Please join the Missourians for Conservative Values PAC on Thursday, April 15, 2010, at 7:00PM at the Ramada Inn (Lotus Room) in St. Joseph for a very special forum on the future of the conservative movement in Northwest Missouri.
This event will examine how we as conservatives can best promote our agenda through a grassroots movement, including supporting candidates and taking action on ballot initiatives.
Much progress has been made in our corner of the state in the past 10 years, but there is much left to accomplish. I encourage each of you to come join us and participate in our vision of how we can best move conservatives forward in Northwest Missouri.
Please RSVP to MissouriValuesPAC@stjoelive.com
MCV-PAC Conservative Forum
Thursday, April 15th
7:00PM
Ramada Inn Lotus room
St. Joseph, MO.
Drivers headed south on I-29 will notice the above billboard located near the Dearborn exit. The sign is rather curious in that it lists no specific individual, no sponsoring group, and therefore no real indication of intent.
President Obama has taken us another step closer to losing our national sovereignty! Amid reckless spending and expansionist social programs, the nationalization of US corporations and industries, threats to our constitution by junk-science treaties, support of open-borders and legalization of illegal immigrants, and the granting of constitutional protection to international spies/terrorists, US citizens have now lost their constitutional protections from abuses by an external police force.
When the international police/investigative agency INTERPOL was given limited access to the US by President Reagan 27 years ago, they had to adhere to US laws just as the FBI, ATF, CIA, etc. are required. HOWEVER, on Dec. 17th President Obama issued a new Executive Order granting full DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY to the international police organization. This is another step by Barack Obama toward making the US subject to an international court and its prosecution of US citizens, politicians, and corporations for laws and treaties that we are not subject to, taking us further towards a one-world government.
MCV PAC brings this to our readers’ attention so that our combined outcry can hopefully motivate the media and our elected officials to force a return to common-sense protection of US citizens from an out-of-control President and Congress who place more importance on international approval than protecting its own citizens.
The Treasury Department said on Wednesday it would give $3.8 billion more to GMAC Financial Services and become the majority owner of the auto lender.This is the third round of government bailouts for GMAC bringing the total amount of taxpayer money given to GMAC to $16.3 billion.
This is happening while other lenders rescued by the Treasury have begun to repay their taxpayer bailouts.GMAC appointed Michael A. Carpenter as chief executive just over a month ago.Carpenter is a former Citigroup executive and current director.Good to know that he has experience running failed companies.
MCV-PAC wonders why the government feels the need to attempt to take over failed businesses with taxpayer money instead of allowing taxpayers to keep their money and letting failed businesses fail.
Until last year GMAC was an auto and home lender, last year it was converted to a bank holding company in order to qualify for bailout financing.GMAC is the only bank of the 19 that were subjected to stress tests that were unable to raise sufficient capital from private investors.
MCV-PAC sees this as yet another example of the Obama administration picking the winners and losers instead of giving everyone equal opportunity and letting the market decide who wins and loses.
Barack Obama needs to realize that he is not a hedge fund manager, his job is not to try and find which companies to use taxpayers money to take over, instead he should be working to protect taxpayers money.
As we gather together for Thanksgiving, we will likely be faced with political discussions about the affairs of the day with less-than-enlightened friends and family, Herewith, MCV PAC presents a cheat-sheet of fast facts for you to arm yourself for those inevitable knock-down, drag-out battles … er, cordial discussions.
The 9-page fact sheet is presented in a Q&A format as a downloadable PDF file and covers:
* Some Key Info
* Health Care
* National Debt
* Cap and Trade (Carbon Tax and Global Warming)
* Things You Can Do
Look at it …or… download a copy for your own use or handout …or… to file share with others
Bottom line: Analysis shows that your increased tax burden will be from $1300 to $2000 per year. The range depends on whether you are single or married and what forms Cap and Trade, forced healthcare purchases and penalties, and increased national debt/inflation ultimately take. Note that these are taxes that EVERYONE WILL PAY, since many of the taxes will be hidden in goods and services we purchase, or as taxes and fees collected by employers. Remember that the Obama-Biden campaign repeatedly stated that you would not pay one cent more in taxes if you earn less than $250,000 (or $200,000, or $150,000 depending on which speech it was).
Moreover, although allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire is not covered, Bush tax cuts to expire in 2010 will result in the loss of an additional one million jobs!
MCV PAC hopes this arms you for future debates, or at least puts all the facts you need in one convenient document and location. Thank you for all you do to preserve and spread Missouri’s conservative values.
MCV PAC wishes you and your family a safe and happy Thanksgiving.
Below is a list of the tax increases Congress and the Administration have proposed to finance health care reform. This list includes taxes in the bill passed by the House of Representatives, the bill the Senate is currently debating, and other taxes mentioned as a possible way to pay for health care reform. Both house and senate taxes are listed since all are fair game in the final consolidated bill.
