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The Pigeon Story
Now Pigeon Start OFF him bin—I talk to you with the Pidgin English, Pidgin white man tongue, Pidgin—he bin start off got breakin in HORSES him bin SHEARER shearin sheep with a BLADE not a machine 'cos those days they had a blade so he bin work on that one shearin blade he bin work Quanbun Noonkanbah Liveringa then he went back to Kimberley Downs he work there an he went back to p'lice camp then he start p'trol he went for p'trol look around some BLACKFELLAS inna bush he tracking (long pause)
What they done? they killed two white man in Mount Broome then p'lice went up to find him so they pick-im-up—Pigeon the outlaw they take-im in up on the range then Pigeon walk up an he got a MOB an he bring them back SOME was there right one that bin kill the white man but he didn't know who he was—take him to Windjana Gorge tie them there they turn around tell 'im Pigeon 'Alright you wanna get a kangaroo' 'For us?' 'We can't jus sitting down here stave hungry on the chain' 'You bin bring us' 'So you mus FEED us'. SO—
Pigeon turn around and see boss the boss—'I wanna get a kangaroo for these prisoners' 'Alright you know where the rifle' so he went up and get the rifle 'stead of he go for KANGAROO he shot his boss in Windjana Lillimooloora that was a p'lice station—(softly) Anyhow he went there got the mob take-im off the chain an he bin go in the hill Everyone followed him up there but he the one done all the FIGHTING an this OTHERS didn't understand him (softly) they never have-im fight.
hunting tracking sourcing searching finding fishing casting marking locating imagining translating crossing in(n) scrounging fossicking re-collecting mustering mastering constructing labouring designing cutting binding assembling fabricating fragmenting riveting re-painting sorting layering mixing re-playing recording propelling improvising and
gathering bamboo aluminium beer cans cattle bones kangaroo sinew leather emu feet feathers rubber tire tubes cable ties resin ochre gauze folding chair bush turkey feathers snake bones twine screen toys text electric fan motor motion sensor light globes tin drum kungga berry leaves words stories memory family bunuba gooniyandi walmajarri wangkajunga kartiya tagalog and other found materials
to build a single seater hybrid helicopter called Jandamarra (aka Pigeon) Crossing named after the young Bunuba folkhero who 'flew like a bird and disappeared like a ghost' as he lead the resistance against the invasion and pastoral occupation of Aboriginal lands in the Kimberley in the 1890s. The project revisits Jandamarra/Pigeon both as a traditional maparrn (medicine man), and as an exceptional marksman/strategist. And re-animates his sculptural improvisation in manufacturing the white man's ammunition using found materials to propel and muster the creative spirit of resistance, in the context of the contemporary Aboriginal struggle for self-determination and emancipation
one maban blackfella witchdoctor—come from ROEBOURNE—they used to call-im ah Minko Mick—he got onto the boat in Roebourne or Onslow boat call-er name ah Koombana three funnel come right up to Derby landed—anyhow blackfella got onto mail coaches they take-im to Meda and from Meda to Kimberley Downs and from Kimberley Downs to Fairfield then he ride across with a horse horseback went to Tunnel he SLEEP one night there he didn't go fast but next mornin they stirred-im Pigeon up so he got up to start shooting—but this bloke seen his life.
The helicopter will have the personality of Jandamarra and should send a message to people about alcohol. Use don't abuse… Abuse alcohol: Sick Abuse Helicopter: Crash
witchdoctor told them boys 'Alright' 'I know' he said ' I take jus one bullet in my rifle' he said 'I'll kill-im an you fellas can go…' cut his HEAD off so this Pigeon went up aaah—Minko Mick followed the river up he got into the boab tree he look up upwards Pigeon was right on top in the cliff—so he FIRE ONE shot he knock him in his thumb—so he fell down an sing out 'I shoot-im you can go in and pick-im up whenever you want' very fright they said, 'No we can't run up to pick-im up' 'No—you cango in an see-im' 'He's finished' 'Alright' oh well they didn't argue with im all them fellas round up there and see—sure enough Pigeon laying there smashed up' is thumb so Minko Mick—went up there he looked' is thumb he found a little little heart like a fish in his thumb here (shows thumb) that where he shot an pick-im-up cut his head off an that was the end of the old Pigeon story—it's from Banjo, Pandanus Park.
(Text in italics from Howard Pedersen and Banjo Woroonmurra, Jandamarra and the Bunuba Resistance.)
Alwin Reamillo & Roselin Eaton, January 2003
The artists would like to acknowledge their collaborative partnership with Mangkaja Arts Resource Agency Aboriginal Corporation, Karrayili Adult Education Centre Aboriginal Corporation, and the valuable support of the following friends and agencies in the development of Jandamarra Crossing Project: Tommy May, Daisy Andrews, Butcher Cherel, and the full Mangkaja Arts membership, ATSIC, Leedal Pty Ltd, ArtsWA, Rachel McKenzie, Tamela Vestergaard, Rupert de la Cruz, Michael Borg, Bella Fernandez, Jeff Amundsen, Jimmy Pepito, Joe and Vaughan Duncan, Juliet and Kaprou Lea, Howard Pedersen, Karen Dayman and the Fitzroy Crossing community. Special thanks to Steve Barrett for his technical assistance and Greg Peterson of Wangkatjunka Community who provided bush turkey feathers and emu feet from their traditional hunting. No animals were directly hunted in the making of Jandamarra Crossing.


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April is National Volunteer Month, and in Highlands Ranch there is no shortage of opportunities to pitch in.
There may be no bigger chance to volunteer than at the fifth annual Highlands Ranch Community Association Volunteer Fair, coming up April 24.
The free fair has more than doubled in size since its first year in 2009, and will have 40 nonprofit organizations on hand, each looking to sign up volunteers. Last year more than 300 future volunteers showed at the event.
Whether it is signing up to guide people on tours for the Denver Botanic Gardens, help out with horses at Zuma's Rescue Ranch, volunteer for the American Cancer Society or work at the Women's Crisis and Outreach Center, HRCA spokeswoman Jamie Noebel points out there is something for just about everybody.
"I can't imagine someone would not be able to find a way to volunteer with one of these organizations because the list is just so diverse," she said. "It's pretty awesome."
The fair will take place from 5-7 p.m. April 24 at Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road in Highlands Ranch, and most organizations will be signing up volunteers on the spot. To see a complete list of nonprofits, go to www.hrcaonline.org.
For those looking for a short-term, yet still impactful, commitment, the HRCA is also partnering with Cherry Hills Community Church from 1-3 p.m. May 5 for the fourth annual Love in Action Event, held around Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock and Sedalia.
The event offers opportunities to do everything from working in yards for those in need, beautifying parks and schools, doing handyman work and offering electronic recycling.
"We know what our community needs on a lot of different levels, and the church helps get a lot of people out," Noebel said, "from walking the streets and picking up trash to doing prayer walking. It's all about community. It's an amazing day."
To register for the event go to http://chcc.org/love_in_action.aspx.
Volunteer with the Metro District
People are invited to gather at Dad Clark Park, Falcon Park and Paintbrush Park from 9 a.m.-noon on April 20 for the eighth annual Highlands Ranch Metro District Renew the Ranch, where they will be given trash bags to clean up open space.
The event drew 100 participants last year and has added a geocache aspect this year, so people can search for treasures while doing the community a service.
For other volunteer opportunities through the Metro District, one can refer to the 2013 volunteer guide, posted at www.highlandsranch.org. There will also be a wetland planting on April 17, and another one sometime in early May, in which 25 or more volunteers will assist in protecting storm water areas.
To participate in any of the above Metro District projects, please contact Stacy Simonet at 720-240-4909 or email@example.com. The Metro District will also have representatives present at the HRCA Volunteer Fair.

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Matt Eichel
September 21 2011 09:03PM
From the resounding first game of the pre-season came many storylines - from Dustin Byfulgien's fight and inspired play in front of the 15,015 fans to first round pick Mark Scheifele's four point night - the Jets are definitely the talk of the town.
