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2006 Elections Block 9 For example: This the page content below the image Block 12 This is the page content above the imageTo open in a new window, use target="_blank" inside the tag when referencing the new page. Block 13 Custom Search THE 17% PLAN 2. Bloated, Expensive Staffs Staff spending averages about $1 million a year, with some individual staff members earning $160,000 a year, before adding in very expensive benefits. Total staff spending absolutely can be shaved to $600,000 a year while still paying very good salaries and more than adequate benefits. No one will exceed $100,000 a year before several years of proven worth to earn a salary that high. Staff Savings in just 1 of 535 districts $400,000. My (candidate's) website will show the updated cost of every other candidate's staff. My site will have my own staff's individual salaries, their background and a brief resume showing why they deserved to be hired. I will carefully examine and do my best to reduce my congressional staff from 18 to 14, to set a further example of not spending 1 penny unnecessarly. Much staff hiring has to do with winning reelection of the congressman by gaining as much favorable publicity as possible, communicating to constituents how much the congressman improved their lives, which translates to how much money came back from D.C. to be spent in their district. Today's IRS TAX UPDATE Feb. 21, 2010 CLUB FOR GROWTH REPORTS: The top earmarkers in both the House and Senate are Republicans, even after the GOP has spent much of the past year making fiscal restraint and runaway government spending the centerpiece of its political message. Young, the ranking member on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, helped secure 63 earmarks worth $128 million. Cochran, his counterpart in the Senate, had his hand in 242 earmarks worth nearly $498 million. In the House, Young was followed by Reps. Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.) with $121 million, Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) with $116 million and Jim Moran (D-Va.) with $107 million. After Cochran, Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) was No. 2 in earmarks with $392 million, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) received $368 million in earmarks and Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) grabbed $292 million for his home state. SWEEP OUT CONGRESS I have constructed a plan (a carefully constructed guide) for getting 25-35 year old men and/or women elected to congress. We must return to putting America's interests first. This is far more essential than advancing either party's interest, or of having an IVY League education or an elitist mentality. What Do We Have At Present? ENTRENCHED POWERS BOTH PARTIES SPENDING MORE and MORE Getting reelected has become the priority of most members of congress today. Chairmanships, from too many years in congress, (seniority) result in, most congressmen/women voting: 1. For what will get them reelected 2. What the party leader insists they must vote for If they do not vote the way Nancy Pelosi tells them they should, they know they will have less pork to send back to their district, thus threatening their reelection. 3. Obtaining power & wealth, increasing power & wealth, maintaining power & wealth. How Many of the Present 535 Today, Put America's Interests First? VERY FEW--AT BEST Voting records from the three best known taxpayer watch dog groups show that only about 6-10 in the Senate (my estimate) and 30-40 in the House, clearly put the needs of America above their reelection. All three watchdog groups assign a score to every pork bill /earmark voted on by every House and Senate member, then apply an exact percentage to those who vote for and against these measures. Far too many members, not only score poorly, many finish with zeroes. This usually means voting for at least 50 out of 50 pork bills. Although this practice tilts heavily toward Democrats, a few Republicans receive zeroes also. What Should We Look For In These 25-35 Year Old Candidates 1.INTEGRITY 2. ADHERING TO THE THE CONSTITUTION 3. RETURNING TO HOME RULE AND LOCAL CONTROL 4. REDUCING TAX COLLECTIONS ON EARNINGS 5. ENFORCING AIRTIGHT CONTROL Add American common sense, a solid high school education, and a background of personal responsibility, mostly, showing up for work, every day, for several years and making mature, responsible decisions. This will tell us most of what we need to know in seeking young, promising candidates. THE OVERARCHING GOAL REDUCE FEDERAL SPENDING TO 17% OF GDP BY 2021 PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS RAISED IT FROM A HEFTY 23% TO AN OUTRAGEOUS AND UNBELIEVABLE 28.5% IN JUST DAYS For decades, 18-22% of GDP (far above what it should have been) has been spent. In just days, President Obama has taken it to a whopping 28.5%. This is a true danger, and an enormous violation of the CONSTITUTION. Our own Government Accountability Office declared in 2007, that the $53 trillion dollars of future entitlement obligations, cannot be met, and must be curtailed. Those obligations are now well over $60 trillion added to uncontrolled deficit spending which will seriously stifle economic growth. Instead of reining in entitlements, this president is expanding them at a breathtaking rate. No literate person should accept this blatant and enormous deceit and recklessness, that can only result in unimaginable debt and limited growth. How much does the federal government take now? The proposed fed budget is $3.6 trillion, an unthinkably huge increase of 22%, again, just in days, an amount seen only when we had to engage in a massive war effort against two of the highest powered war machines in history in the Pacific and across the Atlantic. The spending needs of today are not close to what was needed for that effort, yet our children and grandchildren have already been loaded with incomprehensible debt. Held to 17% of GDP, the budget would today, be $2.4 trillion, instead of this wild and reckless $3.6 trillion. Every worker in America would earn thousands of dollars more for doing exactly what he is now doing. Many studies, in many nations, have shown, that when national spending is held to 14-17% of GDP, per capita income increases dramatically, as do jobs, living standards and freedom. IS THERE AN OVERARCHING STEP? YES!! CONGRESS MUST LIMIT FEDERAL SPENDING INCREASES TO ANNUAL GDP GROWTH This won't just happen. The electorate is showing more and more, it understands that congress is stealing its yearly productivity. That message and the insistence that congress must stop stealing our yearly productivity gains . This practic must end now and must be hammered home. Make no mistake, we must get rid of the entrenched powers for this to happen. Congress has become the most cancerous entity in America. An April 2009 poll by the highly reliable RASMUSSEN REPORTS, revealed that 75% now believe that congress is corrupt. It has removed all doubt. The Constitution, which for over two centuries, provided unimagined historic opportunity, for the individual, is now being shredded. HOW WOULD THIS BENEFIT ME? THOSE WHO SHOW UP FOR WORK EVERY DAY WOULD SEE UNIMAGINED LONG TERM INCREASES IN PER CAPITA INCOME AND DISPOSABLE INCOME, FOR DOING EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE ALREADY DOING Increasing federal spending, above GDP growth, allows congress to spend your yearly increase (productivity). Your wages may rise but congress has stolen your purchasing power. Because of tax cuts, under President Bush, clear wages per capita, rose $3800 before Democrats, took control of congress in 2007, and before they gave us the housing meltdown. Specifically, how does per capita income grow, when government spends less? Excessive government spending, pulls capital (investment dollars) out of the private sector, causing business, labor and consumers to suffer. In the 1990's, THE CONTRACT WITH AMERICA, forced a balanced budget, over 4 years. Pulling that money back into the private sector, from the government, for investment-which expands business, creating more jobs-led to surpluses, and the most growth the country has ever seen. Actually when the "Contract" passed, it call for a balanced budget in 7 years but those limits on government spending were so powerful, a surplus was achieved in just 4 years. THIS PLAN INCLUDES A SLOGAN--KEEP THE BACON HOME Most of this cancer comes from the destructive philosophy and action that says "Bring Home The Bacon" The new slogan must be: KEEP THE BACON HOME ### I now volunteer to act in any capacity to move this plan along. THE PLAN-15 STEPS Speaking To Your Audience—You Will Promise: 1. To Take A Reduced Salary As a congressman accept only 80% (a 20% reduction) of the salary of $175,000-(2010 projected salary). Newly elected House member, Jason Chaffetz, of Utah, uses his office as his apartment. This and other examples showing "actions speak louder than words" are what we need to see. 2. REDUCED COST OF CANDIDATE'S OFFICE--BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS Bloated, Expensive Staffs Staff spending averages about $1 million a year for 435 House members and 100 and allows unnecessarily large staffs of 18 employees in the House and 22 in the Senate. Some individual staff members earn $160,000 a year, before adding in very expensive benefits. Federal employees, including many semi-skilled employees, now average $106,000 a year in wages and benefits, even though they do not create one penny of wealth. We in the private sector who create all the wealth that pays them, make exactly half of that--$53,000. In no way does the CONSTITUTION intend this outcome. Total staff spending absolutely can be shaved to $600,000 a year while still paying very good salaries and more than adequate benefits. No one, under this plan, will exceed $100,000 a year before several years of proven worth, to earn a salary that high. Staff Savings in just 1 of 535 districts $400,000. For further reductions, a staff reduction from 18 to 14 would should be sought. This would still leave an adequate staff and set another great example of "walking the walk" instead of just "talking the talk." 3. Lobbyists Set the tone immediately. Those who are here for higher government spending will be wasting their time and you will not let them waste any of yours. If they are lobbying for more efficient government spending, or reduced government spending, they will get serious attention. A 1990's study showed lobbyists in Washington-fighting for higher spending-outnumbered those who are neutral or for lower spending by a whopping 7 to 1 margin. 