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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by DarrellH, Jul 23, 2013.
Who would they choose? A past Olympic champion? Plushy? Rodnina? Gordeeva?
Probably Plushenko.
As much as I'm for a skater, I think no on Plushenko. It will likely be someone of a larger significance in Russian Olympic sports. Who that would be I have no clue, but I bet zero dollars on it being Plushy. I'd bet higher odds on a hockey player. If there is some type of relay run where several people are chosen to carry the torch on a final lap type of thing, I could see Rodnina a high possibility for a skater choice.
You may be right about a hockey player. or a cross country skier
The old hockey player..maybe Tretiak? or other famous players in the Soviet Red Army..They were incredible..the whole NHL was nothing compered them
Would it really be a good idea to have Plushy if he's competing, though? Cathy Freeman lit the cauldron for us in Sydney and ran, but running is not a judged sport where reputation is king and accusations of fixing/corruption run rife...
If he's not competing, I think he will definitely have some part in it. He's a huge part of their Winter Olympic history and it would be fitting for someone of his stature to take part.
I think a relay around the stadium is always a bit cool because that's where you put your greats.
I hope whoever lights the cauldron isn't someone who is also going to be competing. I would rather it's an older Olympic legend which Russia has many to choose from.
Don't choose a Russian ice dancer. With the amount of bleach and hair product they use, standing near an open flame is just asking for trouble.
Plushy will carry the Olympic torch in St. Petersburg.
Can't imagine it will be an active competitor. If Plushenko will indeed be well enough to be a part of the Russian team, I think it's far more likely that he'll be the Russian flagbearer.
Yes, Tretiak!
I assume Putin will again show his strength, and throw a burning bear to light the flame...
In giving it some more thought, I doubt they'd choose a woman (even Rodnina). This is a very male-centric government at the moment.
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I would never imagine them choosing Johnny to light it. But, if the current Russian administration continues with their homophobia, I can imagine him protesting by roasting some marshmallows on it ;-)
I'd bet on someone with hockey. Like a captain from one of the gold winning teams. Its too bad Larisa Lazutina had the doping allegations!
Irina Rodnina?!
The Protopopovs? You get one man and one woman. They're married so you get the romantic angle. And, of course, they changed the sport of figure skating.
I thought about the Protopopovs, but didn't they give up their Russian citizenships?
ETA: They defected to Switzerland in 79.
The Protopopovs have gone to Russia in recent years but that may not be "light the torch" worthy.
My personal choice would be the Protopopovs. If it is to be just one male from figure skating I think it should be Artur Dmetriev. My gut says it will not be someone from figure skating, but Plushy will be the flag bearer.
BBQ Bear sounds delicious.
If a figure skater does light the Olympic torch, I'd love to see Irina Rodnina be given the honors. Besides Midori Ito in 1998, has any other figure skater lit the Olympic flame?
So far most posters have mentioned winter Olympians. I'm thinking it may be someone like Larisa Latynina. After all, until Michael Phelps came along, she was the most prolific medalist in Olympic history.
I just sort of assumed that since it's the Winter Olympics they would have a winter Olympian do the honor, but if they open it up to any legendary Olympic figure, than Larisa Latynina would be a great choice as well.
plushenko will be flag bearer
i would think the torchlighter would be someone from skating
A figure skater lit the 1984 Olympic flame.
Well, obviously, it won't be anyone who is gay. Or anyone who "looks" to be gay. Or anyone who officials might suspect is gay.


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Just in our reach of the Mo. River since bank stabilization and Navigation project we have reduced the Mo. Rivers water carrying capacity by 67%. We have reduced natural sediment transportation to just 2% of its historical sediment transportation. This sediment transportation Deprivation plays a vital roll in the Continued Loss of Vital La Gulf Coast Wetlands which are Detrimental to ALL of North Americas Migratory species that call the Gulf Coast their wintering grounds.
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I am a firm believer in propolis. Started taking it daily in May last year. My allergies always freak out in Mid October. They did not this past year. I am sure that propolis played a major role. I also am eating alot more honey than ever before so maybe it was a combination of the two. I tried to get my wife to take it with me but she did not like the look of it. Well, after she was all snotted up this past fall and I was not, she became a convert.
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Re: i NEED HELP/Training weather?
It did not seam excessive Just a bit unexpected. I have felt it a few times but this day was windy compared to most days here in Beaufort. The boat handled very well. it seemed to get in a slot and stay there on its own if and when I had it trimmed properly. Until the gust then she swings up. I think its normal from what I have read but just a little stronger than I expected. The boat accelerates great. I can feel her take off and here the water from off the stern getting loud. Its a great feeling. We could have used another person. Putting the boat back away in the slip was a pain in the but. I bounced off the dock on the nose the wind drove me up. I couldnt stop it. Thats a bad feeling when you know youre going to hit and you have no control.
Thanks for the guidance. Cant wait to do it a gain
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Getting some weather helm on a gust is normal. It's what you want as long as it's not excessive. Excessive would be if you have to exert a lot of force and put the rudder hard over to bring it back. The worst situation is lee helm, whereby the bow falls off in a gust. Lee helm is dangerous because wind pressure is not relieved and you can get knocked down.
I've found that the things which reduce weather helm are 1. mast position: If your headstay is too long, it shifts the center of the sail aft, leveraging the boat around the mast when a gust hits. Tensioning the head and backstays correctly and getting the mast rake set where it should be seems to make a huge difference. 2. Moving the pocket of the sail forward with a cunningham makes a surprising difference with minimal effort. 3. Avoiding having those "racing" sails on. Rarely do I ever hoist a 160 genny or the maxxed out racing main that came with the boat. They just tend to overpower as soon as the wind gets > about 10 knots and are really best for light wind. It seems to me that for all around sailing, 100% sails are where the most stability can be found.
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Heading up is a gust is the result of weather helm. You want a little weather helm to give some feedback. I personally do not like the feel of a completely balanced helm. Easing the main down the traveller a little will help with rounding up, or just let it come up a little and enjoy the lift.
You can also depower the mainsail by hardening up on the outhaul, the backstay and the cunningham if you have one. That will flatten the sail.
Keep getting used to the feel of the boat and it will start to come more naturally.
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Just a quick report on the weekend sail.
I went on Sunday instead of Saturday. It was a great day. I was a bit petrofied leaving the slip. I wated for the tide to turn so it would help me out of the slip. The wind was from the north and steady and strong. Gust to around 26. I just had the new Bimini put on this past week. It works like a sail. idid not expect it to move the boat like that. The C&C 30 handeled real good. I stayed with the 115% head and 1 reef in the main. All I can say is that was living. I was scaired a bit. But after I got away from the things I could hit it was much better. Gowing down I was flying. Here is the new Bimini's see if you like it? Its takes a bit getting use to.