The return of the Jets makes Saturday night a hard decision to make for many Winnipeg sports fans as the Jets are playing in Nashville against the Predators while the 8-3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who lead the CFL's Eastern Division, are in Toronto playing the Argonauts.
What to watch? A split decision. Many Winnipeggers will have their previous channel button well worked in, that's for sure.
From SportsRadio 1290 talking non-stop about the Jets game last night to the non-stop coverage on CJOB, the Jets game last night represented much more than a hockey game.
It was, after all, just a pre-season game. A game that means nothing to any standings, points, or positioning in the Conferences.
But it was the tangible return of NHL hockey to Winnipeg.
Last night did not feature the Phoenix Coyotes, the ex-Jets, taking on another out-of-town opponent in a one night fits all format at MTS Centre.
Our Jets were playing.
Our Jets were in Winnipeg.
Our Jets were back.
Our Jets are back.
The feeling still may not have settled in until next summer after a full season. Or perhaps it may even take a few years, but the long and short of it is: NHL hockey is back in Winnipeg.
And the Jets are the toast of Winnipeg.
One day Jets fans will flock to this site. till then us Oilers Nation guys will have to pull up thier slack. The excitement is just not Winnipeg. Here in Edmonton we were dying because The Jets game was not on our regional TV. Thier are alot of Manitobans in Edmonton who are pissed that they can't get their Jets fix. a buddy of mine was trying to find the game online on the internet on the video stream and the radio stream. He had no luck. What channel is the Radio streaming from. There are online are they not? There is a definite excitemnet across Canada as we welcome the Jets back into the fold. good luck to them and may the winetr in Winnipeg seems just a little warmer on those nights when the Jets are at home.


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Rofl, I bet Madara wouldn't give a shit if his parents were resurrected. He would rip their souls out via rinnegan powers.
Rofl, I bet Madara wouldn't give a shit if his parents were resurrected. He would rip their souls out via rinnegan powers.
My opinion, in that coffin is Madara, and since the last chapter, we know think that Madara is somehow also connected to the Zetsu's clones.
1) Madara's "real" body: clearly he is not in his true form, im guessing he used Izanagi on his left eye prior to using it during his fight with Konan. Izanagi would allow him to create a shadow clone version of himself and appear real, obviously he is lacking the strong chakra he had in his youth as a result of this justsu. However he does have Senju grown DNA and a great amount of sharingans in his hideout (probably stolen from early battles till the Uchiha genocide) so that would explain how he used another sharingan against konan. BUT there is no evidence that Madara was forced to leave his body to elongate his life.
2) Izuna Uchiha: it makes more sense for the last coffin to be Izuna because we know he died therefore has a body buried somewhere. Madara's reaction explains it as well. Izuna was also evenly matched to Madara in their prime.
3) Sage of 6 paths: Ludicrous, crazy, impossible, wishful thinking.
Question: orochimaru summoned 3 coffins back in part one. No way in he'll it was the 4th since his soul was sealed away. ( We didn't know that at the time ) - my question being, do you think it's likely that this coffin might have been someone that orochimaru summoned before but that we never got to witness? it's not like we were ever told who was in that coffin either...
Aga bomBa
why do you even read the manga, if some of you are going to say everytime when naruto cries or shows some emotions, that he's a bitch?? If you excepted a " RoboCop " Main-character who doesnt gives a fuck about anything, then naruto manga isn't the manga to read.
According to this, orochimaru attempted to summon the 4th, but he couldn't access the soul due to it residing in the death god.
Well might aswell end this thread with the answer.
Mystery coffin = Madara
Looking back it was intresting to see how many got it right we all got it wrong, kishi owned us. lol
close the thread mods
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Skip to comments.Obama Calls on Boy Scouts to Welcome Homosexuals (Obama wants to be in The Scouts)
Posted on 02/03/2013 7:00:30 PM PST by tobyhill
President Obama called on the Boy Scouts to open their ranks to homosexuals.
His response came during an interview ahead of Super Bowl XLVII. CBS News Scott Pelley asked the president if scouting should be open to gays.
Yes, the president replied. Gays and lesbians should have access and opportunity the same way everyone else does.
BSA national leaders are meeting this week in Dallas to discuss lifting a no-gay ban on both members and leaders.
On Monday a group of 42 religious groups will publish a half-page ad in USA Today calling on the Scouts to resist political and economic pressures to lift the ban.
The group is taking out a major advertising buy tomorrow denouncing the Scouts decision to consider changing their longstanding policy prohibiting openly gay Scout leaders or Scouts.
(Excerpt) Read more at radio.foxnews.com ...
There is something really not right about that title.
Wants to be first to award the NAMBLA meriy badge.
Wants to be first to award the NAMBLA merit badge.
Just as soon as the Black Caucus accepts White Republicans.
Slings and Arrows calls on 0bama to mind his own damn business.
Obama was never a Boy Scout but he did play a homo in college. This does not give him any right to tell the BSA what to do.
That why the left have to infiltrate and destroy everything good.
The left can't create a thing on their own.
The left are envious of those that do create and wish to destroy all that the right do.
Otherwise they would start their own rainbow scouts (or whatever).
But do they...
No they just wish to infiltrate and destroy what the right has built.
Those that don't know the history of the Boy Scouts don't
understand that it was started to lead young men
away from progressivism in the first place.
But I thought we had freedom of association? Is that just another one of our freedoms that the left feels is either passe or to dangerous for us lowly peons to have anymore? This A-Hole wont be happy till he rewrites the constitution word for word from the little red book.
Tick Tock
Conservatives should have faith...they have chosen the right path. Over time, we will be proven right. Our way is the good path.
Liberals...not so much.
Obama is riding the wave that is destined to lose. He is on the wrong side of history...or logic and rational thought.
I would feel sorry for him...but he is so self-glorifying and proud of himself, it is hard to pity him. All I can feel is schadenfreude.
Hang on Barry...your BS is about to hit the fan...
Homosexuals did found the German "Boy Scouts" . They had great orgies in the woods with the boys. (You may think I am joking, but, sadly, I am not.)
Leftism Revisited and Pink Swastika are great resources. Sodomy is always evil and those who habituate the practice-—are capable of great atrocity and dehumanizing acts on any human being. They are godless.
Something for his gay son to do, since football is too dangerous
The honosexual-in-heat's comments are not welcome. My family has a a longtime affiliation with the scouts. Obama is dead to us.
of course, the medal for "Courageous Restraint" means one thing for Obama's military, and another for Gay Scouts and Cuckholds
If Obama had a son, he would want him to be gay and sleep in the same tent with a gay scout master.
Oh maybe. Something like that he might want to keep in the family...
When you say "In the scouts"......
Obama just wants to do some scouting...of young boys.
My friend, someware near Frankfurt Germany someone left the Dialectical gates to hell open.
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The progressive movement in the United States was at its height during the early 20th century. With the migration of families from farms to
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You got a point there. Maybe Obama wants to sleep in a tent with a gay scout master.
0-bama, you can screw off and not speak of that which doesn't concern you, jerk.
BSA is being forced into homosexual compliance. This is no different than states forcing citizens to service homosexual activity through "homosexual marriage" law.
Excellent commentary, links, and image. Thanks!
Obama was never a Boy Scout but he did play a homo in college.
I think his experiences have been far worse than that, and he initially may have been victim rather than perpetrator. This literary expression bears repeating from time to time:
Sitting in his seat, a seat broad and broken
In, sprinkled with ashes,
Pop switches channels, takes another
Shot of Seagrams, neat, and asks
What to do with me, a green young man
Who fails to consider the
Flim and flam of the world, since
Things have been easy for me;
I stare hard at his face, a stare
That deflects off his brow;
I'm sure he's unaware of his
Dark, watery eyes, that
Glance in different directions,
And his slow, unwelcome twitches,
Fail to pass.
