With the Super-Committee’s November 23 deadline at hand, Republicans and Democrats are at loggerheads. Republicans want to cut spending and close loopholes so they can cut tax rates. Democrats and Obama want to raise taxes “on the rich.” To break the log jam we need bold reforms – like the FairTax plan. The FairTax replaces [...]
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My trip thus far to Central and Southwest VA
The last three days have been great. On Saturday we were in Fishersville at the local gun show and had great results meeting people. We were told repeatedly, “you can count on my vote!” The magic words any candidate likes to hear. We then headed over to Madison County to the annual Pig Roast hosted by [...]
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Where is the leadership in Washington?
Since Tuesday afternoon’s Fed Open Market Committee announcement, the S&P 500 Index has fallen more than 6%, with the Dow dropping 391 points today. Tomorrow is not likely to better. New claims for unemployment remain over the soul-crushing 400,000 level. The stock market isn’t the economy, but it is an important indicator of business confidence. [...]
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