The boat seamed to want to head up in a gust? any way to control this? I would see a puff coming and let the main out in a hurry to try and dump some wind but the nose still moved toward the wind. the further we heeled the worce it got?
Thanks again for all the advice.
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I'm kind of new at the big boat thing. I have owned it for 2 years now
and have had some great days sailing but no with any wind really. Well
this weekend will offer a cold front with some good wind to practice
Here is what the weather man is calling for.
NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft...subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the
afternoon. A chance of showers...mainly in the morning.
Sat Night
NW winds 10 to 15 kt...increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 ft.
N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Sun Night
NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft...building to 4 to 5 ft after midnight.
Do you think I would need to reef in this weather? Like I said I have
had plenty of days in 8 to sa 14 knots of wind. So what's your
recommendation to a newby in this weather?
Thanks for your help.
Keep in mind my sail inventory
1) Working head 110% sail with 2 reef points.
2) Working Main sail
3) Racing main sail
3) 135% Genoa
4) 155% Genoa
5) 170% drifter
6) asymmetrical kite with sock.
Thanks again for your help. I need anybody's specific advice on how
the C&C 30 MK1 handles this kind of air.
Then, when you get ballsy, throw up some more canvass.
If you're going out when there's no wind - you're not sailing.
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Barry nailed it.. A reef in the main and the small jib will be a good starting point for you. Easy to remove the reef if it turned out unnecessary. Anything over 10 knots true and you're probably fine with the smaller headsail, esp when beating, anyway. On the downwind leg just reach back and forth and practice your gybes rather than run DDW with small sails.
Like Paul said you've got a good boat for it. Time to find that out for yourself.
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The C&C30 MkI is a fantastic boat in a good strong breeze, very stable, very stiff and very well mannered. It's one of the stiffest boats they ever made. You will give up before the boat does.
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I have not sailed C&C 30, bit I have sailed lots of C&C 29's.
My rule for reefing: If you ask youself the question "Should I reef?" The answer is "YES". Since you have asked the question, the answer is .....
Put the racing sails in your garage. Put the asym there as well. Bring out the racing sails when you get into racing. Hire an instructor to help you rig fly and douse the asym - there is lots to learn about that sail.
Use the Dacron sails. I gather that you foresail / headsail is a hank-on sail. Hank on the 110 at the dock, put one reef in and lash it down. When you raise you main, put one reef in. It is easier to shake reefs than to put them in.
Re: i NEED HELP/Training weather?
Sounds like you're in Charleston! There is no racing this weekend (except at the CofC, and that's a college invitational), so you should probably not use the racing main and stick with the dacron working sails. You didn't mention how many crew or where you plan to go, but if you go offshore, I'd stick with those same sails and reef as others have mentioned. 15-20 frequently turns into "gusting to 25 or 30" when you get out there, so I'd definitely reef before going out.
Re: i NEED HELP/Training weather?
You going out by yourself, or have crew? If you have crew, try it with a full main and the 135. If by yourself, go conservative and put in a reef or two plus the 110.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – Less than one week away from its regular season opener, the Green Bay volleyball team held an open scrimmage on Saturday afternoon at the Kress Center, giving fans their first look at new head coach Michaela Franklin's 2013 squad.
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Quote from: TwT on January 16, 2009, 10:13:35 PMI never thought of the new crops being the cause but after reading this open my eye's that they could behttp://www.naturalnews.com/025287.htmlAnd if they affect the honey bee that way what are those GM foods doing to the people (and animals) that eat them? Diabetes, Obeseity, Physical and Pyschological disorders, and more, don't you think?
All that argument aside, MANY hundreds of men, all smarter than you and I have worked and tested this stuff for years with the express goal of feeding the world... (one of the true humanatirian jobs left) AND have tested this stuff for things we cannot even dream of...... the spend milllions of hours developing crops that work against one insect or virus,,, in that testing they also know which ones it DOESN"T harm....... and they know how important bees are (as well as teh people they feed)........
something else to throw in.if the goal of gm crops is to feed the world, there is a large tree hugger movement that doesn't want to see that happen. they are the same people who want 3rd world countries kept from developing their own energy source, etc. feeding people saves lives. people destroy the earth. those people and industries that might extend life and save lives are the enemy. they must be destroyed.


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MLB.com Columnist
Barry M. Bloom
Series return a testament to Rangers' resolve
Bloom: Series return a testament to Texas' resolve
ARLINGTON -- Getting to the World Series once is tough enough, but getting there two years in a row in this three-tiered postseason format is really beyond the pale. No one knows that any better than Nolan Ryan, the Hall of Fame pitcher and president of the now repeat American League champion Texas Rangers. Ryan had a 27-year career that ended in 1993 before another round of playoffs was added. He won the World Series as a bit player with the Miracle Mets in 1969 and never again saw the long shadows of late October on a ballfield. "Until you go through your career trying to get to the World Series and be a world champion, you don't know how hard it is," Ryan said on Saturday night. "To get an opportunity like this so late in my life and my career, I'm probably more appreciative of it now than I've ever been."
Now 64, he's done it for the first time as a baseball executive in back-to-back years. His club's 15-5 drubbing of the Tigers in Game 6 of the AL Championship Series attests to that. The Rangers won the best-of-seven series, four games to two, and what's ahead of them is a highly anticipated second shot at a World Series title, beginning on Wednesday night in either St. Louis or Milwaukee. The long road for Ryan began as a skinny, hard-throwing kid from Alvin, Texas, who went on to set a Major League record by tossing 5,714 strikeouts. But the long road for these Rangers began late in the evening of this past Nov. 1 after the Giants eliminated them in five World Series games. In the same clubhouse where they celebrated on Saturday night, the club sat around digesting what had just happened: Edgar Renteria's stunning seventh-inning, three-run homer off Cliff Lee. Brian Wilson's punchout of Nelson Cruz to end a dream season in which the Rangers ascended to the World Series for the first time in their history. It was then, said Rangers general manager Jon Daniels while standing on the mound not long after the game had ended on Saturday night, that this club made a commitment to do it all over again. "The guys were sitting around trying to digest what had happened to them and I got a sense that was instantaneous," he said. "They had already shifted their focus to next year. I mean, most of those guys are back. We didn't have a lot of turnover. You saw it. They were focused all year long." As tough as it is to repeat in the Majors today, the Rangers know that they still have the toughest assignment still ahead of them. They are the first AL team to play in the World Series in back-to-back seasons since the Yankees did it four times in a row from 1998-2001. No AL team has lost the Fall Classic in consecutive years since the Yankees of 1963-64. In between, the Dodgers of 1977-78 and the Braves of 1991-92 were the only National League teams to do it. And now the Rangers will be stepping up to the plate, trying to complete the job that last year they failed to accomplish. "All of this is hard work, but it's fun work," said Rangers center fielder Josh Hamilton. "This is where we want to be. It's hard to repeat, there's no doubt about it. You have a lot of teams that gear up to try to beat you. It says a lot about our guys and their determination. They want to be winners." It was only a little more than a year ago that the Rangers came out of bankruptcy and were sold at a court auction to the current ownership group that is headed by Ryan, who now holds the club's vote at all Major League meetings. The franchise has become Commissioner Bud Selig's poster team for competitive balance. With a player payroll of $92.1 million, they are ranked 13th in the big leagues overall and seventh in the AL. It should be noted that the nine top paying teams in MLB this year, including the Yankees, Red Sox and Cubs, either didn't make it the playoffs or were eliminated in the first round. Last year, as the Rangers struggled for financial stability, they went to the World Series with a payroll of $55.2 million, 27th out of the 30 MLB teams. Thus, success at this level comes with a sizable commitment from ownership all the way down to the equipment manager. "It's amazing and exciting," Ryan said. "The hardest thing to do is repeat. But our guys -- I saw it in Spring Training -- they were determined to get another shot at the World Series and being world champions. They had that attitude all year. And it showed." Now they have a rare opportunity. Another shot at it. A luxury Ryan never had as a player. They have the AL championship trophy in hand, but that's only for those who finish second best. Ryan said he doesn't wear last year's World Series ring. It's home in a locked box. He's determined that will change. "Oh, there's no doubt that the hard work is still ahead of us," he acknowledged. "We haven't finished what we set out to do. We have to win four more games."