4. Earmarks--JUST ONE OF DOZENS OF EXAMPLES OF WHY MONEY SHOULD NOT GO TO WASHINGTON IN THE FIRST PLACE Earmarks are illegal. Earmarks will be taboo. All Earmarks will get a no vote, pure and simple. Constitutionally, all federal spending is intended to help the entire nation. Earmarks/pork projects are propaganda tools to get incumbents reelected. They do not help the nation at all. 5. STATE SPENDING--WHY SHOULD WE Dollars TO WASHINGTON, ONLY TO HAVE LESS OF Them COME BACK? 5. Support Only Representatives Who Will Vow To Work Tirelessly To Send Less To Washington All states should send less. Stop taking it, for the bureaucracy, adding federal payroll and new unnecessary federal programs, especially out of control entitlements, then sending only a portion of it back, worse, this is often to pay for the same federal programs, they sent the money there in the first place. This is silly. Medicaid is just one example of this wasteful and and useless practice. This is all done to make politicians look good. Isn't this criminal, when it's bankrupting America? This of course ties in with voters insisting that Congress hold yearly budget increases to economic growth (GDP) and commit to no further borrowing in the absence of at least a 2/3 majority. Article 2 of The Constitution, solidly backed up by the Tenth Amendment, give voters, the absolute tool, to insist and enforce this "right". Article 2, of the Constitution, states specifically what congress may spend money on, backed up in the most solid and specific manner by the 10th Amendment of the Constitution. By preventing the federal government from unnecessarily taking money, it should not take in the first place, states will be left to build their own bridges, highways, education systems, etc. States, using their own money can spend much more efficiently, make their own decisions, and realize their own needs. States have 2 to 3 times more revenue as they did just several decades ago-adjusted for inflation. 6. FLAT TAX OR CONSUMPTION TAX (FAIR TAX)--A SERIOUS DETERMINED EFFORT America desperately needs a flat tax or consumption tax to end the redistribution thievery that is growing worse each year. The projections for the future transfers of earnings of net taxpayers, to entitlement programs, proves beyond a doubt, these entitlement programs cannot be sustained. Additionally, those who work and persist every day, are supporting the more irresponsible, at an alarmingly rapid pace. President Obama's actions, along with those of the Democrat congress, have shown by their every effort, this is exactly what they want. Our long term debt is now over $60 trillion dollars--that's trillion with a T. Even before the Barney Frank/Democrat Housing Meltdown, our own Government Accountability Office (GAO) declared flat out, in its 2007 report, that the $53 trillion entitlement obligations could not be sustained. In just days, Barack Obama has taken that number above $60 trillion, much of which goes not only to entitlements, but new and highly expensive entitlements. 7. MAINSTREAM MEDIA DEVISE METHODS TO MAKE THE MEDIA AND DEMOCRATS STOP LYING ABOUT TAXES Lying about taxes is not only destructive, but because of graduated tax rates, piled on top of progressive tax rates, our citizens who get soaked the most and pay the lion's share of our nation's expenses, get villified the most by Democrat/Nanny-State advocates. All "net taxpayers" who actually pay out to government, more than they receive from government have seen their taxes soar continuously for 40 years, before and after the Reagan and Bush tax cuts temporarily gave them huge gains in disposable income. Those individuals, who buy into class warfare, who get satisfaction over the punishment of successful people, because of making it big, are feeding right into their own downhill path, because it always results into the type of deception, big government advocates slyly slip into legislation that pulls middle class ito paying more and more. Confiscation at this very moment is rampant and huge. LIBERAL/NANNY-STATE ACTIVISM HAS REPLACED BALANCED REPORTING MAINSTREAM MEDIA/DEMOCRATS Six YEARS OF LYING ABOUT THE BUSH TAX CUTS Just 1 of Many, Many Lies The Most Important Number For Taxpayers AFTER TAX PER CAPITA INCOME Real after-tax per capita personal income through October, 2007 rose by 12.7 percent – an average of over $3,800 per person, practically all after the Bush tax cuts, and before the housing meltdown. This statistic is official. It comes from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, of the Commerce Department. Have you ever heard one word of it from the Mainstream Media? Of course not! Activism Has Replaced Reporting By The Mainstream Media--Advancing The Nanny-State Prevails Ironically, revenues to the government absolutely soared, after the tax cuts, as did average workers' wages, yet look how much the Media has totally lied about this vital government proven data and completely gotten away with it with the American electorate. This highly substantial increase in disposable personal income, was obviously a combination of lower tax rates and phenomenal growth in the economy. Instead of honest reporting, the Mainstream Media instead uses class warfare terms and spin, such as income inequality, and phrases, such as under George Bush, the rich got richer and the poor got poorer. CBO DATA--1995-2005 POOREST QUINTILE HAD BIGGEST GAINS The Congressional Budget Office compiled data on gains by the 5 quintiles in the above years. Typically, the data either contradicted either the data or the half truth put on it by the Media nad Democrats. First. From 1995-2005 Responsible people started the prosperous period, with many more assets, and continued to make the best use of them. Millions of high school droputs, unwed mothers and those of limited work skills, simply did not take the necessary actions to move proportionately with opportunity. Until Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Franklin Raines and The Democrat Party caused the Housing Meltdown, through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, American workers were making great gains. ***After step 15, the irreparable harm the Media is doing to America, is spelled out in great detail. Please read that material, to supplement and better understand the importance of what is being proposed here. 8. ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL EXTREMISTS No Special Interest in America, is Destroying Prosperity as Much as This Special Interest President Obama's deceptive words are a cruel hoax. Carol Browner , until recently, a socialist international group leader, is probably the real leader of the president's environmental goals, basically wants to transfer as much of your labor to government, as voters will allow. Hopefully, the electorate will prevent this destruction to our economy, our freedom and position of world leadership. Ms. Browner is a GLOBALIST who believes that by lowering our living standards and redistributing more of our earnings to other countries, fairness and evenness will result. Another example of The Constitution Be Damned. FOSSIL FUELS The world economy cannot come close to maintaining present living standards without fossil fuels for the next 25 years, to say nothing of improving the lives of the 3 or 4 billion, in most countries, who now live on less than $2 a day. The extremists in this movement have enormous power over the Democrat Party This movement has planted a seed, that profits, damage the environment, suggesting an uncaring attitude from those who want a reasonable energy policy. We must elect 25-35 year olds who will vote to make us truly energy independent by voting for: Drilling now Nuclear energy which is safe and has provided 80% of France's energy needs for years Clean Coal Not only could we pay less for a gallon of gasoline than we now pay, we could help our poorest citizens with fuel costs, we could stop sending $600 billion a year to our enemies to buy foreign oil, we could add badly needed high paying jobs to our economy while increasing revenues to the government from a much broader labor force. We are being very foolish and very complacent by letting these zealots exert such destructive power over an entire nation. Technology now allows us to have clean, safe, energy from all these sources. The positives for our living standards, these actions would bring, are overwhelmingly positive. 9. Farm Subsidies Eliminate practically all farm subsidies. Most subsidies go to very rich farmers. They cost $24 billion dollars a year. 10. Free Trade Free Trade has huge benefits to the public in lower consumer costs and to 150 million private sector employees, who create 100% of the nation’s wealth and who should not be punished for 11 million union workers. 