tax day tea parties

Back in Feb, we had a little tea party protest here in Atlanta. This nationwide movement has really gained momentum, and on Tax Day, April 15th, there will be a big tea party at the Capitol here in Atlanta, complete with an appearance by Sean Hannity. I strongly encourage you to check it out if you're in the area, and if you're not, check out the nationwide site for a party in your area. Make a clever sign & wear red! I will be there to catch the end...I actually have a volunteer orientation to attend for something completely different. But I should be able to get to the tea party for at least the last hour. I'm excited!

And here is a great, funny, yet completely serious video via my Aunt Debbie. It should get you pumped for a tea party:

taxes

Really?

First there was Geithner who failed to pay back taxes...and is now Treasury Secretary.

Then we had Daschle, who also owes taxes...and is still in the running for Health Secretary.

Now we have Killefer, who just stepped down from Performance officer nomination because of...you guessed it, failure to pay taxes.

Should I stop paying taxes now? Maybe I can get an awesome appointed high profile government job.

Maybe now that Killefer stepped down, Daschle will follow suit. Even the NY Times is asking Obama to pull the nomination.

Change we can believe in?

Huckabee at Fair Tax Rally on Sunday

I did not attend the McCain/Chambliss rally today...hey, I do have a day job. I did catch some of it on CNN, particularly McCain's Arizona joke, the same one he told on Jay Leno the other night (really pretty funny).


But there is another rally this weekend, and I'll probably attend. Mike Huckabee will be there along with Chambliss.


Please join Senator Saxby Chambliss and Governor Mike Huckabee for a Fair Tax event like you've never seen before!

FAIR TAX RALLY!

Special Guests Include...
US Congressman John Linder and
Nationally Syndicated Radio Host Neal Boortz!

Sunday, November 16th, 2008
2:30-4:30 pm
Gwinnett Center - Grand Ballroom
6400 Sugarloaf Parkway
Duluth, GA 30097

Please RSVP to RSVP-at-Saxby-dot-org and indicate "Fair Tax Rally" or call (678)589-4888

obama socialism & taxes

Obama: "It's not that I want to punish your success. I just want to make sure that everybody that is behind you, that they have a chance for success too."


This article is a MUST READ. A great analysis of the Obama tax plan. If you think you are getting a tax cut from Obama, think again.

Select quotes, emphasis mine:
All but the clean car credit would be "refundable," which is Washington-speak for the fact that you can receive these checks even if you have no income-tax liability. In other words, they are an income transfer -- a federal check -- from taxpayers to nontaxpayers. Once upon a time we called this "welfare," or in George McGovern's 1972 campaign a "Demogrant." Mr. Obama's genius is to call it a tax cut.

As the nearby chart illustrates, the marginal rate for millions of low- and middle-income workers would spike as they earn more income.

no love, no money

Interesting...Democrats running for seats in the Senate need help...and Obama says no.

Then Biden releases his tax returns and we see that over 10 years, Biden donated 1/8th of 1% of his income to charity. Wow.