Barry M. Bloom is national reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Boomskie on Baseball. Follow @boomskie on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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We've just finished a major redesign of PHR, and we're now looking for the right kind of cars to feature.We have the reputation of doing mostly g-Machines (Pro-Touring cars), but there are lots of others out there. Post what kind of car you'd like to see more of:street/strip carsdrag race onlymore g-Machinesevery-day drivers (slower than 12-sec ET)best-of-the-best (over-the-top cars like Chicayne, The Mule, or the g-Force 'Cuda)otherThe next question is, what price range of cars are you most interested in (including cost of the car)?under $10,000under $25,000under $40,000Sky is the limit
I like street/strip cars. Something that is basically a good all around runner. Cars that do only one thing (like drag only or g machines) but not very well don't impress me. I am an engine guy but I spend most of my article reading time focused on the chassis and seeing how well it works for the intended purpose.I'd like to see one of each of those price range cars in every issue. It could provide a figurative pathway for the reader to progress along with his own project/interest. If the reader's own car is at the 10k level the he can relate and compare with the under 10k feature car. Then he can look toward the next step up , the 25k feature. Then start long term dreams with the higher budget projects.
Okay, so no favorite price range--all are good. Street-strip cars preferrable. Anybody else have an opinion?
i like street,strip cars also
When you say street/strip cars, my understanding is that you mean a guy who actually brings it to the track regularly and drives it daily (or could drive it daily). Those would be cars you might see at the Hot Rod Pump Gas Drags or in MSD True Street.Among our management is the feeling that a lot of readers don't actually mean street/strip when they say it. Apparently, some readers only want to know if their car could run a certain ET without the actual mess of going to the track. Is this what you really mean? (i.e. it would be nice to know my car could do 11-sec ETs--if I wanted to--but I won't actually go.)
i like the pro street cars and street/stripcars and yes the cars that are run on the street and at the strip and have good et.look in the back issues like the 80's that would be a good start in cars that us the consumers would want to see ..the g-machines are ok but thier missing the point thiese cars that detroit built in the 60-70's where not gmachines only builtto go fast and to have fun if detroit wanted to build g-machines thay would have if we wanted gmachines we would of bought a europen cars hence(bmw,porshe,ferarri,lamboughini,ect. but we didnt so go back to the roots of the magazine... start ther
real cars and real ppl not trailer queens
Do you think there is any place in the magazine for those cars that represent the cutting edge in our hobby? Cars such as the g-Force 'Cuda, The Mule, or Chicayne? Should they only be in Hot Rod? These would be considered trailer queens by most people.
There is a place for everything, the really outrageous cars can give up single ideas to the average rodder, how to conceal wiring, or run accessories, or route exhaust.. They may be unreachable in total, but little pieces can find homes anywhere. If you find something unique, original, or even something mainstream that is really "just right" we want to see it.. Jim W
I really like it when you do something and actually go test it. Think back to early Project X. They built it, they went to the track, they tried stuff AT the track, they told you if worked or not etc.Absolutely sick of the lame easy way out of using Quarter Jr simulators. Way too often magazine take that route and then when it actually gets to the track it chokes. That's what we need to see....it looked good on paper...but take it out and actually DO it and go through what it takes to actually do it. Too many bench racers out there that can quote all the magazines but don't have a clue what it really takes to build a 12, 11, 10 or 9 sec streetable car.Think back years ago to the 454 and 406" 500 HP motors that were taken to the track. Idea was to settle the big block/small block argument. They had lots of problems and never got a good run in supposedly.That would have been fine to say....but they ended up doing the simulator. Everyone I know laughed about it. In fact, it recently came up among a few friends who remembered and still called BS. Primarliy because we had all talked to some of the players involved and the found out the HP numbers were WAY off and the cars actually wouldn't fall out of a tree. THAT would have been better to print. Let us experience the good and the bad with you. Everything isn't magic..we know it.The super High End deals are neat, but I rarely give them more than a second glance even in person. Pretty..but I'll wander the pits looking at a doorslammer anyday and crawl all over it.JIM
Bingo!Even if you can't make the print for the next month, you can discuss it here or create a "late breaking news" forum. I have seen more printed "failures" as of late, but even they include copouts like corrected or composite times or the already mentioned simulators. Getting to a point where no one laughs when magazine articles are quoted during bench racing should be an industry wide goal. Most folks know that the times in certain mags are easy to beat, while others are suspiciously hard to match, and that brand loyalty makes some produce laughably weak engines from certain marques.I guess the tough question is, would this ideal of total integrity to the hobby sell enough magazines and ad space to keep a magazine afloat? Jim W
We like testing and plan on putting as much in PHR as we can. BTW, I want to pull some of your quotes for the magazine's Mailbox section. If you guys don't mind, tag your messages with your full name and hometown. If you feel uncomfortable about that, just email it to me at email@example.com
I think your coverage of the ProTouring /Gmachines was what set you apart from the rest. Most of the other mags do strip/track cars but for some of us , we want something you can thrash on , and then drive to a local cruise. Your indepth look at tech is good too.I feel like a car is not something that is a full scale model. There's something very wrong about spending megabucks on a car then never driving it. That's what they were made for , not to sit in a collector's building!As for money , keep it mixed. Affordable cars are interesting as the megabuck ones are too.Both of 'em can give us ideas on how we want to build our own rides and gives us ideas and inspiration.