11. School Choice--We Must End The Public-School-Monopoly The Public School Monopoly Is Not Just Stifling Educational Advancement, it is fighting it fiercely for its own gains, and succeeding. 12. English Only--PERIOD The National Language. No political correctness. Americans want English for the national language. Official business, government documents, election ballots, telephone messages, etc. English only. 13. Border Security Not just border security first, enforcement of all existing laws, with-hold all funding from sanctuary cities, do everything that responds to one of the most decisive actions America has ever taken, when, in 2007, voters told congress in the most lob-sided manner, of my lifetime, that it wanted the entire illegal immigration mess, turned legal, period!!! In states where this is now enforced, workers are going back to Mexico on their own. 14. Increase Legal Immigration To The Required Number and Types Of Workers America Needs Most--Fast No more Political Correctness of letting admitting, an out of proportion number of unskilled workers and high-school dropouts. What the American labor force needs, to serve the nation as a whole, MUST BE the only consideration for the types of workers legally admitted each year, no more, no less. 15. END CREDITS FOR BUSINESS AND INDIVIDUALS ALLOW DEDUCTIONS ONLY CREDITS GIVE MONEY TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE PAID NO TAXES ALLOW DEDUCTIONS ONLY AGAINST "NET FINAL TAXES" PAID Even though a safety net would still exist, for those needing temporary help, the highly UNCONSTITUTIONAL practice of "directly" turning over the money of earners to total non-earners, would be enormously curtailed. END CORPORATE WELFARE-REDUCE CORPORATE TAX RATES The term "corporate welfare" is a distortion. Credits, which only reduce the final tax paid, by those corporations, would end. Ireland in the 1990's, reduced its tax rate, then similar to our 35%, to 12 1/2%. Corporations flocked to Ireland. Ireland's huge unemployment problem before the tax cut, had earned it the nickname--the "sick man of Europe." After the cut, Ireland became the most prosperous country in Europe, and now has per capita income almost as high as ours in the U.S. WHY THE TERM "CORPORATE WELFARE" IS DECEPTIVE EXCEPT FOR A FARM SUBSIDIES CORPORATIONS DO NOT RECEIVE MONEY FROM TAXPAYERS, VIA "THE GOVERNMENT" Before corporations make their "final net payment" to government, certain corporations receive credits, which are nothing more than a different form of a deduction. Unless a corporation, loses money for the year-2/3 of them do-this credit simply reduces the final tax paid by that corporation. MOBIL OIL, no doubt gets credits against what their "final net tax" will be. The CREDITS may even be in the hundreds of millions, possibly even several billion? MOBIL OIL'S final tax, after all credits, deductions, and every type of subtraction was $40 billion dollars last year. So the credit winds up being simply a temporary gimmick, whereby the company still gets slammed for a huge final "net tax." The difference between credit and deduction is, the credit comes off the top instead of being subtracted as the last step before computing the final tax. Corporations in 2005 and 2006, when the economy was soaring paid hundreds of billions in "final net taxes" after all credits, deductions, allowances, subsidies, no matter what you call it. In fact corporations alone paid 1/8 of all federal spending in those years. Reducing the corporate tax rate from 35% to 25%-the average paid by the major industrial countries-and eliminating credits, would yield all positives--higher profits for business, lower prices for consumers and increased revenues to government. The history of this pattern already exists. This would end the silliness of giving credits that shouldn't be given and making tax rates destructively high. This resembles a silliness talked about earlier, in which states send money to the federal government, then qualify to get a smaller portion of it back, to pay for the same program the federal government pays, such as Medicaid. Duplication at all levels of government is a scandal. This is another reason to return to Constitutional protections, based very much on home rule. SUMMARY We must find 25-35 year olds who believe in the traditional values of America, based on pro family, pro marriage a strong national defense and especially achieved through limited Constitutional government. WE MUST LIMIT THE PERCENTAGE OF OUR NATIONAL INCOME THAT GOVERNMENT MAY USE--FEDERALLY NO MORE THAN 17% WHEN IS FIERCE PARTISANSHIP GOOD FOR AMERICA? WHEN CONGRESS IS FORCED BY VOTERS TO FIGHT FOR SPENDING MONEY-ON NECESSITIES-NOT SPECIAL INTERESTS. LIMITING THE AMOUNT WE WILL ALLOW AND DECLARING THAT PRECISE AMOUNT IS THE ANSWER Our candidates must make an unmistakable committment to reducing the cost of the federal government from its present 28.5% to 17% by 2021, and returning to enforcement of the Constitution. MAINSTREAM MEDIA Media activism is brainwashing millions of voters. Examine the lifetime of brainwashing to nanny-state advocacy. 1. Grades K-12 in the public-school-monopoly 2. NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, Most Major Newspapers, Magazines 3. Oprah, David Letterman, John Stewart, Bill Maher, Bill Moyers, etc. 4. Hollywood We must communicate with each other, for organizations and figure ways to get an understanding of the Constitution and its intent to protect the individual from government abuse which has now become a danger to 200 plus years of opportunity and freedom which has had millions ready to give their lives to come to America. Historically we are the only nation with such greatness. 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Clinton has a 47% to 45% edge on another Republican hopeful, Fred Thompson. These numbers reflect a significant turnaround from recent polls. To visit the Rasmussen Poll: Poll October 27, 2007 Fox News Polling Data October 23-24 2007 Giuliani 31 Thompson 17 McCain 12 Romney 7 Huckabee 5 #### October 23, 2007 Zogby: Half Would Never Vote for Hillary for President Half of the whopping 9718, voters polled online said they would not vote for Hillary Clinton. Of those 65 and older, 59% would not vote for her. In the 18 to 29 group, 42% said they would not vote for her. The exact question was: Whom would you NEVER vote for for President of the U.S.? The poll carries a margin of error of +/- 1.0 percentage point. October 22, 2007 October 21, 2007 Bobby Rises In Louisiana Full article: Republican Elected Governor of Louisiana Louisiana elected its governor on the first ballot for the first time in recent memory, and the voters sent a message to the corrupt Democratic machine at the same time. Bobby Jindal, who narrowly lost a runoff four years ago, becomes the first Indian-American governor of a state after prevailing against a desperate opposition that stooped low enough to smear Jindal over religion: October 20, 2007 October 20, 2007 Huckabee, Romney Chalk Up Wins This weekend's Values Voters Summit in Washington, saw social conservatives send two messages and get an idea how an important segment of the GOP electorate will, after Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback, dropped out of the race... The full results: On Site Huckabee 488 (51.3%) Romney 99 (10.4) Thompson 77 (8.1) Tancredo 65 (6.8) Giuliani 60 (6.3) Hunter 54 (5.7) McCain 30 (3.2) Brownback 26 (2.7) Paul 25 (2.6) Undecided 11 (1.2) October 20, 2007 Rasmussen 10/15 - 10/18 Giuliani 24 Thompson 21 Romney 14 McCain 11 Huckabee 8 October 11, 2007 Republican Presidential Nomination FOX News 10/09 - 10/10 Giuliani 29 Thompson 16 McCain 12 Romney 11 Huckabee 5 Governor Mitt Romney Wins Iowa Straw Poll IOWA STRAW POLL August 11, 2007 Gov Mitt Romney 31% Gov. Mike Huckabee 18.1% Sen. Sam Brownback 15.3% Tom Tancredo 13.7% Ron Paul 9.1% 6. Tommy Thompson, 1,039 votes, 7.3% Rudy Giuliani (08-07-2007) California GOP Primary: Rudolph Rudy Giuliani gets 39% of GOP votes in a California Republican Primary today, twice as many as undeclared candidate Fred Thompson, who gets 19%. Significance? In SurveyUSA's 3 most recent California tracking polls, from May, June and July, undeclared candidate Newt Gingrich was named explicitly. In today's 08/06/07 release, Gingrich was not named explicitly. Conventional wisdom is that with Gingrich not named, Thompson's support should go up, since the two occupy the same spot on the political dancefloor. But Thompson's support did not go up. It stayed just where it was last month, at 19%, and down 2% from its peak, in June, of 21%. Instead, Giuliani's support went up, by 7 points, from 32% on 07/02/07 to 39% today. John McCain, who was 2nd in May and tied for 2nd in June and July, is trending down, and is now in 3rd place. Mitt Romney, running 4th, still has no traction in California. Among Conservative Republican primary voters, Giuliani's support went up 10 points from July to August, from 26% to 36%. Conservative support for Thompson, McCain and Romney was all flat month-on-month, indicating that the 8% of Conservatives who voted for Gingrich in July almost all voted for Giuliani in August. Real Clear Politics (RCP) Poll Average New Hampshire Democratic Primary 7-16-07 Republicans Romney 28.5% Giuliani 18.8% McCain 16.5% Thompson 12.8% 7-16-07 Democrats Clinton 33.0% Obama 23.5% Edwards 9.8% Richardson 8.3% 7-16-07 Republicans Real Clear Politics (RCP) Poll Average Giuliani 25.0% Thompson 20.0% McCain 13.5% Romney 10.0% Gingrich 6.0% 7-16-07 Democrats Real Clear Politics (RCP) Poll Average Clinton 35.5% Obama 24.3% Edwards 11.5% Gore 13.3% ### July 16, 2007 Republicans American Res. Group 07/12 - 07/15 Giuliani 33 Thompson 27 McCain 7 Romney 12 Gingrich 3 DEMOCRATS American Res. Group 07/12 - 07/15 Clinton 45 Obama 25 Edwards 9 ### July 14, 2007 John Edwards-SUSPENDING