S E , in Arizona Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Former County Manager David Smith gave away large settlement amounts of taxpayers’ money out of [...]

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Three Things YOU Can Do to Pass Truth in Spending (AZ Action Alert)

Mar 27, 2012 Comments Off by

Dear Arizona Taxpayer,

Truth in Spending is moving toward the House floor!

Senate Bill 1275, the Truth in Spending reform bill, has advanced in the House Appropriations Committee and now needs to get to the House floor for a final vote before going to the …

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Conservative Bloggers Voice Support For Marketplace Fairness Act

Mar 27, 2012 Comments Off by

Conservative Bloggers Voice Support For Marketplace Fairness Act Consensus continues to grow regarding the need for e-fairness legislation as two prominent conservative bloggers recently voiced their support for the Marketplace Fairness Act. Neil Stevens’ post over the weekend on the conservative blog RedState explains how he’s come around on the idea of e-fairness legislation. From [...]

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Michael Monti: Mark Mitchell’s Pet Project Would Waste Millions of Taxpayer Dollars

Mar 26, 2012 Comments Off

Michael Monti says taxpayers would be left holding the bag for Mark Mitchell’s boondoggle (Tempe, Arizona) Mark Mitchell has recently been touting his ‘plan’ for a Tempe Conference Center, but he has failed to say who will pay for it. That’s because it’s the Tempe taxpayers who would be on the hook for millions. Businessman [...]

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Big Whiff: Details of Obama’s 2013 Budget

Feb 15, 2012 Comments Off

Yesterday, President Obama released his fiscal year 2013 budget proposal. Unfortunately, this budget request doubles-down on the same failed policies which have made the economy worse under President Obama. This budget includes the most government spending in history, the biggest tax increase in American history, …

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Wil Cardon Statement on President Obama’s FY2013 Budget

Feb 13, 2012 Comments Off

For Immediate Release: February 13, 2012 Contact: Katie Martin Phoenix, Arizona – Wil Cardon, Mesa businessman and candidate for U.S. Senate, issued the following statement after President Obama released his FY2013 budget: “President Obama’s budget promotes more government spending, higher taxes to fund that wasteful spending and more government debt for future generations. Regardless if [...]

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Rep. David Schweikert: Fool Me Once, Fool Me Twice

Feb 13, 2012 Comments Off

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 13, 2012 CONTACT: Rachel Semmel Washington, D.C. – Congressman David Schweikert (R-AZ) released the following statement Monday after President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2013 Budget request which calls for unprecedented levels of spending and debt increases and tax hikes: “President Obama’s fourth go-around at a budget is not much better [...]

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Rep. Quayle Responds to Obama’s Latest Budget Bust

Feb 13, 2012 Comments Off

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 13, 2012 CONTACT: Zach Howell WASHINGTON (DC) – Congressman Ben Quayle released the following statement regarding the release of President Obama’s proposed FY 2012 budget: “President Obama has already added trillions to the national debt, but he’s not done drowning us in red ink yet. Far from keeping his promise to [...]

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Rep. Jeff Flake: We’re rolling in deep debt

Feb 13, 2012 Comments Off

For Immediate Release: February 13, 2012 Press Contact: Genevieve Frye Rozansky So Just How Broke Are We? Washington, D.C. – Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents Arizona’s Sixth District, today illustrated the size and scope of the growing national debt. Adele walked away from last night’s Grammy Awards as the show’s biggest winner with six gold [...]

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OBAMACARE: A Panel Discussion at the Goldwater Institute

Feb 02, 2012 Comments Off

FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE A Panel Discussion: OBAMACARE Phoenix, AZ – On Wednesday, February 8, 2012, Arizona Mainstream Project (AMP) will bring to the public a panel discussion on Obamacare.  Speaking on this panel will be Goldwater Institute’s Senior Attorney Diane Cohen and Director – Center for Economic Prosperity Byron Schlomach, Dr. Jeff Singer, and [...]

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