Jim W:There is a place for everything, the really outrageous cars can give up single ideas to the average rodder, how to conceal wiring, or run accessories, or route exhaust.. They may be unreachable in total, but little pieces can find homes anywhere. If you find something unique, original, or even something mainstream that is really "just right" we want to see it.. Jim WI agree, I couldn't afford to buy the fender off the g-force Cuda but I did get some ideas of how to do stuff. Both the low-buck and mega-buck stuff inspires me in different ways with my own cars. The key is to have a balance.
Hey Steve, Mike from Lat-G.I would like to see more testing on the cars you showcase. 0-60 times, quarter mile times, and braking and skidpad tests. This might cut down on the trailer queens people see, but it get's real world cars that are driven and tests performance like C&D and R&T do. It would be nice to do a comparison on older vs. newer cars. I honestly would rater see the cars like the Mule that are driven all the time, as opposed to some trailer car with flawless paint that will never see the road.


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Where Do Virginia Republicans Stand: With Ken Cuccinelli or Terry McAuliffe?
Posted by Paul Blair on Thursday, February 21st, 2013, 2:17 PM PERMALINK Follow @gopaulblair
Virginia's Republican and Democrat gubernatorial candidates, Ken Cuccinelli and Terry McAuliffe, have taken two completely different positions on a transportation package before the General Assembly. One stands with taxpayers and one stands with higher taxes.
Republican Ken Cuccinelli: "In these tough economic times, I do not believe Virginia's middle class can afford massive tax increases, and I cannot support legislation that would ask the taxpayers to shoulder an even heavier burden than they are already carrying."
Democrat Terry McAuliffe: "Virginia simply cannot afford to miss this opportunity to make substantial progress on transportation."
New regional taxing authorities, a higher sales tax, a higher car tax, an internet tax scheme, and a higher diesel fuel tax all result in what could amount to a $6.1 billion tax hike over 5 years, once fully implemented.
With the General Assembly scheduled to vote as early as this afternoon, the Republican Party should think about where they stand: with Democrat gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe or Republican nominee Ken Cuccinelli.
"I applaud Ken Cuccinelli for opposing what he rightly describes as a 'massive tax increase.' Given the high cost of gasoline, slew of new Obamacare taxes, and the overall increased burden of a growing federal government, this is a horrible 'opportunity' for higher taxes," said Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform.
"Virginia legislators preparing to vote on the amended transportation plan should ask themselves where they stand. Do they stand with Terry McAuliffe, the Democrat nominee for Governor or with Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli? Legislators should stand up for taxpayers instead of against them."
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Senate Health Bill Repeals Obamacare's Medicine Cabinet Tax
Posted by ATR on Wednesday, June 28th, 2017, 5:07 PM PERMALINK
The Senate Better Care Reconciliation Act provides middle class tax relief for the 30 – 35 million Americans with a Flexible Spending Account and the 20 million Americans with a Health Savings Account.
-The Obamacare Medicine Cabinet Tax violated Obama's middle class tax pledge. Obamacare imposed a $1 trillion tax hike on the American people, and violated President Obama's own "firm pledge" not to raise any form of tax on any middle class American. One of the most widespread Obamacare taxes is the Medicine Cabinet Tax.
-The Obamacare Medicine Cabinet Tax hits tens of millions of Americans. The Obamacare Medicine Cabinet Tax hits the 20 million Americans with a Health Savings Account and the 30 – 35 million Americans with a Flexible Spending Account.
-Under Obamacare's Medicine Cabinet Tax, Americans are forbidden from using HSA and FSA funds to buy over the counter medicines. Examples include:
- cold, cough, and flu medicines
- children's fever relievers
- chest rubs
- aspirin and baby aspirin
- allergy medicines
- menstrual cramp relief medication
- feminine personal care treatments
- hundreds of other common medicine cabinet necessities
-The Obamacare Medicine Cabinet Tax is a $5.6 Billion Tax Hike. By forcing Americans with FSAs and HSAs to use post-tax dollars to purchase these necessary items, Obamacare raised taxes on these households by $5.6 billion over a ten year period.
-The Repeal Bill Abolishes the Obamacare Medicine Cabinet Tax, providing significant tax relief for middle class households. The repeal bill gives HSA and FSA holders the freedom to use pre-tax dollars to purchase over the counter medicines for their household -- cold, cough, and flu medicines, children's fever relievers, chest rubs, aspirin and baby aspirin, allergy medicines, menstrual cramp relief medication, feminine personal care treatments, hemorrhoid cream, and hundreds of other common medicine cabinet necessities.
-The Senate health bill doubles the dollar amount families can put into HSAs. Families with high medical expenses will be able to purchase more of their essential health items using pre-tax funds. This change makes HSAs even more useful to household budgets.
"The Obamacare Medicine Cabinet Tax raised the cost of health care and made middle income Americans worse off," said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform. "The bill repeals Obamacare's Medicine Cabinet Tax once and for all."
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List of Tax Hikes Supported by Virginia Candidate for Governor Ralph Northam
Posted by Jared Crawford on Wednesday, June 28th, 2017, 4:29 PM PERMALINK
As Virginia's gubernatorial race heats up, Americans for Tax Reform will be examining the policy proposals and records of both Republican Ed Gillespie and Democrat Ralph Northam. Northam, who currently serves as the state's Lieutenant Governor and previously served in the legislature as a state Senator has a long record of supporting measures that harm taxpayers and businesses alike.
Included below is a list of some of the tax increases Ralph Northam supported during his time as a state Senator and Lt. Governor:
Transportation Tax Hikes
A Six Cent per gallon Tax Increase (SB 6009, 2008)
Increase in Gas Tax (HB 2313, 2013)
Increase Gas Tax in Hampton Roads region (SB 6009, 2008)
Sales Tax Hikes
Increase Sales Tax from Five Percent to 5.25% (SB 6009, 2008)
Increase in Sales Tax by Six Percent (HB 2313, 2013)
Increase sales tax Hampton Roads region (SB 6009, 2008)
Internet Sales Tax (SB 660, 2010)
20% Sales Tax Increase in Hampton Roads region (HB 2313, 2013)
Real Estate Taxes Hikes
Increased Grantors Tax Rate (SB 6009, 2008)
Institute a $5 per night Hotel Room Tax (SB 6009, 2008)
150% Increase in Real Estate Transfer Tax for Hampton Roads region (HB 2313, 2013)
3% Hotel Tax Increase in Hampton Roads region (HB 2313, 2013)
Automotive Tax Hikes
38% Increase in Car Sales Tax (HB 2313, 2013)
Increase Auto Sales Tax by .5% (SB 6009, 2008)
Scholarship Tax Credits
Opposed scholarship tax credits for individuals and corporations (SB 131, 2012)
Health Care
Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) (RGA, Northam for Governor)
Individual Mandate Non-Compliance Tax
Medicine Cabinet Tax on HSAs and FSAs
Flexible Spending Account Tax
Chronic Care Tax
HSA Withdrawal Tax Hike
Ten Percent Excise Tax on Indoor Tanning
"Cadillac Tax" – Excise Tax on Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans
Health Insurance Tax
Employer Mandate Tax
Surtax on Investment Income
Payroll Tax Hike
Tax on Medical Device Manufacturers
Tax on Prescription Medicine
Codification of the "economic substance doctrine"
Elimination of Deduction for Retiree Prescription Drug Coverage
$500,000 Annual Executive Compensation Limit for Health Insurance Executives
In addition to tax increases, Ralph Northam has opposed codifying the protection of employees against forced unionization in the Virginia Constitution. During his time as Lt. Gov., Northam campaigned against a ballot measure that would add Right to Work to Virginia's constitution through an amendment. Since Northam has touted his opposition to this legislation. While Virginia has been a "Right to Work" state since 1947, adding the measure to the state's constitution would have further strengthened worker protections against forced unionization in the future.