CAMPAIGN?? John Edwards had announced that he is "suspending his campaign" to conduct a poverty tour of rural America. The goal will be to call attention to poverty in the Mississippi Delta, Appalachia and the Rust Belt. The suspension of his campaign will last for three days. He will travel to 8 states and 12 cities ### Fund Raising July 14, 2007 U.S. House of Representatives 10th District Illinois Incumbent Mark Kirk (R) Mark Kirk (R) raised over $616,000 for the quarter. Kirk now has $1 million cash on hand. Dan Seals and Jay Footlik are seeking the Democratic nomination for the 10th District Dan Seals brought in just over $250,000 for the quarter. Jay Footlik raised $286,000 for the quarter Florida 22nd Congressional District Incumbent Ron Klein (D) Ron Klein (D) raised over $640,000 and had over $1 million available at the end of the quarter. There are no present figures available on the two challengers for the Republican nomination. They are Marc Flagg a Navy pilot and Allen West an Iraq war veteran. Nevada Nevada 3rd District Incumbent John C. Porter (R) Mr. Porter raised $460,276 for the quarter, raising his total above $600,000. Robert Daskas, Clark County prosecutor is said to be the leading contender for the Democrats. Connecticut 4th District Incumbent Christopher Shays (R) Democratic challenger Jim Himes has raised more money than the incumbent suggesting he will offer Christopher Shays a very strong challenge. ### 2008 ELECTIONS July 9, 2007 Latest USA Today/Gallup Poll Rudy Giuliani takes big lead over Fred Thompson In a poll taken from July 6th to July 8th Rudy Giuliani stretched his lead over Fred Thompson. The results: Giuliani 30 Thompson 20 McCain 16 Romney 9 Gingrich 6 ### July 9, 2007 Latest USA Today/Gallup Poll Hillary Clinton Continues To Lead Barack Obama In a poll taken from July 6th to July 8th Hillary Clinton maintained her lead over Barack Obams. The results: Clinton 37 Obama 21 Edwards 13 Gore 16 Mitt Romney Says Time For US To Use Its Clout in Iran ### Dec. 16th 2008 General Election Poll EDWARDS IS IN!!! Dec. 16th An AP article updated within the last 30 minutes 3:24 PM EST, read: Former Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards intends to enter the 2008 race for the White House, two Democratic officials said Saturday... Dec. 15th 2008 General Election Poll Who's Winning In Iowa The Des Moines Register is reporting these numbers in a poll of Iowa Democrats conducted in October by Harstad Research for a group called Environmental Defense: * John Edwards 36% * Hillary Clinton 16% * Barack Obama 13% * Tom Vilsack 11% Among county Democratic Party leaders, the numbers are even more startling: * Edwards 40% * Vilsack 15% * Obama 11% * Clinton 8% Dec. 14th 2008 General Election Survey McCain Tops Hillary 52% To 38% The survey of 1,342 registered voters, including 585 Democrats and 473 Republicans, nationwide has a margin of sampling error of 3 percentage points. Dec. 12th 2006 Election Poll: Rising pessimism on Iraq war 1 in 5 say Bush will take right course; fewer think Dems will By Susan Page USA TODAY WASHINGTON — As President Bush weighs changing course in Iraq, Americans are increasingly pessimistic about the war and want most U.S. troops withdrawn within a year, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Friday through Sunday says. Three of four support the major recommendations unveiled by the Iraq Study Group last week. Most predict the administration won't implement the bipartisan commission's proposals, however. And fewer than 1 in 5 have "a great deal" of trust in Bush to "recommend the right thing" for the United States to do in Iraq. Confidence in Democratic congressional leaders to chart the proper course is even lower, at 14%... Dec. 11th Earmarks=Pork 2006 Elections Rahm Emanuel is considered a hero among Democrats for a leading role in the thumping of the Republicans in the 2006 elections. In a column by Bob Novak, Novak concluded with the following. But in reiterating the Democratic campaign's promises to "reform lobbying and ethics rules," Emanuel did not mention the corrupting influence of earmarks... The country will likely be paying attention like never before. We the voters might be closing in on congress, letting in be known that that insidious saying "bring home the bacon" must be treated as the negative it represents. 2006 Elections-- FALLOUT Dec. 5th Did I Hear Hillary Declare??? Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton was quoted yesterday as saying "I'm really going to go for this." Senator Clinton did not say specifically that she was running for president, but those words seem to point in just one direction. 2006 Elections-- FALLOUT Dec. 4th Will Hillary Run? Senator Hillary Clinton met with fellow New York lawmakers last week, to duscuss her White House prospects. All indications point to stepped up plans to join an ever increasing field of potential contenders for 2008. 2006 Elections Dec. 1st House Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi picked Rep. Silvestre Reyes, Texas congressman, today, to head the powerful House Intelligence Committee. He is considered a compromise candidate. Mr. Reyes was awarded the Purple Heart and is known as "Silver" to friends. He will assume the chairmanship of the committee in January. 2006 Elections-- FALLOUT Nov. 30th Democrats Reject Key 9/11 Panel Suggestion Neither Party Has an Appetite for Overhauling Congressional Oversight of Intelligence By Jonathan Weisman Washington Post Staff Writer 2006 Elections Thursday, November 30, 2006; Page A07 It was a solemn pledge, repeated by Democratic leaders and candidates over and over: If elected to the majority in Congress, Democrats would implement all of the recommendations of the bipartisan commission that examined the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. But with control of Congress now secured, Democratic leaders have decided for now against implementing the one measure that would affect them most directly: a wholesale reorganization of Congress to improve oversight and funding of the nation's intelligence agencies. Instead, Democratic leaders may create a panel to look at the issue and produce recommendations, according to congressional aides and lawmakers... 2006 Elections Nov. 29th House Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will not select either Rep. Jane Harman (Calif.), or Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (Fla.), the panel's No. 2 Democrat, to chair the Intelligence Committee next year. It is widely believed, Pelosi will consider: Rep. Silvestre Reyes (Tex.), Rep. Norman D. Dicks (Wash.), or Rep. Sanford Bishop (Ga.), 2006 Elections Nov. 28th Medicare Part D The New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit The Washington Post believes the program has been a success, stating the following: "Some 22.5 million seniors have enrolled, and the cost–$26 billion–has turned out to be lower than projected. And "Medicare has received new bids indicating that its average per-person subsidy could drop by 15 percent in 2007, to $79.90 a month." Polls indicate that about 80 percent of enrollees are satisfied with the program." Democrats, however are proposing, as one of their first acts, to repeal the provision that prevents Medicare from negotiating directly with drug companies on prescription prices. This may or may not be a political battle, but it's important for participants to stay informed to let your representative know which way the program is working best for you. At any rate let's hope that final decisions are based on what is good for recipients not what's best for politicians 2006 Elections Nov. 27th Republican Senators Stand Up To Pork Barrel Spending--At Last GOP Sens. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and Jim DeMint of South Carolina are fighting the nearly 10,000 earmarks, or member-sponsored pork projects, in the spending bills Congress is currently considering. Those two senators are likely to pass a stopgap "continuing resolution," which will continue funding all programs at last year's level. This will set the stage for the new Democratic Congress to pass its own versions of the funding bills. 2006 Elections Nov. 25th Rep. Rahm Emanuel has sent a memo to colleagues stressing lobbying and ethics reform Among the topics mentioned, in the newly elected chairman of the House Democratic Caucus's memo, were earmarks. Earmarks are add ons for pork in local districts. Earmarks are doing great harm to the nation. The electorate is very angry over government bloat. Congressmen however, get reelected by "bringing home the bacon" even though most pork projects are harmful to the nation as a whole. In recent years, there has been no way to halt this insidious, scheming, practice. If Rahm Emanuel, a Democrat, can put serious clamps on earmarks and related pork, that will be a very important element of bringing down the cost of government, which would in turn raise per capita income, very, very significantly. 2006 Elections Nov. 24th Will New House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Pick Alcee Hastings To Head Important Committee Reported by Time/CNN Hastings was elected to Congress in 1992, but his first big moment on Capitol Hill came three years before that. Appointed as a federal judge in Florida in 1979, Hastings had been acquitted in a 1983 criminal trial on charges of soliciting a $150,000 bribe two years earlier in a deal to provide favorable treatment for defendants in a racketeering case before him. Despite his being legally cleared, Congress determined that the evidence against Hastings was still powerful enough to remove him from the bench, which the Senate voted to do in 1989 —... Nov. 23rd 2006 Elections HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2006 Elections Nov. 21th Big Fight May Loom Over The Highly Controversial Selection of Former Judge Alfee Hastings-Stay Tuned 2006 Elections Nov. 20th House Democrat Wants To Reinstate Draft Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., said Sunday he sees his idea as a way to deter politicians from launching wars. 2006 Elections Nov. 19th OBAMA MOVES UP ON HILLARY Senator Barack Obama is now the second choice for the Democratic nomination behind Hillary Clinton trailing by a 39% to 23% margin. 