I listen, nod,
Listen, open, till I cling to his pale,
Beige T-shirt, yelling,
Yelling in his ears, that hang
With heavy lobes, but he's still telling
His joke, so I ask why
He's so unhappy, to which he replies . . .
But I don't care anymore, cause
He took too damn long, and from
Under my seat, I pull out the
Mirror I've been saving; I'm laughing,
Laughing loud, the blood rushing from his face
To mine, as he grows small,
A spot in my brain, something
That may be squeezed out, like a
Watermelon seed between
Two fingers.
Pop takes another shot, neat,
Points out the same amber
Stain on his shorts that I've got on mine and
Makes me smell his smell, coming
From me; he switches channels, recites an old poem
He wrote before his mother died,
Stands, shouts, and asks
For a hug, as I shink, my
Arms barely reaching around
His thick, oily neck, and his broad back; 'cause
I see my face, framed within
Pop's black-framed glasses
And know he's laughing too.
— Barack Obama
— Barack Obama
Yeah, I would sleep in a tent with a gay scoutmaster before I slept with Michelle.
I think obama wants to be a scoutmaster. That way he gets his 72 virgins early.
Please be courteous, and give them many reasons why they do not wish to reconsider their long-held policy.
This is so disgusting. Obama has no morals, no integrity, no sense of; just no sense, none.
If that's the case, then these organizations should welcome all other types of perversions. It's only fair that they be EQUALLY burdened.
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The first of the twelve Boy Scout Laws: A Scout is Trustworthy.
What would Obama know about being trustworthy?
A homosexual man or adolescent in a position of leadership in this organization is a wolf in sheep's clothing, and cannot be trusted, and thereby cannot fulfill the Law, and therefore has no legitimate reason to be there.
My post on this topic yesterday seemed to express things well for several people, so I'll include it here again:
"Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow; my father was too, and he was also a scoutmaster. I worked six summers on the staff of a large scout camp complex when young, and I saw firsthand, and repeatedly, the traumatic pederasty that homosexual predators perpetrated upon innocent boys and young men. As a mental health professional now for a quarter century, I see the lasting aftermath of such abuses as well.
"I wrote to these spineless clowns at the BSA the other day and told them so, although I am not so naive as to think it will have an impact on their decision. People drawn to positions of power within such organizations are, as we have seen repeatedly, highly susceptible to the tactics used in The Long March Through the Institutions pushed by the Marxists who seek to undermine this nation.
"The simple, and yet complete, answer, BTW, for anyone wondering why homosexuals would be motivated to become adult or older peer leaders in the Scouts - besides the general Leftist wish to corrupt every last bastion of previously conservative cultural authority - is summed up in Willie Suttons famous reason for robbing banks, or in the simple concept of a target-rich environment. Its never any more complicated than that."
In a way, the boy scouts made it his business by declaring that the POTUS is the titular head of the boy scouts.
Just look at those filthy, disease ridden, boy-raping, coprophagic freaks.
This issue is very near to the heart of my family, I have 2 Scouts, a Life and Tenderfoot, both my wife and I are very involved as adult leaders. If this happens not only will we walk away from what we feel is our ministry, but I will be walking away from a job as well because I am a Ranger at a Scout Camp. My request is that you express you opinions on the scouting.org link above and that you pray the God will touch the hearts and minds of those making this decision.
BSA will be turned into BMA—Boy Molesters of America. These people(Obama, sodomites and leftists in general) sicken me.
Comman sense tells me they are going to cave! Sad and unnecessary.
A boy becomes a Boy Scout after age 11 1/2. If he is gay, how does he know, because it is unlawful for him to be having sexual relations with ANYONE of ANY AGE! The first thing an admitted gay teenaged boy needs to do is to TELL someone if he is having sex with other teenaged boys or adult males. And for health reasons, he needs to be HIV tested!
With all the liberal condemnation about religious leaders having sex with young boys, one would think that these same liberals would be adamant about NOT having gay males supervising young boys outside the presence of other adults.
You can't have it both ways libs. You can't condemn priests and then encourage gay males to be Scout leaders.
just say no to the butthamster badge.
they won't even accept black republicans.
Then it's time for them to make another declaration.
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The Reasonable Person
Alan D. Miller
University of Haifa - Faculty of Law; University of Haifa - Department of Economics
Ronen Perry
University of Haifa - Faculty of Law
July 7, 2011
New York University Law Review, Vol. 87, pp. 323-392, 2012
The Article sets forth a conclusive and unprecedented answer to one of the most fundamental questions in tort law, which has bedeviled and divided courts and scholars for centuries: should reasonableness be a normative or a positive notion? Put differently, should the reasonable person be defined in accordance with a particular normative ethical commitment, be it welfare-maximization, equal freedom, ethic of care, etc., or in accordance with an empirically observed practice or perception? Only after answering this question can one move on to selecting a concrete definition of reasonableness. Our own answer is radical but inescapable: only normative definitions are logically acceptable.
The Article does not endorse a particular definition of reasonableness. Instead, it focuses on the fundamental choice between the two conflicting paradigms. We put forward and defend the thesis that normative definitions are categorically preferable to positive definitions, because the latter are logically unacceptable, whereas the former merely raise partially surmountable practical problems. Although the Article focuses on the reasonable person in torts, the implications of our analysis are far-reaching, because the concept of reasonableness prevails in most areas of American law.
Part I presents the most salient normative definitions of the reasonable person, namely those that stem from the ideas of welfare maximization, equal freedom, and the feminist ethic of care. It explains their practical weaknesses, and shows that these weaknesses surface mostly at the margins, and can be alleviated to some extent. In contrast, Part II shows that a positive definition of reasonableness is a logical impossibility. We do not study any specific positive definition but construct a formal model of the reasonable person that allows us to study all such definitions simultaneously. The formal model is built with tools from a branch of economics known as social choice theory, and is analogous to the groundbreaking theorem for which Kenneth Arrow was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1972. We impose five axioms on the reasonable person; all of them are necessary characteristics of any positive definition. We then prove that a positive definition cannot possibly satisfy all five. Consequently, any empirical methodology used to study the reasonable person is necessarily invalid.
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Keywords: Reasonable Person, Welfare Maximization, Kant, Feminist, Feminist Jurisprudence, Ethic of Care, Normative, Positive, Empirical Estimation, Axioms, Social Choice, Impossibility
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Mike Gillis' record: Part V, 2012 strikes back
Patrick Johnston
June 07 2013 01:05PM
Following the heartbreak of 2011, the playoff failure of the Canucks vs the Kings highlighted a lot. Had the team forgotten its strengths? Was Ehrhoff really *that* important? Mike Gillis was faced with having two elite number one goalies, a probable lockout and huge expectations.
Was the time right for a new approach?
Ultimately, GIllis still beileved his core could overcome and remain a top contender in the West.
Inventory - Forwards
The sheen came off the Sedins. They were still pretty good, and clearly first line players, but they weren't great anymore. Daniel's season was marred by Duncan Keith's elbow (hmm imagine that). Ryan Kesler came back from hip labrum surgery far too soon. It was unlikely that he'd score 40 goals again, but he struggled for most of the year.
David Booth, by his underlying numbers, should have produced more, but he didn't. Manny Malhotra's attempt to return from his eye injury didn't quite work. Coupled with his extreme defensive-zone deployment, no wonder his plus/minus looked terrible and his points total was depressed. He'd been a consistent 30+ point scorer, but starting 15 percent of your shifts in the offensive zone limits your opportunities...
Mason Raymond hadn't had a great season the year before, but his back injury meant that he didn't rebound, instead he went the other way. Was it a tough recovery from injury? Maybe. Was he lacking in confidence? Most definitely.
Cody Hodgson showed off his offensive prowess and then was shipped off for Zack Kassian. The Kassassin remains a project; in 2012-13 he spent time with the Sedins, on the fourth line and was demoted for a time to Chicago.
On the other hand, Chris Higgins continued to re-discover his past successes, as he was a key player on the second and third lines. He played some pretty good hockey in tandem with Ryan Kesler.