Despite labeling himself as one throughout his political career, it is clear that Ralph Northam is anything but a fiscal conservative. Northam's continued support for economically destructive tax hikes, expansion of government, and anti-small business measures makes him anything but conservative. Ralph Northam is not a friend of taxpayers, and Virginia voters should remember that this November on Election Day.
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McAuliffe: Municipial Broadband Networks Plunge Cities into Debt
Posted by Caroline Sayers on Wednesday, June 28th, 2017, 2:55 PM PERMALINK
Americans for Tax Reform's Katie McAuliffe, the executive director of Digital Liberty and federal affairs manager, wrote an op-ed for the Hill on the false promise of 'municipal broadband' networks. McAuliffe found that while Americans may want faster internet, municipal broadband networks tend to be failures:
"The problem is – building and operating broadband networks is expensive and complex. They need to be rebuilt and updated almost continually to stay ahead of the breakneck pace of innovation in this space and the constantly spiraling demand for higher and higher speeds online."
According to McAuliffe, most attempts to create municipal broadband networks results in horror stories, like "the failed iProvo network that cost the city $39 million to build but was ultimately sold to Google for $1 dollar are legion. Indeed, according to new data, over half of these municipal fiber systems fail to bring in enough revenue to cover their ongoing operating costs, bleeding red ink every day they operate and falling further and further into debt."
These municipalities struggle to keep up with large private companies that can easily invest millions in maintaining the infrastructure for the broadband. Of the 20 municipalities that have tried to implement broadband networks, "only two bring in enough revenue to recover construction costs before the networks become obsolete in 40 years. The rest won't be paid off for decades after they become useless – or even centuries!"
These risky investments seem troubling at a time when most governments are scrambling to fund more necessary projects, like education and transportation.
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Illinois on the Brink of Another Budget Disaster
Posted by Shane Otten on Wednesday, June 28th, 2017, 2:30 PM PERMALINK
Threatening to enter a third fiscal year without a budget, Illinois lawmakers appear no closer to reaching an agreement. Legislators are currently in the middle of a ten-day special session called by Governor Bruce Rauner (R) to break the budget impasse. While unpaid bills build up, currently over $14.7 billion and growing, the special session has shown zero signs of progress.
In the first eight days of the session, both legislative bodies have met for only 122 minutes combined. On Wednesday, the House adjourned after a grand total of five minutes and five seconds. In the midst of this serious crisis, Illinois lawmakers do not seem to be prioritizing taxpayers interests, as the financial backlog increases and major fiscal problems, such as the state's $130 billion unfunded pension liability, go neglected. To show how messed up the state legislature's priorities are, instead of working towards pro-growth reforms and balancing the budget, the House used those scarce minutes to pass a resolution to promote tourism in the Bahamas. The price of this "work" does not come cheap for taxpayers in the Land of Lincoln, as it costs almost $50,000 per day.
Without a budget, state road construction may come to a halt. Public school administrators say they face major layoffs and the potential of closing schools in the fall. Making matters worse, at the beginning of June, both Moody's Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings downgraded the state's credit rating to one level above junk. If state legislators cannot come to an agreement to fund the government before July 1st, both companies have stated they will further downgrade the state's bond rating. If this occurs, Illinois will become the first state with non-investment quality bonds and state financing will become even more difficult and expensive.
Gov. Rauner, having capitulated to calls for higher taxes, is urging lawmakers to pass a budget that includes a four-year $5.4 billion tax hike and a property tax freeze for the same period. The hike would be funded by increasing income and corporate tax rates, expanding the sales tax base, a new cable and satellite TV tax, and the elimination of various credits and deductions. While Gov. Rauner views this proposal as a compromise, Democrats strongly disagree with the duration of the tax hikes—wanting permanent increases instead. Before the special session, Democrats who control the state Senate passed a budget with the same tax increase now supported by Gov. Rauner, but without an expiration date four years from now and without the property tax freeze.
Gov. Rauner's "compromise," if enacted, would be a major loss for Illinois taxpayers, especially considering Rauner campaigned on lowering the income tax. This bill contains no structural reforms to help solve Illinois' gargantuan pension debt, which stands at $130 billion. Including all state health benefits and local pensions, Illinois taxpayers are on the hook for $267 billion. Even with tax increases and spending caps, it is still expected the state will have a $5 billion budget deficit in 2018. Without making these needed changes, Illinois will continue on its debt spiral.
The Illinois economy is in no condition sustain further tax increases. From the start of 2007 to the end of 2016, Illinois was tied with Nevada for the worst personal income growth in the U.S. at a rate of 0.8 percent. With incomes growing at slow pace, the imposition of further tax hikes from Springfield piled on top of the 20 federal tax hikes enacted during the Obama administration, would do great harm to Illinois taxpayers and the state economy. Enactment of more state tax hikes will no doubt motivate even more taxpayers to flee for a state with a less dysfunctional and burdensome government.
As evidenced by a 2016 poll from the Paul Simon Institute, the citizens of Illinois are also tired of high taxes and ineffective government. The poll found that 47 percent of citizens want to move to another state. Of these people, 27 percent cited taxes as their main reason to leave the state. The government was also a popular choice with 15 percent of responses, falling just behind weather for third. Not only do taxpayers want to leave Illinois, many of them already are. For the third straight year, Illinois lost more citizens than any other state. After 37,508 people left in 2016, Illinois' population has dropped to a ten year low.
Illinois needs pro-growth reforms that lower taxes, cut spending, and reform the pension system. By looking to states like Indiana, North Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, and its friendly northern neighbor, Wisconsin, Illinois can find solutions that will begin to rectify the state's financial problems and will help create an environment that encourages business development and is more conducive to economic growth.