2006 Elections Nov. 17th John Boehner was chosen as minority leader of the GOP on Friday. Boehner defeated conservative Mike Pence, by a tally of 168-27. The number 2 job went to Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, defeating Arizona conservative Rep. John Shadegg. Blount won in a 137-57 vote to keep his post as whip. 2006 Elections Nov. 16th Nancy Pelosi Becomes Speaker of the House-Steny Hoyer New Majority leader. Ms. Pelosi first woman in that position. 2006 Elections Nov. 15th Real Clear Politics (RCP) Nov. 15th Real Clear Politics (RCP) Trent Lott returns to position of power Senator Trent Lott (R) Mississippi, who was forced to resign as Senate Majority Leader four years ago, has become the GOP's 2nd in command, winning the race for minority whip. Mitch McConnell from Kentucky is the new Senate Minority Leader. 2006 Elections Nov. 14th Real Clear Politics (RCP) Updates OH-15 Update Posted by TOM BEVAN RCP Incumbent Republican Deborah Pryce leads Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy by 3,536 votes. But there are more than 10,000 provisional ballots left to be counted, and the Columbus Dispatch reports the Kilroy campaign is still hard at work: Kilroy's campaign called about 70,000 voters last weekend and aired television and radio ads asking people who cast provisional ballots to contact the campaign and county boards of elections to make sure their votes in the 15 th Congressional District are counted. According to the article, "95 percent of people who voted provisionally in Franklin County were able to provide a Social Security card or driver's license number that can be used to establish residency." If you assume 95% of provisional ballots end up being verified and counted, a down and dirty sketch of the math shows that Kilroy would have to win 70% of them to flip the seat. Furthermore, if the addition of the provisional ballots brings Kilroy within roughly 1,050 votes of Pryce (either ahead or behind) - it will trigger a mandatory recount in all three counties. __________________________________________________________________ NM-1 Update Posted by TOM BEVAN RCP In New Mexico 1, County Clerks are in the process of counting of the 2,698 provisional ballots and 1,058 "in lieu of" ballots still outstanding. Each ballot has to be scrutinized to determine whether it's valid or not before being added the candidate's final tally. By law, the count has to be done by Friday. Right now, incumbent Republican Heather Wilson has a 1,487-vote lead over Democrat Patricia Madrid. _________________________________________________________________ CT-2 Update Posted by TOM BEVAN RCP The Hartford Courant reports on the back and forth of the recount in CT-2: The roller coaster recount in the 2nd Congressional District took a sharp turn Monday afternoon when officials in one small eastern Connecticut town discovered an error that had given Democrat Joe Courtney 100 extra votes. By nightfall, though, Courtney had gained back 40 of those votes due to the discovery of another error in another small town that had inflated the vote totals of his opponent, Republican incumbent Rob Simmons. Later the same evening, a computation error in yet a third town gave Republicans an additional 31 votes, according to the state party chairman. The stomach-churning ride is expected to screech to a halt late tonight, when every community in the sprawling, 65-town district will have completed its mandated recount. By law, the municipalities have until midnight Wednesday to report their revised tallies to the secretary of the state's office, but 56 had completed the process by Monday night and the final nine will do so today. As of late Monday, Courtney, a lawyer from Vernon, continued to hold a narrow lead over Simmons, a three-term incumbent from Stonington. That margin stood at 82 votes, according to State GOP Chairman George Gallo after Simmons picked up 31 votes in Waterford. On election night, preliminary results gave Courtney a 167-vote advantage, but the margin was tiny enough to trigger a recount. _________________________________________________________________ WA-8 Update Posted by TOM BEVAN RCP The AP has called the race in WA-8 for incumbent Republican Dave Reichert. _________________________________________________________________ 2006 Elections Nov. 13th Real Clear Politics (RCP) final breakdown of races in the U.S. House of Representatives , shows 7 seats as being undecided, based on the latest data it is showing. Those seats by state and district: Pa. 8th Conn. 2nd Wyoming At Large New Mexico 1st No. Carolina 8th Fl. 16th Fl. 13th Note below, comments from J.D. Hayworth, Az. 5th 2006 Elections Nov. 12th 5th Congressional District in Arizona not yet settled. Incumbent J.D. Hayworth sent out the following note on November 11th to supporters: "We conservatively estimate that there are 75,000 votes still to be counted in CD5 with much of that heavily weighted toward registered Republicans, and the total that remains to be counted could be considerably higher. So, we continue to advocate that each legally cast ballot must be legally counted." 2006 Elections Nov. 11th ABC News: EXCLUSIVE: McCain Begins Preliminary White House Run!!!!! 2006 Elections Nov. 10th Spokesman for House Majority Leader warns: "What we have to be wary of, and the American public will be wary of, is a subpoena bazaar here on Capitol Hill, and government by investigation by Democrats," said Kevin Madden, a spokesman for House Majority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio). Sweeping gains in House-Majority in Senate GAINS FOR DEMOCRATS 2006 Elections House +28----8 still undecided as of Friday 11-10-06 Senate +6 Governor +6 Rummy Resigns Polls close in some parts of Indiana and Kentucky at 6 PM EST. Polls are closed in some districts in Virginia, Ohio, and North Carolina as if 5.45 PM EST. It is now several minutes past that. Unless irregularities have kept those precints open, results should be coming in momentarily. Real Clear Politics (RCP) final analysis: 2006 Elections House of Representatives Nov. 7th RCP figures that 215 districts lean Democrat while 206 lean Republican RCP projects 14 tossups. It gives 7 to each party thus its final projection: Democrats 222 Republicans 213 SENATE Nov. 7th RCP picks the Senate tally to be Republicans 51 Democrats 49. Bear in mind, Joe Liieberman, if elected, is an Independent but is expected to vote with Democrats. Bear in mind, further that RCP is calling 5 seats a toss up (See below) and Democrats have a slight lead in all 5. RCP is figuring that Democrats will win 3 of those 5. 2006 Elections Updates November 6th-SENATE-Rasmussen Missouri Talent (R) Up 1 Updates November 6th-SENATE-Survey USA Virginia Webb (D) Up 8 Updates November 6th-SENATE-Real Clear Politics (RCP) Likely Dem. Leans Dem. Toss Up Leans GOP Likely GOP Santorum (R) NJ: Menendez (D) MO: Talent (R) AZ: Kyl (R) - MN: Open (D) OH: DeWine (R) MT: Burns (R) TN: Open (R) - WA: Cantwell (D) - VA: Allen (R) - - MI: Stabenow (D) - MD: Open (D) - - - - RI: Chafee (R) - - 2006 Elections Updates November 5th-SENATE SENATE SHOCKER ABC/WASHINGTON POST POLL HAS CHAFEE (R) RHODE ISLAND UP 1 Update Nov 5th. U.S. House Generic Question Asks: Will You Vote For A Democrat or Republican For Congress Democrats Lead Shrinks from plus 15 in some polls to +6 Updates November 5th-SENATE-Mason Dixon Poll The poll below shows "direction only" since one month ago in the Mason Dixon Montana: GOP +3 Missouri: GOP +2 Tennessee: GOP +10 Virginia: Dem +5 Rhode Island: GOP +6 New Jersey: Dem +4 Pennsylvania: Dem +1 Ohio: GOP +2 Washington: Dem +1 2006 Elections Updates November 4th-SENATE Virginia Webb (D)-Allen (R) Tied Montana Burns (R)-Tester (D) Tied Michigan Stabenow (D) Up 13.0% Missouri McCaskill (D) Up 1.0% Tennessee Corker (R) Up 8.0% New Jersey Menendez (D) Up 7.2% 2006 Elections Updates November 3rd-SENATE U.S. Senate Virginia Webb (D)-Allen (R) Tied Tennessee Corker (R) Up 8.0% Pennsylvania Casey (D) Up 8.0% Missouri McCaskill (D) Up 1.0% Connecticut Lieberman (I) Up 12.0% New Jersey Menendez (D) Up 7.2% 2006 Elections November 2, 2006U.S. Senate Virginia Webb (D) Up 1.0% New Jersey Menendez (D) Up 10.0% Missouri McCaskill (D) Up 3.0% Montana Tester (D) Up 1.0% Pennsylvania Casey (D) Up 8.0% Connecticut Lieberman (I) Up 12.5% Maryland Cardin (D) Up 5.0% Tennesee Corker (R) Up 10.0% Ohio Brown (D) Up 7.0% Michigan Stabenow (D) Up 11.8% Minnesota Klobuchar (D) Up 10.0% 2006 Elections Update Nov. 1st U.S. House Indiana 9th District Sodrel (R) Down 2.0% Connecticut 4th Shays (R) Down 7.0% Connecticut 2nd Simmons (R) Up 5.0% Virginia 2nd Drake (R) Up 8.0% No. Carolina 11th Taylor (R) Down 5.0% Updates October 31st-SENATE U.S. Senate Virginia Webb (D) Up 2.2.0% Tennessee Corker (R) Up 3.7% New Jersey Menendez (D) Up 4.7% Missouri Talent (R) Up 1.0% U.S. House Pennsylvania 8th District Fitzpatrick (R) Up 5.0% Georgia 12th Barrow (D) Up 3.0% Connecticut 5th Murphy (D) Up 3.0% Colorado 5th Lamborn (R) Up 7.0% Updates October 30th, House-October 29th, SENATE In the House, Real Clear Politics (RCP) projects a Democratic pickup of 18 seats, giving Democrats a 4 seat majority. In the Senate (RCP) projects Democrats picking up 4 seats, leaving them 2 shy of a majority.

