Television producer Rob Long sat down with Variety’s PopPolitics radio show this week to offer up a number of theories as to why the entertainment industry–and Hollywood in general–is overwhelmingly liberal, and what the Republican Party can do to make headway among the Tinseltown crowd.
In the five years since the Supreme Court decided Citizens United vs. F.E.C., liberal special interests have attempted to silence independent speech and the voices of non-profit organizations. Their radical agenda has been embraced by President Obama and Democrats in
Wednesday at Lawson State Community College in Birmingham, AL, President Barack Obama mocked Republicans whose policies he said cut funding to programs that benefit average Americans and give tax breaks to the wealthiest one percent, which he said would mean only
Wealthy tech founders and the automation of middle-class jobs are often blamed for increasing concentrations of wealth in fewer hands. But a 26-year-old MIT graduate student, Matthew Rognlie, is making waves for an alternative theory of inequality: the problem is housing.
Tax cuts are all the talk this week in the Florida legislature, as the House of Representatives just proposed a $690 million budget tax cut, besting Florida Governor Rick Scott’s January tax-cutting efforts by $15 million.
Normally quarrelsome House Republicans came together Wednesday night and passed a boldly conservative budget that relies on nearly $5 trillion in cuts to eliminate deficits over the next decade, calls for repealing the health care law and envisions transformations of the tax code and Medicare.
AUSTIN, Texas — State Senator Dr. Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown) sent an open letter on Tuesday to a group of business associations, challenging their opposition to SB 8, the Small Business Tax Relief Act. The bill was filed by Schwertner filed in February. The letter acknowledges the contribution that big businesses make to the Texas economy, but accuses them of neglecting the state’s small businesses in favor of protecting the interests of powerful big businesses.
The day after the Chargers Stadium Task Force announced a recommendation of no new taxes in construction plans for a new stadium, Charger fans in San Diego rallied the troops for a ‘Save Our Bolts Spirit Day,’ calling fans from die-hard to casual to don any apparel, whether official gear or just Chargers colors, in support of the team.
Americans want lower taxes and more government spending both at once, although their support for spending more tax dollars on health care has dropped dramatically. They’re likelier than ever to not feel connected to any particular religion, but no less likely to believe in God. And for the first time, most want to legalize marijuana.
This week we are moved to ignore the news – which we have done our best to follow without throwing things at the television – take a large step back and consider a question which has been bugging us. Why is it
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) says he will introduce legislation to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining tax credits for illegal work once they have been granted Social Security numbers under President Obama’s executive amnesty Tuesday.
California lawmakers and health organizations are pushing legislation that would increase the state tax on cigarettes by $2 per pack.
Talk radio host and author of “The Liberty Amendments,” Mark Levin criticized the media for focusing on the House of Representatives in the DHS funding battle instead of President Obama considering unilateral tax increases on Monday. Levin said that the
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the White House was “very interested” in taking executive action to change the tax code during Monday’s Press Briefing Earnest was asked about suggestions by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that the White House
Despite its many advantages, the American corporate business model is slowly and painfully dying, and with it, a tremendous potential for future economic growth.
Internet service providers like Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile now must act in the “public interest” when providing a mobile connection to your home or phone, under rules approved Thursday by a divided Federal Communications Commission.
The California State Board of Equalization voted unanimously Tuesday to reduce the state’s excise tax on gasoline by six cents, although consumers are unlikely to see the tax reduction reflected in prices at the pumps.
Chairman of the House Oversight Committee Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) demanded yesterday that the Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler make public the details of the proposed net neutrality regulations that will regulate the Internet under the same rules as the old AT&T monopoly.
A tax on sugary drinks and snacks is one way a government panel of nutrition experts thinks Americans can be coaxed into eating better. Some members of Congress are already pushing back on the idea, saying the panel has overstepped its bounds.
A report found that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) gave away $37 million that was meant for housing subsidies for the poor to those who weren’t eligible for the program.
Americans who don’t know that they will be penalized for ignoring the requirements to obtain health coverage may finally figure that out when they see the penalty on their tax returns.
Thursday on Fox New Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) explained in November the Treasury Inspector General reported that it had recovered almost 80,000 missing emails from the seized IRS disaster recovery tapes. Upon investigation it was found approximately 80 percent
When Gov. Jerry Brown kicked off the campaign for Proposition 30, his tax hike solution to California’s spending problems, he predicted a doomsday scenario if the tax measure failed. “What do we do?” Brown wondered in the summer of 2012.
More Americans renounced their U.S. citizenship in 2014 than ever before, reports CNBC. In 2014, 3,415 Americans gave up their citizenship–an increase of 416 individuals from the previous high in 2013. The data, which were compiled by Andrew Mitchel of
President Obama released his blueprint for the federal budget Monday. Unsurprisingly, it is expected to boost federal spending far higher than recent years.