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ATR Applauds Pruitt EPA for Moving to Rescind WOTUS
Posted by Justin Sykes on Wednesday, June 28th, 2017, 11:48 AM PERMALINK Follow @JustinDSykes
This week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the direction of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, announced its decision to rescind the costly and burdensome Obama-era "Waters of the United States Rule" commnonly referred to as WOTUS.
Americans for Tax Reform applauds EPA Administrator Pruitt and his agency for the leadership shown in taking steps to protect the property rights of American landowners and businesses by addressing the federal overreach inherent in WOTUS.
Speaking on the proposed rescisicion, Administrator Pruitt this week said the EPA is "taking significant action to return power to the states and provide regulatory certainty to our nation's farmer's and businesses."
The rule proposed by former President Obama would have drastically expanded the EPA's jurisdiction, making small waterways such as wetlands and ponds subject to increased federal rules and permitting processes. According to the Obama EPA's own projections, the increased permitting burden under WOTUS could have cost American property owners and small businesses between $158 million and $465 million annually.
In 2015 then Oklahoma Attorney General Pruitt, joined by 17 other states, successfully led a challenge to block implemnetation of WOTUS. Speaking at the time on the Sixth Circuirt Court of Appeal's decision, Pruitt stated that WOTUS is a "devastating blow to private property rights and is an unlawful power grab by the EPA over virtually all bodies of water in the United States."
Now with Pruitt leading the EPA, the agency is able to roll back this harmful rule. The new rule proposed by Pruitt's EPA would rescind WOTUS and provide certainty in the interim pending a second rulemaking which the EPA, along with the Army Corps of Engineers, could engage in a substantive re-evaluation of the rule.
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Senate Bill Repeals Obamacare's Chronic Care Tax on Middle Class
Posted on Wednesday, June 28th, 2017, 6:00 AM PERMALINK
Obamacare's Chronic Care Tax is an income tax hike that hits 10 million households that happen to have high out of pocket medical expenses in a given year – the average income of households paying this Obamacare tax is $53,000
Though rarely if ever mentioned by the mainstream media, Obamacare is loaded with tax hikes on the middle class. Today we look at just one of these taxes, the Obamacare Chronic Care Tax:
-The Obamacare Chronic Care Tax violated Obama's middle class tax pledge. Obamacare imposed a $1 trillion tax hike on the American people, and violated President Obama's own "firm pledge" not to raise any form of tax on any middle class American. One of the most widespread Obamacare tax hikes is the Chronic Care Tax.
-The Obamacare Chronic Care tax is an income tax hike. Before Obamacare, Americans facing high out of pocket medical expenses were allowed an income tax deduction to the extent that those expenses exceeded 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income (AGI). Obamacare now imposes a threshold of 10 percent of AGI. Therefore, Obamacare not only makes it more difficult to claim this income tax deduction, it widens the net of taxable income.
-The Obamacare Chronic Care Tax hits at least 10 million American households each year. According to IRS data, each year approximately 10 million households are hit with the Obamacare Chronic Care Tax, and nearly all were middle class. The average household income of those hit with this Obamacare tax: $53,000.
-The Obamacare Chronic Care Tax is a $36 Billion Tax Hike over 10 years. By raising the threshold that Americans can claim the chronic care tax deduction to 10 percent, ATR estimates that the income tax increase for the average family claiming this tax deduction is $200 - $400 per year. The latest CBO score shows that the Obamacare Chronic Care tax hits these families with $36 billion in higher taxes over ten years.
-The Senate's Better Care Reconciliation Act abolishes the Chronic Care Tax, providing significant tax relief for low and middle income households. The Senate healthcare bill restores the pre-Obamacare 7.5 percent threshold, providing significant middle class income tax relief.
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Anthem's Exit Further Demonstrates Need to Repeal Obamacare
Posted by Shane Otten on Tuesday, June 27th, 2017, 5:15 PM PERMALINK
As further proof of Obamacare's collapse, last week Anthem announced that next year it will be pulling out of the Obamacare exchanges in Wisconsin and Illinois. Anthem, one of largest insurance providers in the nation, also stated earlier this month that it will leave Ohio's individual insurance market. As the last statewide insurer in Ohio, the move will leave at least 18 counties and approximately 10,000 Ohioans without insurance options in the Obamacare exchanges.
With Obamacare continuing to self-destruct, Anthem joins Aetna, Humana, and other major insurers either completely exiting the market or drastically raising premiums. Until meaningful healthcare reform passes, this growing trend will only continue. Medica, the only insurer in most Iowa counties, just announced it will be increasing premiums by an average of 43.5 percent in 2018. Americans were promised that premiums would be lower under Obamacare, but as many predicted, the exact opposite is occurring. A new federal report states that 47 counties will be without any insurer while 1,200 will only have one option next year. Obamacare promised to increase insurance accessibility, but the law's many regulations and mandates have led to care that is unaffordable or out of reach for too many.
It was also promised that no American family earning less the $250,000 would pay higher taxes under Obamacare. However, this was another lie. Of the almost 20 new taxes from the Affordable Care Act, the health insurance tax is one of the most egregious, which will cost Americans $14.3 billion in 2018. The American Action Forum estimated that this tax will increase premiums by $5,000 over a decade, directly affecting millions of families and small businesses.
Last Thursday, the Senate Republicans released the Better Care Reconciliation Act, their version of health care reform. It includes measures that put people in charge of their healthcare decisions, like freeing Americans from the onerous individual and employer mandates and almost doubling the amount people can put in health savings accounts. In order to lower costs and expand choices, the Senate bill cuts the burdensome taxes imposed by Obamacare by $701 billion. The proposal also contains needed Medicaid reforms that phase out its expansion and provides states with the flexibility to best serve their citizens.
Republicans also need to fix the system as the public is anxious for reform. 64 percent of Americans, including 53 percent of Republicans, state that Trump and Congressional Republicans are responsible for any further problems with Obamacare. Anthem's exit adds urgency to the cause and as millions of Americans struggle to find affordable health care under Obamacare, it is imperative that the system is reformed sooner rather than later.
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Obamacare Repeal Bill Cuts Taxes $701 Billion
Posted by John Kartch, Alex Hendrie on Monday, June 26th, 2017, 4:28 PM PERMALINK
The Senate's healthcare bill repeals Obamacare taxes by $701 billion over the next ten years, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office released Monday.
Obamacare imposed a massive tax increase on the American people. As a presidential candidate in 2008, Barack Obama promised repeatedly that he would not raise any form of tax on any American earning less than $250,000 per year. But he broke the promise when he signed Obamacare. Passage of the Senate's Better Care Reconciliation Act means tens of millions of middle income Americans will get tax relief from Obamacare's long list of tax hikes.