In the House, Real Clear Politics (RCP) projects a Democratic pickup of 18 seats, giving Democrats a 4 seat majority.

In the Senate (RCP) projects Democrats picking up 4 seats, leaving them 2 shy of a majority.

October 27th Update--3 U.S. House races; 2 U.S. Senate races. See other updates below

Presently the Republicans control 231 of the 435 House seats and 55 of the Senate seats.

To control the House and thus name the Speaker, the Democrats would have to capture 15 seats now held by Republicans and win all those they now control.

In the Senate, Democrats would need to win six new seats.

If Democrats were to win just 5 seats, they would control 50 of the 100 votes, but the Vice President gets to cast a vote in the case of ties.

That includes the vote for the Senate Majority Leader.

On Wednesday November 8th, 2006, we should know whether or not President Bush will still have a Republican controlled congress to work with, or whether Democrats will regain the majority they held in both the House and Senate until 1994.

Before looking at the House and Senate races, you see the:

The Generic Vote simply asks voters, what party they will be voting for on election day.

In the latest Real Clear Politics (RCP) voting Democrats lead by a margin of 16.8%.

That lead seems to suggest huge gains for Democrats.

It may be tricky though, because all House races are local, i.e., by district, and many voters in their own districts might like what their own congressman is doing while disagreeing with the party.

2006 Elections

Below are the latest polling numbers in ten Key Senate Races.

Missouri and Tennessee have seen some big changes since two days ago.

2006 Elections

Key Races

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U.S. Senate Through Sunday October 22nd, 2006

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2008 Elections

Republican Candidates The Frontrunners:

Rudy Giuliani:

In the administration of Ronald Reagan in 1981, Rudy was named Associate Attorney General, the third highest position in the Department of Justice.

1983 Named U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

Successfully battled organized crime. The "Pizza Connection", "The Commission" cases and corruption on Wall Street were among his most successful prosecutions.

Rudy's record is at or near the top of the list among U.S. prosectors.

In 1993, Rudy became the first Republican elected Mayor of the City of New York in a generation.

One City, One Standard was his slogan which pledged to reduce crime and welfare and generally improve the quality of lif in New York City.

Even though Democrats outnumbered Republicans by a five to one margin, Giuliani garnered 57% of the vote in winning reelection in 1997.

Taxable Income

Income $10,000---15% x $10,000=$1,500

Income $20,000---15% x $20,000=$3,000

Inc--$30,000--15%x$27,050=$4058+27.5%x$2950=$811==$4869

Inc--$40,000--15%x$27,050=$4058+27.5%x$12,950=$3561==$7619-

Inc--$50,000--15%x$27,050=$4058+27.5%x$22,950=$6311==$10,369

Inc--$60,000--15%x$27,050=$4058+27.5%x$32,950=$9061==$13,119

Inc--$10,000--$6000 x 10%=$600 + $4000 x 15%=$600=$1200

Inc--$20,000--$6000 x 10%=$600 + $14,000 x15%=$2100=$2700

Inc--$30,000--$6000 x 10%= $600 + $21,950 x15=$3293+$2050x27=554=$4447

Inc--$40,000--$6000x10%=$600+$21,900x15%=$3293+2050x27=$4447+ $10000x27=$2700=$7147

Inc--$50,000--$6000x10%=$600+$21,900x15%=$3293+2050x27=$4447+ $10000x27=$2700=$7047+$2700=$9847

Inc--$60,000--$6000x10%=$600+$21,900x15%=$3293+2050x27=$4447+ $10000x27=$2700=$7047+$2700=$9747+$10,000x27=$2700=$11,547

Everything Above Seems To Check Out

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$10,000=$7000x10%=$700+3000x15%=$450=$1150

$20,000=$7000x10%=$700+13,000x15%=$1950=$2650

$30,000=$7000x10%=$700+13,000x15%=$1950=$2650+8400x15%=$1260=$3210+$1600x27%=$432=$3642

$40,000=$7000x10%=$700+13,000x15%=$1950=$2650+8400x15%=$1260=$3210+$11,600x27%=$3132=$6342

$50,000===$6342+$10,000x27%=$2700==$2700=$6342=$9042

$60,000===$9042+$10,000X27%=$2700==$2700+9042=$11742

Everything Above Seems To Check Out

$10,000=$838+$1625x15%=$244=$1082 (+$765 + $1082=$1847)

$20,000=$838+$11,625x15%=$1744=$2582 (+$1530 + $2582=$4112)

$30,000=$838+$21,625x15%=$3244=$4082

$34,000= $4,682

[[[[[[[[[[[[$40,000= $4682 +($6000x25%=$1500) $4682+$1500=$6182

$40,000=$30,000=$838+$21,625x15%=$3244=$4082+4000x15%=$600+4082=$4682=$6000x25=$1500=$6182]]]]]]]]]]]]

$50,000=$30,000=$838+$21,625x15%=$3244=$4082+4000x15%=$600+4082=$4682=$10,000x25%=$2500=$8,682

$60,000=$30,000=$838+$21,625x15%=$3244=$4082+4000x15%=$600+4082=$4682=$26,000x25=$4000=$11,182

$70,000=$30,000=$838+$21,625x15%=$3244=$4082+4000x15%=$600+4082=$4682=$26,000x25=$4000=$13,682