The deployment of the forwards was a pretty straight-forward division - scorers got their shifts in the offensive zone; defensive players got their shifts in the defensive zone.
Andrew Ebbett turned out to be an interesting find; his shift deployment showed that not only was he was seeing more than the typical 4th line deployment, he was also a positive corsi player. It suggested he could be a useful talent further down the lineup.
But we look at the bottom six in 2011-12 and we can't help but compare it with the lineup from the year before. Malhotra was a chicken or the egg question - was he being played wholly defensively because he couldn't score? Or was he not scoring because he was only playing defence? It's likely A came first. So, whereas a year before the third line was the killer Torres-Malhotra-Hansen combo, it was now Higgins-Lapierre-Hansen. Three solid players, but clearly a different mix.
(Yes, a glitch in somekindofninja's software spat Marc-Andre Gragnani out as a forward. In an odd way, this makes sense.)
Inventory - Defence
With the loss of Christian Ehrhoff, a hole on the blueline emerged. A healthier Sami Salo and a resurgent Kevin Bieksa filled in much of the gap; Dan Hamhuis chipped in too. But the lineup had a strange balance to it. In 2010-11, there was a fair bit of competition for places. In the 2011-12, not so much. The top four was set for much of the season, while the bottom pairing felt like a revolving door at times.
Off-season Needs
Sami Salo wasn't re-signed; he was done. Chris Tanev was expected to take his role. As ever, finding depth defencemen was the prey.
And then there was the Roberto Luongo situation. Two goalies wasn't the best option; Gillis and company believed a real hockey trade was there for the taking.
Gillis' moves
WIth most of his defencemen locked in long-term, there wasn't much room for tinkering. There was space to add one more defenceman, but at what cost would that be? With the lockout looming large, Gillis mostly tread carefully, not looking to upset the cap-cart. He also clearly figured that getting Luongo off the books would solve most of his problems.
Sami Salo left for Tampa Bay, Aaron Rome got what he could from the market and shuffled off to Dallas, while the momentarily intriguing Gragnani signed with Carolina after receiving no offers from the Canucks.
The lightest season of his career on the trade market, Gillis made no moves in the off-season and just one during the season, sending out apparently failed-prospect Kevin Connauton for Derek Roy, who started well but then fell off the face of the earth.
Free agents
Jason Garrison was the latest of Gillis' defensive free agents. By the end of the year, every one was screaming for more Garrison, as much Garrison as possible, all Garrison, all the time.
Cam Barker's signing was not popular at this site. He needed a lot of massaging, and at times, he did ok. But he was also the cut-rate eight defenceman.
Derek Joslin, Patrick Mullen, Gil Desbiens and Jim Vandermeer were all signed to be fodder on the farm, though there was always a chance that Vandermeer might've suited up for the Canucks had everything gone awry.
Draft picks
Brendan Gaunce is expected to challenge for a job with the team in 2013-14; that's how well-rated he is.
Alex Mallet is another project player. He started the year with the Wolves but struggled to score, eventually ending up in Kalamazoo. He found himself in the ECHL and made a late-season return to the Chicago lineup. Yet another off-the-table selection, Mallet remains far away from making the jump.
Ben Hutton, Wesley Myron and Matthew Beattie were all college-bound though I think you'd only describe Hutton's season as successful. Wesley Myron withdrew from the NCAA over playing time.
Final Assessment
With cap changes looming, Gillis chose to ride out the storm to see what would lie on the other side. He didn't move Luongo before the yardsticks on the big Italian's contract were changed, now many wonder how he will be rid of what is a true noose around his neck.
Signing Jason Garrison was a stroke of genius. Like Hamhuis, Garrison signed a contract that likely wasn't the highest number total, but it was the place he apparently wanted to be.
How he re-tools the forwards this summer will establish his future legacy. The plan has struggled for two years. He'd meant for his team to have a chance every year, but the success playoff failures have highlighted the need for him to find players who can score under duress. The Sedins aren't getting any younger; one day their flame will be weak. What comes next starts now.
"Signing Jason Garrison was a stroke of genius. Like Hamhuis, Garrison signed a contract that likely wasn't the highest number total, but it was the place he apparently wanted to be."
Yes. British Columbia. It isn't anymore genius than the Wild signing the Parise/Suter duo because they wanted to take their talents to Minnesota. A number of GM's could have been geniuses had Parise/Suter accepted their similar contract offers.
"Brendan Gaunce is expected to challenge for a job with the team in 2013-14; that's how well-rated he is."
Or, you know, that is the cap crunch the Canucks face and they'll rush him because they don't trust their 2009 1st rounder.
"(Gillis) also clearly figured that getting Luongo off the books would solve most of his problems."
Actually, it was the opposite. Gillis was in no rush to "give away an all star". Instead, he waited and depressed our former lord and saviour's trade value to the point where giving him away now would be one less burden this offseason.
If signing Samuelsson & Manny were praised as "moneypuck" moves, what would be the appropriate term for giving away Grabner, Luongo & Ballard (in all likelihood) on the cheap?
I'd put Hodgson in that boat...but Gillis "built up" his value by giving him favourable zone starts. Moneypuck! Hence, it must be genius!
And year 3 of the Ballard-as-a-utility-defenseman expirement has, once again, undercut any surplus value provided by Hamhuis' discount.
I guess we have Gillis' "reset" to look forward to. Which may very well just be replacing Roy, Ballard & Luongo with Gaunce, Corrado & Lack.
Which will only put more pressure on the core Gillis inherited to carry the load. And the BC-born defenseman. Can't forget about them!
Are you just reviewing Gillis' term as GM or are you going to have a sixth article tying everything together?
I think there might be a typo in the third sentence of the last paragraph. Either that or I'm too tired to see straight.
Most of the sports journos, pundits, etc were predicting that a lockout was not going to happen - right up until August (when it became clearer that one was, in fact, likely to occur!). Unless Gillis had some inside info (which has never been hinted at before), I doubt he expected a lockout (especially a long one) to happen until mid-summer.
One important "move" that Gillis did make last summer was to juggle his scouting staff around. Harold Snepts was moved from covering the West to helping out with college coverage. Head Scout, Ron Delorme was given the added responsibility of scouting the West. There were a couple of other shifts also. But the Snepts/Delorme shift could be significant in possibly improving the quality of the scouting in B.C. and Western Canada. Under Snepts, it has been atrocious! Could Delorme do a worse job? I doubt it, but not many of us have much faith in our Chief Scout either!
I realize that bringing up signings Gillis didn't make is something of a fool's errand, but the near miss on Justin Schultz certainly added some color to the last offseason. As you've pointed out in this series, the perception was that 2 years ago, GMMG's every transaction turned to gold, and now many feel he can't make a good move to save his life. Missing on Schultz didn't help him with that perception.
Another signing he didn't make was Salo. I seem to recall either Gillis or Gillman on 1040 saying that they fully expected to sign Garrison AND bring Salo back; that they didn't expect anyone to offer him more term and hoped he would play out his career on consecutive 1 year deals, but that they didn't begrudge him taking the security of a 2 year deal in Tampa. I didn't get the impression they cut him loose because he was done, more that they wanted to stay true to their "no term after 35" rule. Certainly had they been successful in bringing Salo back, the left to right imbalance on D this past year wouldn't have been so glaring...
First off nicely done, however I was hoping to see at least Lain in there, I think he will get the 4th line center spot next season, as we need save money at every spot and he's much cheaper than Lappy plus the team needs to shed that dirty/diver player image, which unfortunately Lappy is or was well known to be in that category, which didn't help in the playoffs as the Canucks had one of the most penalties in NHL history iirc in the first round vs the San Jose Sharks, where that ref Sutherland who is well known for his distaste in the Canucks as evidence provided in 2011 playoffs shows, but that's another subject to be discussed in the long summer nights ahead.