The Senate bill abolishes the following taxes imposed by Obama and the Democrat party in 2010 as part of Obamacare:
- Abolishes the Obamacare Individual Mandate Tax which hits 8 million Americans each year. Combined with the Employer Mandate Tax listed immediately below, this is a $137 billion tax cut.
- Abolishes the Obamacare Employer Mandate Tax. Combined with the Individual Mandate Tax listed immediately above, this is a $137 billion tax cut.
- Abolishes Obamacare's Medicine Cabinet Tax which hits 20 million Americans with Health Savings Accounts and 30 million Americans with Flexible Spending Accounts. This is a $5.6 billion tax cut.
- Abolishes Obamacare's Flexible Spending Account tax on 30 million Americans. This is a $18.6 billion tax cut.
- Abolishes Obamacare's Chronic Care Tax on 10 million Americans with high out of pocket medical expenses. This is a $36 billion tax cut.
- Abolishes Obamacare's HSA withdrawal tax. This is a $100 million tax cut.
- Abolishes Obamacare's 10% excise tax on small businesses with indoor tanning services. This is a $600 million tax cut.
- Abolishes the Obamacare health insurance tax. This is a $144.7 billion tax cut.
- Abolishes the Obamacare 3.8% surtax on investment income. This is a $172 billion tax cut.
- Abolishes the Obamacare medical device tax. This is a $19.6 billion tax cut.
- Abolishes the Obamacare tax on prescription medicine. This is a $25.7 billion tax cut.
- Abolishes the Obamacare 0.9 Medicare payroll tax increase. This is a $58.6 billion tax cut.
- Abolishes the Obamacare tax on retiree prescription drug coverage. This is a $1.8 billion tax cut.
- Abolishes the Obamacare remuneration tax increase on insurers. This is a $500 million tax cut.
- The bill also delays (until 2026) the "Cadillac" tax on employer-provided insurance. This saves taxpayers $66 billion over the next ten years.
Here is a more detailed list of the Obamacare taxes abolished in the Senate Bill:
Individual Mandate Tax and Employer Mandate Tax: Under Obamacare, anyone not buying "qualifying" health insurance – as defined by the Obama-era Department of Health and Human Services -- must pay an income surtax to the IRS. In 2015, eight million households paid this tax. Most make less than $250,000. The Obama administration creepily used the Orwellian phrase "shared responsibility payment" to describe this tax. The Senate health bill repeals this tax and the employer mandate tax, saving Americans $137 billion over the next ten years.
For tax year 2016, the tax is a minimum of $695 for individuals, while families of four have to pay a minimum of $2,085.
Households w/ 1 Adult
Households w/ 2 Adults
Households w/ 2 Adults & 2 children
Medicine Cabinet Tax on HSAs and FSAs: Under Obamacare, the 20.2 million Americans with a Health Savings Account and the 30 - 35 million covered by a Flexible Spending Account are no longer able to purchase over-the-counter medicines using these pre-tax account funds. Examples include cold, cough, and flu medicine, menstrual cramp relief medication, allergy medicines, and dozens of other common medicine cabinet health items. The Senate health bill will abolish this tax, saving Americans $5.6 billion over the next ten years.
Flexible Spending Account Tax: Under Obamacare, the 30 - 35 million Americans who use a pre-tax Flexible Spending Account (FSA) at work to pay for their family's basic medical needs face an Obamacare-imposed cap of $2,500. The Senate health bill will abolish this tax, saving Americans $18.6 billion over the next ten years.
Before Obamacare, the accounts were unlimited under federal law, though employers were allowed to set a cap. Now, parents looking to sock away extra money to pay for braces find themselves quickly hitting this new cap, meaning they have to pony up some or all of the cost with after-tax dollars. Needless to say, this tax especially impacts middle class families.
There is one group of FSA owners for whom this new cap is particularly cruel and onerous: parents of special needs children. Families with special needs children often use FSAs to pay for special needs education. Tuition rates at special needs schools can run thousands of dollars per year. Under tax rules, FSA dollars can be used to pay for this type of special needs education. This Obamacare tax increase limits the options available to these families.
Chronic Care Tax: Under Obamacare, this income tax increase directly targets middle class Americans with high medical bills. The tax hits 10 million households every year. Before Obamacare, Americans facing high medical expenses were allowed an income tax deduction to the extent that those expenses exceeded 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income (AGI). Obamacare now imposes a threshold of 10 percent of AGI. Therefore, Obamacare not only makes it more difficult to claim this deduction, it widens the net of taxable income.
According to the IRS, approximately 10 million families took advantage of this tax deduction each year before Obamacare. Almost all were middle class: The average taxpayer claiming this deduction earned just over $53,000 annually in 2010. ATR estimates that the average income tax increase for the average family claiming this tax benefit is about $200 - $400 per year.
The Senate health bill will abolish this tax, saving Americans $36 billion over the next ten years.
HSA Withdrawal Tax Hike: Under Obamacare, this provision increases the tax on non-medical early withdrawals from an HSA from 10 to 20 percent, disadvantaging them relative to IRAs and other tax-advantaged accounts, which remain at 10 percent. The Senate health bill will abolish this tax, saving Americans $100 million over the next ten years.
Ten Percent Excise Tax on Indoor Tanning: The Obamacare 10 percent tanning tax has wiped out an estimated 10,000 tanning salons, many owned by women. This Obamacare tax increase was the first to go into effect (July 2010). This petty, burdensome, nanny-state tax affects both the business owner and the end user. Industry estimates show that 30 million Americans visit an indoor tanning facility in a given year, and over 50 percent of salon owners are women. The Senate health bill will abolish this tax, saving Americans $600 million over the next ten years.
Health Insurance Tax: In addition to mandating the purchase of health insurance through the individual mandate tax, Obamacare directly increases the cost of insurance through the health insurance tax.
The total revenue this tax collects is set annually by Treasury and is then divided amongst insurers relative to the premiums they collect each year. While it is directly levied on the industry, the costs of the health insurance tax are inevitably passed on to small businesses that provide healthcare to their employees, middle class families through higher premiums, seniors who purchase Medicare advantage coverage, and the poor who rely on Medicaid managed care.
According to the American Action Forum, the Obamacare health insurance tax will increase premiums by up to $5,000 over a decade and will directly impact 1.7 million small businesses, 11 million households that purchase through the individual insurance market and 23 million households covered through their jobs. The tax is also economically destructive – the National Federation for Independent Businesses estimates the tax could cost up to 286,000 in new jobs and cost small businesses $33 billion in lost sales by 2023.
The Senate health bill will abolish this tax, saving Americans $144.7 billion over the next ten years.
Surtax on Investment Income: Obamacare created a new, 3.8 percent surtax on investment income earned in households making at least $250,000 ($200,000 for singles). This created a new top capital gains tax rate of 23.8%.