$80,000=$30,000=$838+$21,625x15%=$3244=$4082+4000x15%=$600+4082=$4682=$36,000x25=$4000=$16,182

Everything Above Seems To Check Out

$20,000-$9350=$10,650--$8375x10%=$838+$2275x15%=$341=$1179

$20,000-$9350=$650x10%=$65=%7725x10%=$773

$8375=$11,625=$8375x10%=$838

Maybe Unnecessary BelowMaybe Unnecessary Below

2001 Single 0

0-$27,050=15%

$27,050-$65,550=27.5%

Income $10,000---15% x $10,000=$1,500

Income $20,000---15% x $20,000=$3,000

Inc--$30,000--15%x$27,050=$4058+27.5%x$2950=$811==$4869

Inc--$40,000--15%x$27,050=$4058+27.5%x$12,950=$3561==$7619-

Inc--$50,000--15%x$27,050=$4058+27.5%x$22,950=$6311==$10,369

Inc--$60,000--15%x$27,050=$4058+27.5%x$32,950=$9061==$13,119

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$1,115,504,000,000

Bottom 50%

$0 to $32,789 Income 70,535,486 taxpayers (2.89%)

Income Taxes Paid $32,261 billion

32,261 billion paid divided by 70,535,486 no. of taxpayers=$457 each

2.89%x$862 Billion=$24,912 billion when applying 2.89% To cost of Stimulus=$353 per taxpayer

2.89% x $862 billion=25,774=----$299---Average amount currently paid by 70 million in lowest 50%. $299 + $457=$756

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25 to 50%

$32,789-$66,532= (10.52%)

35,267,743 taxpayers $117,368 billion=$3328

$862 x10.52%= $90,682,000,000=$2571

$24, 492 Per Taxpayer If Present

$117, 368 x 7.01----$862 billion x 7.01=$60,426,000,000+$1713

Your cost of stimulus added to current tax bill $1713 + $3328= $5041

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11% To 25% (15.32%)

$66,532-$113,018=

21,160,646 taxpayers $171,443,000,000=$8101.97

$862 Billion x 15.32%=$132,058,000,000-$6241

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6-10

$113,018--$160,041 (10.59)

14,107,097-$118,139,000,000==$8374

$862 billion x 10.59=$91,286=$6471

Top 2% to 5%

$160,041--410,096 (20.20%)

5,642,839--225,367,000,000=$39,939

$862 x 20.20%=$174,124=$30,858

GM avg. earnings $73,000

705,543--118,139=$95,887

Top 1% Represents taxable income above $410,096--(40.42)

1,410,096 taxpayers in top 1%. They pay $450,096,000,000

$862 Billion x 40.42%=$348,420,000,000

$348,420,000,000///1,410,096=

2-5%-----$160,041-$410,096--5,642,839 taxp's pay $225,367,000,000

6-10%----$113,018-$160,041--7,053,048 txprs paid---$118,139,000,000

11-25---$66,053--$113,018---21,160,646 divided into $171,443,000,000=$8101.97

25-50--$32,789--$66,053

Jobs Gained or Lost in 12 following months

2003 Tax Cuts---Gained 1.4 Million

2009 Stimulus---Lost 3.3 Million

Cost To Taxpayers

2003 Tax Cuts---0

2009 Stimulus---$862 Billion

Avg. Cost To Individual "Net Taxpayers" Applied To Workforce

2003 Tax Cuts--0

Stimulus--$9269

1.4 Million Obama--Jobs Lost 3.3 Million

Government Spending

2003 Tax Cuts 0---Stimulus $862 Billion

Avg. Cost To "Net Taxpayers" Applied To Workforce

2003 Tax Cuts--0 Stimulus--$9269

Source: IRS Statistics of 93 million taxpayers who pay an income tax

Disposable Personal Income--Third Full Quarter Following the Tax Cuts and Stimulus---Inflation Adjusted

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

2003 Tax Cuts +$658

Stimulus +$290

The Three Quarters Following The Quarter of Enactment

Tax Cuts Enacted 2nd quarter 2003, Stimulus Enacted 1st quarter 2009

GDP Growth, Inflation Adjusted--Third Full Quarter Following The Tax Cuts and Stimulus

2003 Tax Cuts---$389.9 Billion

2009 Stimulus $230.6

Selected Measures of Mass Layoff Activity

Ten Months Following Each

Initial Claimants

2003 Tax Cuts 1,786,011

2009 Stimulus 2,586, 745

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (BLS) Table C

[2003 Q1 $11,645.8]

Q2 $11,738.7 Q3 $11,935.5 Q4 12,042.8

2004 Q1 $12,127.6

=$197.8---+$107.3----+$84.8=$389.9

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2009 Q1 12,925.4 Q2 12,901.5 Q3 12,973.0 $ Q4 13,155.0

-23.9 ----+ 72.5----+182 $254.5--=

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

BEA 2009 fed revs 2 qtrs. following Stimulus

Federal Revenues--Gain or Loss In Two Quarters Following 2003 Tax Cuts and 2009 Stimulus

1,902.8]]]]]] 1,827.4 1,923.9 Plus $21.4

2,251.3]]]]]] 2,237.0 2,188.5--Minus $62.8

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) U.S. Dept. of Commerce

Consumer Confidence In Calendar Year of Tax Cuts and Stimulus

Consumer Spending---Year of Tax Cuts --- Year of Stimulus - (minus) 0.6%

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Table C. Selected measures of mass layoff activity

The Ten Following Months

Initial Claimants

2003 1,200,811

2009 2,261,989

1ST Quarter 2004

1,944.4

White House: '50 straight months' of job growth'Email Print LinkPosted November 2, 2007 11:05 AM

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Full article 50 Straight Months of Growth From Bush Tax Cuts

by Mark Silva

The White House is touting today's jobs report not so much for the past month's growing employment, but for the unbroken string of gains that it represents:

-- "8.31 Million Jobs Created Since August 2003 In Longest Continuous Months Of Job Growth On Record,'' the White House boasts today.

The figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today – 166,000 jobs created in October -- play into the Bush administration's argument that its tax-cuts have helped keep the economy on course, despite any number of stressors in the past years, stressors continuing today with the spiraling cost of oil and epidemic of home mortgage foreclosures.

"Our economy has now added jobs for 50 straight months – the longest period of uninterrupted job growth on record,'' the White House says today.

Unemployment, it notes, remains "low at 4.7 percent.''

With the Gross Domestic Product growing by 3.9 percent in the third quarter of this year, the White House adds, "the economy has now experienced six years of uninterrupted growth, averaging 2.8 percent a year since 2001.''

See the other indicators that the White House cites for the president's argument that the "fundamentals'' of the U.S. economy are strong:

Ø Real after-tax per capita personal income has risen by 12.7 percent – an average of over $3,800 per person – since President Bush took office.

Ø Real wages rose 1.2 percent over the 12 months that ended in September. This rise is faster than the average rate during the 1990s.

Ø Since the first quarter of 2001, productivity growth has averaged 2.6 percent per year. This growth is well above average productivity growth in the 1990s, 1980s, and 1970s.

Ø The deficit today is at 1.2 percent of GDP, well below the 40-year average. Economic growth contributed to a 6.7 percent rise in tax receipts in FY 2007, following an increase of 11.8 percent in FY 2006.

tax increases in the farm bill, the energy bill, the small business bill, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) bill.

Ø The President proposed a responsible level of discretionary spending in his FY 2008 Budget, and he will veto annual spending bills that exceed this level.

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1 Better Start

2 Young responsible workers who will be showing up for work each day for your entire future

2 Camera More To Left

3, EITC which is a huge welfare pmt.

4 Segments 1 and 2 only with revisions

5 Tricks if don't know where to go next to buy time.

6 ???After that gets a big fat check of thousands of Your dollars

7 Promised short segments because these presentations will be geared to young responsible workers who intend to keep their job once they start working and move up the ladder.

...most high school dropouts and other excuse makers or unwed mothers, looking to jump into the welfare line as soon as possible.

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Any short message about anything.

Today we'll start with an ABOMINATION with the FLOWERY Title EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.

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-------I'll be doing a series of short segments, discussing (point) your taxes and related economics----------BUT "Real World Economics"---crucial to your financial future.