Just my quick points about the team,
Canucks defense definitely needs some work, with 4 dmen (Hamhuis, Edler, Garrison, Ballard) who can play in a top 4 role and get paid as such, all naturally play on the LEFT side, another Gillis miscue/oversight.
With all the NTC's Gillis has been handing out like candy, his only real option now with the defense is to move Ballard for whatever he can get, which falls in line with poor asset management as he traded Steve Bernier (superb gritty player in the bottom six forwards for NJ in their cup run), Michael Grabner (speedy/affordable 25 goal scorer) and a 1st round selection (Quinton Howden) in 2010 for Keith Ballard, now the Canucks will be lucky to land a 2nd or 3rd rounder for him. Can't see how Ballard can still fit on this team with the cap going down and needing money/cap space for help up front to fill spots, so he has to be bought out or traded.
Through MG's entire tenure here, he has relentlessly tried to pursue a power forward...unsuccessfully..still waiting for that project in Kassian to come about, ideally he will get a full time spot on the 3rd line, but maybe with a new coach ZK can get a full spot on the Sedin's line, so they can try to create chemistry all season and be force to reckon with come playoff time.
Regarding the Sedins, imo they are the teams best chance to win a Cup, they should be re-signed long term at $5.5M per, however they said they will now sign 1 yr or 2 yr deals till they retire to play in Sweden down the line, presumably once they win the Cup or get too old to try.
Ever since the Sedin's became the #1 line, they have never really had a bonafide 2nd scoring line to help take the heat off of them with the other teams defensive specialists, as other teams know just shut down the twins, and your chances of beating the Canucks greatly increases. Which is another Gillis oversight, as he's too busy trying with projects and hopefuls like Booth, whom is almost like an exact duplicate in the scoring techniques of Kesler (which is not a good thing), as they drive fast to the net and fire off shots with zero creativity and playmaking skills, which the second line desperately needs on the wing, and why Gillis needs to get cap space to acquire a playing/scoring winger to help RK/Booth. At least for Booth MG only gave up probable and eventual UFA players, but Booth has been marred by numerous injuries including multiple concussions, a knee injury, neck injury, sprained right knee, rib injury, left shoulder and left ankle injuries with torn ligaments. And now with all those injuries he may escape the compliance buyout if he is still injured by the time the buyout deadline looms. And with Kesler's rambunctious play, it's hard to believe we will ever see a 2nd line form together long enough to be effective plus create chemistry, with limited cap space and Gillis liking to keep every player he can, as he's too timid, non-impulsive and reserved we may very well see the exact same team that has done nothing in these last two playoffs for the 2013/14 season.
If he keeps all the players intact and just adds prospects to the core players into the lineup and we have another poor showing in the 2014 playoffs, MG will lose his job.
He has to make some trades, his assets include Booth, Burrows, Edler, Hansen, and Ballard after he trades Luongo, he should use one or two of the aforementioned players in a trade to help with the secondary scoring, plus a third line checking/scoring center, fix the 4th line and finally get the right mix of left/right dmen along with a true QB as the teams powerplay was atrocious, which was extremely evident in the playoffs. This offseason is the true test of Gillis and his trade negotiating abilities, especially with a lack of options in the UFA market, I think this summer's top stories will be big blockbuster deals/trades/transactions. Gillis luckily however has probably been creating a repertoire the past year now, just in discussions concerning Luongo, so it should be a bit easier to make said transactions this summer.
no one would take Ballard for free.
June 07 2013, 03:20PM
Now I'm no expert but...
[In this space: 4000 word essay on how GMMG is so terrible Grapes wouldn't even wear him as a jacket, and lets face it, those jackets are pretty bad. Also something about Luongo's contract being more terrible than a box of puppies (the puppies are all called Keith Ballard).]
"If he keeps all the players intact and just adds prospects to the core players into the lineup and we have another poor showing in the 2014 playoffs, MG will lose his job."
What makes you think Gillis is anywhere near being fired?
I mean, certainly I'd LIKE to see Gillis fired. But there really isn't any indication that Aquilini is losing patience, is there?
He's the President & GM; methinks the reason Aquilini just purchased an AHL team is because Gillis convinced him it's a good investment for the development of prospects.
There's probably a better chance Gilman gets promoted to GM and Gillis remains as President.
That's worked out so well in Edmonton...
I agree that one of Gillis' failings has been his inability to build a real 2nd line. One that can be relied on to score. Sure, he's had mis-fires, like Booth. But he has also continually missed on his assessment of Raymond, as a piece of that 2nd line. Is it that he has been so focused on the D?
Maybe not. After all, Gillis does not make judgments and assessments by himself, in a vacuum. He relies on feedback from the coaches as well as other managers (like Lorne Henning and Smyl). Since we are not privy to those discussions, we can only guess. But, perhaps, in a way, AV's radical zone deployment system helped to camouflage the problem.
After all, according to the stats, especially W's, AV's system was reaping fabulous results. In the regular season. But, in the playoffs, teams tighten up their defense. And as everyone knows, without a real 2nd line threat, Vancouver doesn't score if the twins are shut down.
I'm not sure whether AV adopted such radical O zone deployment as a way of compensating for the lack of a 2nd line threat, or whether he would have done it regardless. And, with the 3rd line of 2010-11, when Manny was so reliable, and that line really "dominated" in its own way, it all worked out, mostly, OK. Until they met the Bruins...and Manny and the strong 3rd line was (functionally) gone...as well as other injuries, like Hamhuis, Kesler, etc.
I've been thinking about AV's deployment system for a while. I've only read rave reviews of how effective the system was for the team, both forwards and D. I haven't seen any critiques. I also wonder why, if the system was so rewarding, very few other coaches use it to anywhere near the same degree. Could it be, that there are disadvantages to that level of skewed deployment strategies? I would love to grill a good coach on that question! But, since I don't have one handy, I'll toss out a possibility.
Say a team gives most of its O zone starts to the top line and spreads the starts more evenly for the 2nd line, and then has the bottom six have most of their starts in their end. For the whole regular season. Then, come playoffs, and the top line gets shut down, the team relies on "depth" scoring. Well, for the Canucks, the 2nd line is a weak scoring line. And the 3rd is too, but also hasn't had a whole lot of chances to get better due to their lack of O zone starts (which obviously creates more scoring opportunities). Even more so with our 4th. This spells playoff disaster. And it is not the fault of the Sedins, for god's sake! How many top lines in the playoffs get shut down? Without depth scoring, both Boston and Chicago would be gone already!
Anyway, just a thought. Sorry for the ramblings! It will be interesting to see how the new coach deploys!
"Brendan Gaunce is expected to challenge for a job with the team in 2013-14; that's how well-rated he is."
"Or, you know, that is the cap crunch the Canucks face and they'll rush him because they don't trust their 2009 1st rounder."
100% this.
"Brendan Gaunce is expected to challenge for a job with the team in 2013-14; that's how well-rated he is."
"Or, you know, that is the cap crunch the Canucks face and they'll rush him because they don't trust their 2009 1st rounder."
100% this.
I doubt the Canucks really expect Gaunce to significantly contribute as a 19 year old.
Some teams (the Islanders for example) have a history of rushing young prospects but the Canucks have ZERO history of doing this this.
I doubt the Canucks really expect Gaunce to significantly contribute as a 19 year old.
Some teams (the Islanders for example) have a history of rushing young prospects but the Canucks have ZERO history of doing this this.
The Canucks haven't exactly had the prospects to rush.


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Democrat States Hike Spending at Quadruple the Rate of GOP States
Posted by Patrick M. Gleason, Max Velthoven on Wednesday, May 21st, 2014, 9:17 AM PERMALINK
States under full Democrat control have increased total spending over 400 percent faster than states under full Republican control, according to a newly released analysis by Americans for Tax Reform.