An income surtax on taxpayers earning more than $500,000 a year,
An excise tax on high-cost “Cadillac” health insurance plans that cost more than $8,500 a year for individuals or $21,000 for families,
An excise tax on medical devices such as wheelchairs, breast pumps, and syringes used by diabetics for insulin injections,
A cap on the exclusion of employer-provided health insurance without offsetting tax cuts,
A limit on itemized deductions for taxpayers with a top income tax rate greater than 28 percent,
A windfall profits tax on health insurance companies,
A value-added tax, which would tax the value added to a product at each stage of production,
An increase in the Medicare portion of the payroll tax to 3.4 percent for incomes great than $200,000 a year ($250,000 for married filers),
An excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages including non-diet soda and sports drinks,
Higher taxes on alcoholic beverages including beer, wine, and spirits,
A tax on individuals without acceptable health care coverage of up to 2.5 percent of their adjusted gross income,
A limit on contributions to health savings accounts,
An 8 percent tax on all wages paid by employers that do not provide their employees health insurance that satisfies the requirements defined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
A limit on contributions to flexible spending arrangements,
Elimination of the deduction for expenses associated with Medicare Part D subsidies,
An increase in taxes on international businesses,
Elimination of the tax credits paper companies take for biofuels they create in their production process–the so-called “Black Liquor credit,”
Fees on insured and self-insured health plans,
A limit or repeal of the itemized deduction for medical expenses,
A limit on the Qualified Medical Expense definition,
An increase in the payroll taxes on students,
An extension of the Medicare payroll tax to all state and local government employees,
An increase in taxes on hospitals,
An increase in the estate tax,
Increased efforts to close the mythical “tax gap,”
A 5 percent tax on cosmetic surgery and similar procedures such as Botox treatments, tummy tucks, and face lifts,
A tax on drug companies,
An increase in the corporate tax on providers of health insurance, and
A $500,000 deduction limitation for the compensation paid by health insurance companies to their officers, employees, and directors.
MCV PAC believes that instead of rushing through a badly conceived health care bill and raising taxes to pay for it, Congress should focus first on economic recovery by dropping all talk of tax increases and extending permanently the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts. That is the only way to increase the incentives to work, save, invest, and take on new economic risk that will pull the economy out of the “Great Recession” and get unemployed Americans back to work.
Threatening the companies and high income earners that create jobs and employ so many of us is not going to instill confidence in our economy, our freedom to work, our investments, or the future of our country.
Come discuss the upcoming Healthcare Debate in the Senate. We will have several experts discussing how the proposed bill will effect doctors, patients and the insurance industry.
Among the speakers will be local Doctor, and State Representative Rob Schaaf. After the speakers briefly discuss the bill and the changes it will cause they will take questions from the audience.
This is a free event that is sponsored by the MWSU College Republicans and Missourians for Conservative Values PAC.
If you have any questions please contact
Colin Hoffman,
816-261-7884
colinrhoffman@gmail.com
Northwest Missouri Rep. Sam Graves has announced several listening-tour stops around the 6th district as a part of his “Main Street Matters Listening Tour”. According to a press release on his website, Rep. Graves will be discussing the issues that Congress has dealt with this session, including the Stimulus, Cap and Trade and Health Care Reform. As Ranking Member on the House Small Business Committee Graves has a particular interest in how the Obama/Pelosi policies will affect small businesses in Northwest Missouri.
Graves town hall meetings will most likely prove to be less exciting than the townhalls that have dominated the news cycle lately. This is mainly due to the fact the Sam Graves represents his constituents and their values and has consistently voted against the liberal policies that the citizens of his district strongly oppose. Graves has voted against all of the government bailouts, he voted against Cap and Trade and has vigerously opposed the Democrats healthcare and their “public option” that would lead to the end of private insurance. The list of stops on the listening-tour can be found at http://www.house.gov/list/press/mo06_graves/cont.shtml.
Maybe Missouri’s Claire McCaskill could learn from Graves, if you actually represent your voters they don’t feel like they must yell at you in order to be heard.
The 6th District is very privileged to have a strong representative who stands up for them in Washington. If you attend any of these listening-tour stops, please take time to thank Mr. Graves for his consistent support of Conservative values.
Below is a video showing Rep. Graves defending small business on House Floor last month.
July 2 (Bloomberg) — Employers in the U.S. cut 467,000 jobs in June, the unemployment rate rose and hourly earnings stagnated, offering little evidence the Obama administration’s stimulus package is shoring up the labor market.
The payroll decline was more than forecast and followed a 322,000 drop in May, according to Labor Department figures released today in Washington. The jobless rate jumped to 9.5 percent, the highest since August 1983, from 9.4 percent.
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