-------I'm talking about Nuts and Bolts Economics, not the theoretical nonsense taught by EGGHEAD PROFESSORS, in our universities who know nothing about wealth creation, except what they read in books.

------- Young responsible workers who will be showing up for work each day for your entire future

-------and do intend to become a welfare recipient

Every strip mall in this country has little shops with 2 3 or 4 employees and a boss who has actually created wealth, therefore understands wealth creation, and would not waste his time or yours brainwashing young people with the nanny-state drivel, put out by EGGHEAD PROFESSORS.

Today we'll start with the ABOMINATION known as the EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.

Hi I'm Mick

IF YOU ARE SINGLE and have a job--full time or part-time or are about to have a job, you should be aware of what politicians are doing with your hard earned wages or salary.

FORTUNATELY, in today's political atmosphere,ARMED WITH the facts--and I mean hard, undeniable facts, ---THERE'S PLENTY!!!--you can do about it.

To Board:

LET'S MAKE BEST use of your time by moving right in to today's Topic. I'LL PROVIDE personal background and future topics, a little further along.

it is actually a huge welfare program, which essentially steals your hard earned wages or salary and turning your earnings over to millions--AMONG THEM, millions who are irresponsible.

Let's start with responsible young full time workers earning the minimum wage.

At $7.25 and hour, your yearly wage will be $15,080

Your will pay Social Security, Medicare and income taxes totaling $1,783, not including state and other taxes.

On the other hand, maximum recipients of the EITC will receive a whopping $5663 of yours and other taxpayers' money.

Whereas you pay income tax, to cover the current expenses of America and you pay social security tax toward your future retirement, and you pay Medicare tax for your future use of Medicare, these individuals will not only pay no IT, pay no SS tax, pay no Medicare tax, beyond that they'll receive a cash handout of several thousand dollars.

WORSE

Billions spent in this program goes to fraud, in fact in the most recent year, the outrageous sum of $12 billion worth of checks were sent to people not eligible.

WORSE EVEN THAN THAT

The highest percentage of fraud went to illegal aliens---which will be the topic of our next segment.

If you found this segment informative please tell your young friends and acquaintances. You are the audience I'm reaching out to to put America back on the track of personal responsibility and putting an end to piling massive taxes on responsible single people, which is happening now.

TAX CUTS VS. STIMULUS---21 PAGE UPS

MY VIDEO GUIDELINES---4 PAGE UPS

2001 S-0---50 PAGE UPS About 30% of Page

TAX FOUNDATION BREAKDOWN 32 PAGE UPS

Most Credits Have Become Total Welfare Payments Given To Freeloaders who pay no income tax. In Recent Years Welfare Spending Has Gone Mad Under Obama

NOTRE DAME'S BEST RECRUITING CLASS Statistical Abstract

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2010/tables/10s0686.pdf

6,700 7,289 8,440 16,719 14,739 16,835 16,680 17,390 33,196

15 to 24 years old . . . . . 21,208 14,142 4,155 2,361 1,713 2,962 1,618, 860, 342, 132, 11,209

25 to 34 years old . . . . . 20,210 19,017 695 1,032 1,340 3,317 3,482 3,879 3,220 2,051 32,875

35 to 44 years old . . . . . 20,880 20,108 449 834 992 2,368 2,779 3,782 4,276 4,628 45,018

Good tax page from Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_the_United_States

2001 RECESSION DATA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_the_United_States

Bear Market Corrections and Dates Bush Maybe Inherited The Worsthttp://www.schwab.com/public/schwab/research_strategies/market_insight/todays_market/recent_commentary/recessions_bear_markets_history_of_inconsistencies.html

Mort Zuckerman Great Data And Comments http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124753066246235811.html

IRS Tax Stats http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/article/0,,id=115033,00.html

$1,115,504,000,000

Bottom 50%

When IRS tax return data, is gathered each year, the amount of income taxes paid, based on Adjusted Gross Income-line 37, Form 1040-shows each taxpayer the average amount paid in each category.

Example:

The group which has Adjusted Gross Income Between $66,532-$113,018 represents the 11 to 25% group.

21,160,646 taxpayers $171,443,000,000=$8101.97

$862 Billion x 15.32%=$132,058,000,000-$6241

The final income tax paid will determine whether a tax payer will fall into the top 1%, top 5%, 10%, 25%, or 50%. The remainder will be in just one group the bottom 50%.

The latest data compiled by the IRS for every tax return filed, is based on the tax year 2007.

In that year 140 million plus Americans filed tax returns.

Of those, only 93 million paid "net income taxes."

Even though FICA taxes and income taxes may be temporarily withheld, many credits, such as, but not limited to, the Earned Income Credit, come in such large amounts, that millions of individuals get all their FICA taxes returned and beyond that, receive a large cash amount.

This is decided, as are all welfare programs through means-testing, which means you state your income on a federal form, then read the appropriate tables showing how much you qualify for.

This year for example the maximum benefit is $5667. There are many other welfare programs now incorporated into the tax laws, so in the example above, millions of others who receive this credit qualify for other credits increasing further the total payment they receive.

Also IRS Publication 17 clearly notifies these recipients, they are still totally eligible for all the major known welfare programs in practically all states, with a few minor limitations here and there if income is too high.

I purposely did not receive the word refund. That would mean receiving something initially paid by the recipient and returned.This is strictly a payment received.

$0 to $32,789 Income 70,535,486 taxpayers (2.89%)

Income Taxes Paid $32,261 billion

32,261 billion paid divided by 70,535,486 no. of taxpayers=$457 each

2.89%x$862 Billion=$24,912 billion when applying 2.89% To cost of Stimulus=$353 per taxpayer

2.89% x $862 billion=25,774=----$299---Average amount currently paid by 70 million in lowest 50%. $299 + $457=$756

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25 to 50%

$32,789-$66,532= (10.52%)

35,267,743 taxpayers $117,368 billion=$3328

$862 x10.52%= $90,682,000,000=$2571

$24, 492 Per Taxpayer If Present

$117, 368 x 7.01----$862 billion x 7.01=$60,426,000,000+$1713

Your cost of stimulus added to current tax bill $1713 + $3328= $5041

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11% To 25% (15.32%)

$66,532-$113,018=

21,160,646 taxpayers $171,443,000,000=$8101.97

$862 Billion x 15.32%=$132,058,000,000-$6241

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6-10

$113,018--$160,041 (10.59)

14,107,097-$118,139,000,000==$8374

$862 billion x 10.59=$91,286=$6471

Top 2% to 5%

$160,041--410,096 (20.20%)

5,642,839--225,367,000,000=$39,939

$862 x 20.20%=$174,124=$30,858

GM avg. earnings $73,000

705,543--118,139=$95,887

Top 1% Represents taxable income above $410,096--(40.42)

1,410,096 taxpayers in top 1%. They pay $450,096,000,000

$862 Billion x 40.42%=$348,420,000,000

$348,420,000,000///1,410,096=

Hello

I am a tax adviser/preparer. I started under the tax tables enacted under the Kennedy Tax Cuts. I am familiar with the tables/brackets of every change since, and the political spin, lies and deceitful terms that have evolved during every tax cut and tax increase.

I write articles (50)for the Directory Ezinearticles.com. The most recent, not only breaks down the nearly 100%, Obama lie and deception, of "I cut taxes for 95%..." but it does so in a manner that helps readers themselves, see why and how these means-tested transfers called credits are disguised welfare payments that take more and more from "net taxpayers" and give to "net tax receivers"

I get good reader response (traffic) on Ezinearticles for most of my article then again when I post on my own site http://conservative-politics-infofind.com, but I believe a much larger audience could receive a very substantial benefit from the information provided.

It also shows the great improvements 1 year after Bush Cuts and the losses and other negatives of the Stimulus Package.

Hope Heritage use the information, in your own way, in accordance with your mandate and restrictions.

I am a member (maybe overdue to send a membership payment) I'll be doing that any day, including an additional membership payment from my son Keith McNesby

To Read Bush Tax Cuts Vs Obama Stimulus The 12 Following Months of Each Please go to: http://ezinearticles.com/?Bush-Tax-Cuts-Vs-Obama-Stimulus-Package---The-12-Following-Months-of-Each&id=3840720

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