Tag: Taxes
USA Today – Phase out federal gas tax: Opposing view
David McIntosh 6:03 p.m. EDT July 23, 2015 Instead of charging motorists more to feed a broken system, let’s fix the system. Raising the gas tax to prop up the Highway Trust Fund is like pumping gas into a junkyard car. For every $1 of gas tax, Washington wastes 20% to 30% in needless federal regulations […]
NBC: Club for Growth President David McIntosh Reacts To Obama Tax Proposals
New Report By Senator Coburn Highlights Tax Code Giveaways
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has released a new report called “Tax Decoder” highlighting the billions in subsidies and market distortions littering the tax code. From the summary: As Washington politicians rush to pass another end of the year bill extending billions of dollars in tax breaks for special interests, a new report highlights over $900 […]
The Progressive Income Tax: A Tale of Three Brothers
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola on the Gas Tax
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola has an OpEd in USA TODAY this morning about the gas tax: Not only is raising the gas tax misguided, but we should not even have a federal gas tax to begin with because it finances a program that is inherently broken. The Highway Trust Fund — into which […]
@andyroth tweets: Tax measures are…
@andyroth Tax measures are on the ballot in 9 states. Here are the details: http://www.ncsl.org/blog/2014/10/03/tax-measures-on-the-ballot-in-nine-states.aspx #CFG
New Club for Growth TV Ad Campaign: Thank Marilinda Garcia For Opposing Higher Taxes And Spending
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “Concerned citizens should encourage Marilinda to keep standing strong against higher taxes.” Washington, DC – The Club for Growth, the nation’s leading group promoting economic freedom, announced today a six-figure TV ad campaign in the state of New Hampshire. The ads encourage people across New Hampshire to call State […]
Secretary Lew Comments On “Economic Patriotism” Shameful
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “It is shameful that Treasury Secretary Lew would question the patriotism of the companies that drive economic growth here in the United States.” Washington, DC – The Club for Growth issued the following statement in response to a letter from Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to the Senate Finance Committee […]