Looking at the National Association of State Budget Officers' most recent state expenditures report, ATR compared the growth in both General Fund and Total Expenditures from 2011 to 2013 in the 13 states where Democrats have unified control of the governor's mansion and both chambers of the legislature, as well as the 24 states where the GOP has total control of state government. Key findings include:
- Significantly higher levels of growth in government spending in the 13 states where Democrats have unified control of the governor's mansion and both chambers of the legislature, compared with the 24 states where the GOP has total control of state government.
- General Fund Expenditures went up 6.25 percent over 2011-2013 in GOP-run states, whereas in Democrat-controlled states General Fund Expenditures went up 9.95 percent. This 3.7 point difference means that Democrat states increased general fund spending 59 percent faster than GOP states since 2010.
- Total Expenditures increased 1.11 percent from 2011-2013 in Republican-run states, whereas Total Expenditures in Democrat-controlled states shot up by 5.55 percent. This 4.44 percent difference means that Democrat-controlled states increased total spending over 400 percent faster than in Republican-run states.
-10 Republican states actually decreased their total expenditures from 2011 to 2013, whereas all Democrat states increased theirs.
This spending analysis follows the release of a recent ATR report on state tax changes since the 2010 election, which found that Democrat governors had enacted nearly 60 billion dollars in tax increases since 2011, while Republican governors have cut taxes by $38 billion during that same period.
It seems the term tax and spend liberal isn't just a cliché. Based on the numbers, if Democrats run your state government, it means, on average, higher taxes and more spending than if Republicans are in charge of state government.
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21 of 22 Indiana House Republicans Break Taxpayer Protection Pledge
Posted by Miriam Roff on Friday, February 17th, 2017, 3:54 PM PERMALINK
Yesterday, the Indiana House of Representatives passed House Bill 1002, which imposes a whopping 34 percent increase in the state's gas tax. Among the 61 representatives who voted for this massive tax hike were 21 Taxpayer Protection Pledge signees.
Despite claims that some legislators in Indianapolis have made, the $0.10 increase in the gas tax does not qualify as a user fee. It's a blatant tax hike on hardworking Hoosiers.
Grover Norquist, president of ATR, noted in the Indy Star how state legislators who voted for this tax hike have betrayed their constituents:
"Most of the Republicans who are in the House and Senate promised their voters they would not raise taxes: some in writing, some in person. Did any of the Republicans thinking of voting for another tax hike on consumers say they would do this when they asked for their citizens' vote in the last election? If not, why double cross their voters."
Following the House vote, Norquist explained how Gov. Eric Holcomb can look to other Republican governors for an approach to tax and transportation policy that is preferable to the one taken by the Indiana House this week:
"Governor Pence opposed and defeated efforts to raise the gas tax in Indiana. Taxpayers certainly hope that Gov. Holcomb will be as strong a defender of taxpayer interests as Pence was/is. The tax and spend lobby obviously hopes that his inexperience will allow the lobbyists to beat him and raise taxes. If the governor wants more road money he could follow the path of Governor Christie of NJ and other states that have insisted that any gas tax be accompanied in the same bill with an income tax cut of greater size. If the advocates of a gas tax will not support an income tax cut to offset the gas tax—they just want higher taxes not more roads."
As a friendly reminder to voters, the following Republican House lawmakers broke their pledge by voting for the gas tax hike this week:
Representative James Baird (R-44), Representative Robert Behning (R-91), Representative Timothy Brown (R-41), Representative Woody Burton (R-58), Representative Martin Carbaugh (R-81), Representative Robert Cherry (R-53), Representative Wes Culver (R-49), Representative Steven Davisson (R-73), Representative Jeff Ellington (R-62), Representative David Frizzell (R-93), Representative Robert Heaton (R-46), Representative Todd Huston (R-37), Representative Don Lehe (R-25), Representative Jim Lucas (R-69), Representative David Ober (R-82), Representative Jerry Torr (R-39), Representative Thomas Washburne (R-64), and Representative Cindy Ziemke (R-55).
Representative Tim Wesco (R-21) deserves kudos, as he was the only Pledge signer to uphold his commitment to voters by voting no on the gas tax increase yesterday.
HB 1002 now heads to the Senate, where it will be voted on in the coming weeks.
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CFPB Officials Making More than the Vice President?
Posted by Daniel Uzi Frydman on Friday, February 17th, 2017, 3:14 PM PERMALINK
Created as part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is possibly the biggest and most financially infuriating failed experiment to come out of Dodd-Frank. While the CFPB claims to be a voice for the "little guy" the Bureau's exorbitant salary's and spending practices highlight just how out of touch CFPB officials are with those on Main Street America.
As a result of power granted under Dodd-Frank and the Obama administration's push to regulate every nook and cranny of American's lives and the economy, the CFPB has evolved into one of the most extreme examples of unaccountable bureaucracy's to date. The CFPB Director is not only immune from standard removal processes by the president, but lacks any Congressional oversight because the CFPB is not subject to the appropriations process, as they receive their funding straight from the Federal Reserve, leaving the taxpayers and their elected representatives in the dust.
Recently released public data shows that the lack of Congressional oversight and other factors have amounted to exorbitant salaries at the CFPB, among other wreck less spending issues. A troubling amount of CFPB employees are being paid more than members of the Senate, the Cabinet, and even the Vice President of the United States.
CFPB employees are enjoying some of the most fluffed salaries in all of D.C., especially when one considers they are a group of unelected bureaucrats supposedly working with the interests of the common American at heart.
Currently, 39 CFPB employees earn more than Vice President Mike Pence's annual salary of $230,000. Additionally, 201 CFPB employees make more than Senate majority and minority leaders Mitch McConnell and Charles Schumer, who earn $193,000 annually. It does not stop there, 54 CFPB employees earn more than Paul Ryan's $223,000 annual earnings. Finally, another 170 CFPB employees earn more than the Attorney General, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Secretaries of Defense and State.
It's all to ironic that the agency that is supposed to be looking out for the little guy is actually padding the pockets of their own employees with exorbitant salaries that rival those of some of Washington's most powerful leaders.
The cherry on top of the paradox that is the CFPB is the Bureau has been plagued in the past for overspending such as headlines last year highlighting the cost of the Bureau's $150,000,000 lair, situated across of the White House. With a purchase price of $150,000,000, it would be fair to assume that this building would come with everything a government agency would need right? Not for the CFPB, in fact, the CFPB ordered up a grand $216,000,000 renovation for the building.
The CFPB website claims, "We arm people with the information, steps, and tools that they need to make smart financial decisions." Funny, when according to CFPB, their office renovations were to include a public plaza featuring "sunken gardens, cascading waterfalls on reflective carnelian granite, a 'living wall,' timber lounges, sculptural seating, a reflecting fountain, a covered 'porch' canopy with wisteria and a bronze kiosk," costing the taxpayers $285.32 per square foot.
Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI), former Chairman of the House Financial Services Oversight Subcommittee, criticized the CFPB last year on this issue saying, "DC may be the only place on Earth where it is considered 'reasonable' for a federal bureaucracy to spend over $200,000,000 to renovate a building it doesn't own — a full $50,000,000 more than the building is worth."
The exorbitant salaries, the expensive downtown building, the $216,000,000 renovation, and the "public plaza" are just a few symptoms of an out of control agency that is not subject to congressional oversight or appropriations. The 115th Congress should look to reign in the CFPB by placing the Bureau under the Congressional appropriations process.
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Tax Reform Must Preserve the Deduction for Advertising Costs
Posted by Natalie De Vincenzi, Alexander Hendrie on Friday, February 17th, 2017, 10:00 AM PERMALINK
2017 marks a once-in-a-generation opportunity to pass comprehensive, pro-growth tax reform. As lawmakers move forward with tax reform, they must retain the ability of businesses to deduct advertising costs. Eliminating or removing this deduction would distort business decisions and undermines the goals of growth, simplicity, and equity that drive tax reform.
[ATR letter in support of preserving advertising deduction]
Treating Advertising Costs Differently From Other Business Decisions Would Distort the Tax Code: Advertising is one of many costs of doing business that firms are properly allowed to deduct, and has been treated as such in the tax code for more than 100 years. Other costs to businesses include wages and other forms of compensation, travel, and rent.