The capital gains tax hits income that has already been subjected to individual income taxes and is then reinvested in assets that spur new jobs, higher wages, and increased economic growth. Much of the "gains" associated with the capital gains tax is due to inflation and studies have shown that even supposedly modest increases in the capital gains tax have strong negative economic effects.
The Senate health bill will abolish this tax, saving Americans $172 billion over the next ten years.
Payroll Tax Hike: Obamacare imposes an additional 0.9 percent payroll tax on individuals making $200,000 or couples making more than $250,000. The Senate health bill will abolish this tax, saving Americans $58.6 billion over the next ten years.
Tax on Medical Device Manufacturers: Under Obamacare, this law imposes a new 2.3% excise tax on all sales of medical devices. The tax applies even if the company has no profits in a given year. The Senate health bill will abolish this tax, saving Americans $19.6 billion over the next ten years.
Tax on Prescription Medicine: Obamacare imposed a tax on the producers of prescription medicine based on relative share of sales. The Senate health bill will abolish this tax, saving Americans $25.7 billion over the next ten years.
Elimination of Deduction for Retiree Prescription Drug Coverage: The Senate health bill will abolish this tax, saving Americans $1.8 billion over the next ten years.
"Obamacare promised to reduce individual insurance premiums – a lot. Premiums rose – a lot," said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform. Obama promised no tax hikes on anyone earning less than $250,000 – that was a lie. Taxes increased. Healthcare costs increased. Obamacare failed. By its own promised goals, it failed. It is time to repeal failure and reform healthcare to protect consumers, not bureaucracy."
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ATR Urges Senate Lawmakers to Oppose PFC Increase
Posted by Justin Sykes on Monday, June 26th, 2017, 12:58 PM PERMALINK Follow @JustinDSykes
Americans for Tax Reform this week released a letter urging members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee to oppose any efforts to include an increase of the fee known as the Passenger Facility Charge (PCF) in the Senate's recently introduced bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The PFC program allows for the collection of PFC fees for enplaned passengers at commercial airports controlled by public agencies, with revenue going to fund airport improvement projects. The PFC is currently capped at $4.50 and maintaining the PFC at this level is a benefit to the traveling public.
Revenue generated in recent years by commercial airports has been record breaking, in addition to record breaking amounts of revenue generated from the PFC. Thus it is wholly possible for airports to continue making improvements without incresing the cost of flying for passengers.
The recently released Senate FAA reauthorization bill did not include any provisions to uncap or increase the PFC and Senate lawmakers should oppose any future efforts to amend the bill that would increase or uncap the PFC.
Full text of the letter is below and can also be found here.
June 26, 2017
Dear Chairman Thune and Ranking Member Nelson:
On behalf of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), and millions of taxpayers nationwide, I write to reiterate ATR's long held opposition to efforts to increase the fee known as the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC).
Proposals to allow for uncapping and increasing the PFC represent an unnecessary and unfair burden to airline passengers and should not be included in the Senate's recently released bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Given the current record levels of revenue and PFC collections at airports, it is entirely possible for airports to continue making such improvements without increasing the cost of flying.
According to recent financial reports filed with the FAA, US airports have over $12.7 billion in unrestricted cash and investments on hand, which equates to 362 days of liquidity. Additionally, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (AATF) is at its highest level since 2001, with an uncommitted balance of $6 billion.
FAA reports show that U.S. airports brought in a record $27 billion in 2015 alone. This included record highs of $10.7 billion from airline rents and fees and $9.1 billion from non-airline revenues such as retail and food and beverage.
Government taxes and fees already overburden air passengers – taxes make up over 20% of the cost of an average domestic flight. In 2016 the PFC brought in a record high of over $3.1 billion and PFC revenue for 2017 is projected to increase to over $3.36 billion.
It is for these reasons Americans for Tax Reform urges members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee to oppose any efforts to include uncapping or increasing the PFC as part of the Senate FAA reauthorization bill.
Grover G. Norquist
Americans for Tax Reform
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ATR Urges Support for Davis-Cohen Airport Tax Amendment to House FAA Bill
Posted by Justin Sykes on Monday, June 26th, 2017, 10:08 AM PERMALINK Follow @JustinDSykes
Americans for Tax Reform this week released a letter to House Transportation and Infastructure Committee members urging support for the bipartisan amendment being offered by Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL) and Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) to the House FAA reauthorization bill (H.R. 2997).
The Davis-Cohen amendment would correct a long-standing issue with how revenue from the assessmenet of taxes, fees, and charges upon businesses located at commercial service airports is used. The problem the Davis-Cohen amendment would address is that often revenue generated from taxes and fees levied at commercial service airports is diverted and used for non-aviation purposes outside of the airport.
The amendment being offered as part of the House's FAA reauthorization bill would resolve this issue by ensuring revenue from any tax, fee, or charge levied upon any business located at a commercial service airport remains at the airport and is used solely for aviation purposes.
The full text of the letter is below and can also be found here.
June 26, 2017
Dear Chairman Shuster, Ranking Member DeFazio, Chairman LoBiondo and Ranking Member Larsen:
Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) urges your support for the bipartisan amendment being offered by Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL) and Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) to the House FAA reauthorization bill, H.R. 2997.
The Davis-Cohen amendment offers a common sense solution to issues surrounding the manner in which revenue from the assessment of taxes, fees, and charges upon businesses located at commercial service airports is used.
It is often the case that revenue generated from taxes and fees levied at commercial service airports is diverted and used for non-aviation related purposes outside of the airport. This diversion of revenue generated at airports is wholly inequitable and deprives America's airports of revenue that should be used solely for aviation related projects and infrastructure.
The FAA Authorization Act of 1994 attempted to address this issue however local and state governments have utilized a loophole in the 1994 Act as it applies to the "exclusivity" requirement where such taxes may be imposed if a single business outside of the airport is also subject to the tax.
The amendment being offered by Representatives Davis and Cohen would resolve this issue, by ensuring that revenue from any tax, fee, or charge levied upon any business located at a commercial service airport remains at the airport and is used solely for aviation related purposes.
Americans for Tax Reform urges House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee members to support inclusion of the Davis-Cohen Airport Tax amendment in the House FAA reauthorization bill.
Grover G. Norquist
Americans for Tax Reform
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Arsène Wenger will move "quickly" to acquire a new centre back if a hamstring injury picked up by Sebastien Squillaci at the weekend sidelines him for a while.
Squillaci suffered a slight strain during Saturday's 1-1 draw with Leeds United and the manager says he will assess the extent of the injury before deciding whether to dip into the market.
If the French defender's prognosis is poor, Wenger would be left with Laurent Koscielny and Johan Djourou as his only two fit recognised central defenders.
Although long-term absentee Thomas Vermaelen, out since September with an Achilles injury, is pencilled in for a return at the end of January, Wenger isn't willing to take a chance.
"If he [Squillaci] has a problem then we must quickly go for a player," said the Frenchman.
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