There is little difference between advertising costs and these other business expenses. Changing current law would needlessly create a bias against investing in advertising. In turn, this would encourage businesses to make economically inefficient decisions based on tax reasons.
Eliminating the Advertising Deduction Would Have Drastic Economic Consequences: Past tax reform proposals have called for limiting or eliminating the advertising deduction as a "pay-for" in tax reform. However, any revenue raised in this way would be dwarfed by the negative impacts to the economy.
In total, advertising directly or indirectly supports almost 22 million jobs and $5.8 trillion in total economic output. Every dollar of advertising spending generates $22 of economic activity. Advertising associated with local radio and television is alone projected to contribute more than $1 trillion in economic output and 1.38 million jobs.
Preserving the Deductibility of Advertising is Consistent With the Principles of the "Better Way" Tax Reform Blueprint: One of the most pro-growth changes in the House Republican blueprint is the creation of a "cash-flow" business tax that allows businesses to immediately deduct the costs associated with necessary expenses like the purchase of tangible and intangible assets.
This gives business owners a zero percent rate on dollars spent when they invest in their business, which in turn drives stronger growth, and helps create more jobs and higher wages. In fact, implementation of immediate full business expensing would lead to an estimated long-term GDP growth of 5.4 percent and create more than one million jobs, according to the Tax Foundation.
Implementing full business expensing is a vital step toward creating a pro-growth tax code. At the same time, taking the existing treatment of advertising costs in the other direction by forcing it to be depreciated over multiple years makes no economic sense and undermines both the economic gains and the rationale for moving to full business expensing.
As part of the tax reform conversation, legislators should oppose any proposal that removes the ability of businesses to deduct advertising costs as a necessary business expense. Limiting this provision would undermine economic growth, the principles of the "Better Way" blueprint, and completely distorts business decisions.
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FCC fraud prevention protects taxpayers and low-income Americans
Posted by Celeste Arenas on Thursday, February 16th, 2017, 3:35 PM PERMALINK
Executive Director of Digital Liberty Katie McAuliffe published an op-ed on the Hill demonstrating why the FCC needs better fraud prevention in light of a criminal case wasting hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds and failing to serve low-income Americans with no communication access.
"In 2010 the FCC became aware of $6.5 million fraudulently obtained by Sandwich Isles Communications owner, Albert Hee, from the USF's High Cost program. But the agency waited 4 years to take action. During the FCC's inaction, more than $100 million in taxpayer dollars meant to help the disconnected lined the pockets of Albert Hee.
The FCC must actively prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in the distribution and allocation of taxpayer funds. The cost of fraudulent companies and their subsequent, lengthy investigations detracts from funds specifically designed for assisting low income Americans in accessing communications technology."
Read the full article here.
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ATR Supports H.R. 1051, the Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act
Posted by Natalie De Vincenzi on Thursday, February 16th, 2017, 12:14 PM PERMALINK
One of the many Obamcare tax hikes was an income tax increase that increased the threshold at which Americans could deduct out of pocket medical expenses. Prior to Obamacare, this threshold allowed Americans to deduct any out of pocket medical expense that exceeded 7.5 percent of their annual adjusted income, but Obamacare raised this threshold to 10 percent. This increase has a large effect on many including the elderly who typically have high medical expenses and the least flexibility in their income.
Representative McSally (R-AZ) has introduced legislation, H.R. 1051, the Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act, to put a stop to these Obamacare tax increases and provide much needed tax relief for seniors and the middle class. Last year, the legislation passed with bipartisan support with a vote of 261-147 and as such, it should have no problem being passed again this year. Americans for Tax Reform supports this legislation and urges all members of Congress to support it as well. See the letter here or below:
February 16, 2017
The Honorable Martha McSally
United States House of Representatives
510 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Congresswoman McSally,
I write in support of H.R. 1051, the Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act, legislation to stop Obamacare's 2017 tax increases on out of pocket medical expenses and provide tax relief to Americans. This piece of legislation easily passed in the last Congress with large bipartisan support and will most likely pass again with widespread support.
Seniors and the middle class bear the brunt of Obamacare's tax increases. Prior to passage of Obamacare, Americans could deduct out of pocket medical expenses that exceed 7.5 percent of their adjusted annual income. 10.2 million families used this tax provision in 2012 with an average of under $8,500 in medical expenses claimed. More than half of the families that used this provision made less than $50,000 per year.
Thanks to Obamacare, this threshold increased to 10 percent for most families, and on January 1, 2017 it also increased for seniors. This tax hike represents President Obama once again violating his "firm pledge" against "any form of tax increase" on any American earning less than $250,000.
Typically, the elderly have the costliest medical expenses and require greater medical care. In addition, they typically no longer have an influx of income, instead relying on their savings. Obama's tax increase from 7.5 to 10 percent will have a ringing effect on seniors, who often no longer have an influx of income.
H.R. 1051 stops this tax increase on seniors and reinstates the older, lower threshold for medical expenses for all Americans. This tax hike represents yet another way Obamacare has hurt American families, who were already struggling to receive the medical care they need.
Americans for Tax Reform supports the Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act and urges all members of Congress to support and co-sponsor this important legislation to relieve Obamacare's tax burden on the middle class and seniors.
Grover G. Norquist
President, Americans for Tax Reform
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Congress Should Dump the U.S. Sugar Program this Valentines Day.
Posted by Daniel Uzi Frydman on Tuesday, February 14th, 2017, 1:30 PM PERMALINK
This Valentine's Day, consumers will spend an average of $136.57 on gifts and sweets for that special someone. For these millions of love struck candy consumers, a few extra dollars in their pockets would make it an even sweeter time of year. Yet the heartbreaking truth is that the cost of purchasing that box of chocolates or candy hearts this year is artificially high thanks to the not so sweet U.S. Sugar Program.
The U.S. Sugar Program is a relic of the Great Depression, and since its inception in 1934 the program has mutated into a crony capitalistic monster, with U.S. taxpayers, consumers, and manufacturers footing the bill for this costly and backwards program.
The Sugar Program is the antithesis of free-market policy as it provides a plethora of sweetheart deals to a small handful of big sugar producers, including generous taxpayer backed subsidies, price floors, and import quotas. As a result of these sweetheart deals for Big Sugar, taxpayer costs have gone up, jobs have been destroyed, and American consumers have received only heartburn from increased prices.
Survival of the Sugar Program is a result of the sweet subsidized life support taxpayers serve up every year. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) the U.S. Sugar Program will cost taxpayers more than $138 million over the next 10 years in addition to the billions in annual hidden taxes American consumers pay at the grocery store.
In addition to taxpayer costs, such protectionist policies have created artificially high domestic sugar prices for consumers. In August of 2015, U.S. sugar prices were ¢33.13 per pound, more than double the world price of ¢15.57. It is estimated American families pay an average of $125, or a total of $2 billion, in higher grocery prices and taxes annually because of the program. While artificially high prices and restricted competition bode well for producers, domestic manufacturers alternatively have been discarded like an empty candy wrapper.
Domestic sugar-using manufacturers competing globally, but purchasing domestic sugar at a rate roughly twice that of the global price, are dealt a severe disadvantage and have had to either cuts jobs or move their business abroad. The U.S. Department of Commerce estimates that for every one sugar-growing job saved by the Sugar Program, approximately three manufacturing jobs are lost. Over a 13-year period, domestic sugar-using industries have seen a 17 percent decline in employment, amounting to an annual loss of nearly 10,000 jobs in the U.S. food industry.
When it comes to winners in this sticky situation, it is not American consumers but a handful of domestic sugar producers,- unless you also count international competitors. Where the American consumer and manufacturer have suffered, less than 4,500 producers have prospered. To put it simply, the U.S. Sugar Program is forcing American consumers and taxpayers to pay artificially higher prices for sugar and sugar related products in order to subsidize and protect a small number of sugar producers from free-market competition.
It has been almost a century since the great depression, and it is high time Congress reforms this rotten relic. As the 115th Congress begins discussions over the coming 2018 Farm Bill, lawmakers should look to trim the unnecessary fat that is the U.S. Sugar Program. Doing so will not only protect the 600,000 U.S. jobs in food industries that use sugar, but will reduce the harm to taxpayers and give consumers a much needed break on Valentine's Day for years to come.
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Johnson Introduces Bill Urging Obamacare Repeal
Posted by Marc Dupont on Tuesday, February 14th, 2017, 12:00 PM PERMALINK
Michigan State Representative Steven Johnson (R) recently introduced House Resolution 13, a state resolution calling on Congress to begin the process of repealing Obamacare.
HR 13 has been referred to the House Committee on Health Policy. By approving HR 13, Michigan would send an important message to Washington to repeal Obamacare, along with the 20 tax increases included within.
"I applaud Rep. Johnson for his leadership on this important issue," said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform. "Big government local politicians like New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio frequently tell Congress what they would like them to do. As such, it's important for pro-taxpayer state legislators to also make their voice heard in Washington, which Michigan can do by passing Rep. Johnson's resolution."
Other states are expected to introduce similar resolutions in the coming weeks urging Congress to repeal and replace Obamacare. As Congress tends to this issue over the coming weeks, Americans for Tax Reform encourages all states to follow Michigan's lead in sending this important message to Washington.
Click here for a list of all 20 tax increases included in Obamacare.
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ATR Joins Coaliton Urging Durbin Amendment Repeal
Posted by Justin Sykes on Friday, February 10th, 2017, 9:49 AM PERMALINK
Americans for Tax Reform this week joined a coalition of free market organizations urging House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling to maintain provisions repealing the Durbin Amendment in the Financial CHOICE Act moving forward.
The Durbin Amendment was enacted as part of the Dodd-Frank Act and was touted as a benefit to consumers. However, since enactment the Durbin Amendment has failed to deliver the promised benefits to consumers, and has instead led to reduced access to traditional banking services and driven up the number of "unbanked" Americans.
The coalition letter states, "The burdensome costs of the Durbin Amendment, like so many other ill-conceived regulations born of Dodd-Frank, have become fully clear with the passage of time. This gives the 115th Congress a crucial to opportunity to enact reform...We therefore urge you you to keep the provision repealing the Durbin Amendment in the new version of the bill."
The full letter can be found here.
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Democrat Governor Jim Justice Proposes Largest Tax Hike in West Virginia History
Posted by Paul Blair on Thursday, February 9th, 2017, 12:10 AM PERMALINK
In his State of the State Address Wednesday night, Governor Jim Justice (D-W.V.) proposed the largest tax hike in state history, increasing the sales and gas tax and creating a new Commercial Activities Tax. These proposals stand in stark contrast to his rhetoric on the campaign trail, where he spent nearly all of 2016 promising he would not raise taxes.
To suggest that Justice lied his way into office would be quite the understatement.
The state faces a $500 million overspending problem in the 2018 fiscal year, according to an estimate from the governor's office.
His proposal to raise the sales tax from 6 percent to 6.5 percent, when combined with a local average of an additional .2 percent would bring the West Virginia average total local sales tax to the second highest in the region, ahead of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky. This regressive tax increase would incentivize even more online and cross-border retail sales, a loss for small businesses that rely on competitive tax rates to keep residents in state for retail purchases.
The proposal also included eliminating the sales tax exemption for advertising and an undisclosed list of sales exemption eliminations for services, a proposal that was defeated 92-2 in 2016 by the House. If passed, this base expansion and sales tax rate hike would constitute more than $180 million in annual tax hikes.
The governor also proposed a 10 cent per gallon gas tax hike, which would bring the state gas tax burden from 33.2 cents per gallon to 43.2 cents per gallon, making it the second highest taxed in the region, behind only Pennsylvania. On top of the 18.4 cents federal excise tax, the total tax burden for a gallon of gas would rise to an astounding 61.6 cents per gallon. Such an increase would incentivize truckers and travelers to skip over the Mountain State when fueling up, on top of imposing a regressive hike on low and middle-income commuters who live in state.
The final significant tax hike proposed by Justice included the creation of a new gross receipts tax of .2 percent, representing a $214 million annual tax hike. This tax hike imposed on a business regardless of profits represents a massive step backwards in tax policy as it has long been recognized that these taxes are inefficient and cripple growth. That's precisely why most states have eliminated these taxes, which were more popular a century ago.
One year after neighboring Kentucky imposed gross receipts tax in 2005 it was repealed when lawmakers realized the grave mistake they had made in disadvantaging some companies over others while damaging new businesses and depressing new investment. Is this Gov. Justice's goal? To replicate the failure of Kentucky's misguided tax that discouraged investment? Read more from the Tax Foundation here.
Additional tax and fee increases include:
- Increase in DMV license fee from $30 to $50;
- Increase in beer tax;
- Increase in wholesale markup on liquor;
In total, Justice is proposing $450 million in tax and fee hikes while suggesting a spending cut of merely $26.6 million, which constitutes a rounding error in the context of this massive proposal to increase the burden of government on West Virginia taxpayers.
Instead of taking a step back towards unworkable tax policies of the Great Depression, the legislature to embrace 21st century tax reform that has inspired growth in states like North Carolina. Broadening the base, lowering corporate, sales, and income tax rates can all be accomplished without imposing unaffordable tax hikes on Mountain State residents. The legislature would be wise to reject all of Jim Justice's tax hikes and take him at his word throughout his 2016 campaign that West Virginians "are hurting enough. We don't need to increase taxes."
The state must focus on spending restraint and reforming the tax code to inspire, not inhibit economic growth.


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Isa Nacewa was successful with three attempts in the first period before adding another two in the second to keep the visitors comfortably at the top of the RaboDirect PRO12 league table.
Connacht responded with tries from Tiernan O'Halloran and Ethienne Reynecke, but it wasn't enough as they fell to their ninth defeat of the domestic season.
Despite several important games coming up, Leinster chose to field a strong side against the Irish minnows, but they struggled to replicate recent performances in the first half.
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Nacewa continued his fine individual performance in the second period with a further penalty, but scrum-half Isaac Boss was sin-binned for the visitors. It proved costly as O'Halloran went over for the hosts, but Jarvis was once again off target with the conversion.
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Tries: O'Halloran, Reynecke
Pen: Jarvis
For Leinster:
Pen: Nacewa 5
Connacht: 15 Gavin Duffy (C), 14 Brian Tuohy, 13 Eoin Griffin, 12 Kyle Tonetti, 11 Tiernan O'Halloran, 10 Niall O'Connor, 9 Paul O'Donohoe, 8 John Muldoon, 7 Johnny O'Connor, 6 Mick Kearney, 5 Mike McCarthy, 4 George Naoupu, 3 Ronan Loughney, 2 Adrian Flavin, 1 Brett Wilkinson.
Replacements: 16 Ethienne Reynecke, 17 Denis Buckley, 18 Dylan Rogers, 19 Eoin McKeon, 20 TJ Anderson, 21 Frank Murphy, 22 Matthew Jarvis, 23 Henry Fa'afili.
Leinster: 15 Isa Nacewa, 14 David Kearney, 13 Eoin O'Malley, 12 Brendan Macken, 11 Andrew Conway, 10 Ian Madigan, 9 Isaac Boss, 8 Leo Auva'a, 7 Kevin McLaughlin/Shane Jennings, 6 Rhys Ruddock, 5 Damian Browne, 4 Leo Cullen (c), 3 Jamie Hagan, 2 Richardt Strauss, 1 Jack McGrath.
Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Heinke van der Merwe, 18 Nathan White, 19 Devin Toner, 20 Shane Jennings/Jordi Murphy, 21 John Cooney, 22 Noel Reid/Fionn Carr, 23 Luke Fitzgerald.
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