The Senate is expected to vote on the Marketplace Fairness Act during the upcoming lame duck session after the November elections. Now, don’t be fooled by the innocent sounding bill name.
The so-called Marketplace Fairness Act would impose taxes on online purchases. If Senator Harry Reid gets his way, this new tax would come right in time for the Christmas online shopping season.
“We have to do something about Marketplace Fairness. That’s long, long overdue. And we’re going to do whatever it takes to get that done,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said. “We have to do the tax extenders.” Read more here...
2. Ricochet Forum with FreedomWorks' Matt Kibbe
Recently, we announced that we were continuing our Ricochet Forum series with a conversation with FreedomWorks President and CEO Matt Kibbe, one of the most influential figures in the Tea Party movement.
As usual, the Ricochet community stepped up and delivered a series of great questions. Below are the queries submitted by Ricochet members and Mr. Kibbe’s answers: Read more here...
3. New Poll: Grassroots-Backed Clint Didier Holds Lead over Newhouse in WA-04
According to a telephone survey of 400 likely voters in Washington’s Fourth U.S. Congressional District, the race to replace retiring Representative Doc Hastings (R-WA) is neck and neck. Grassroots-backed Clint Didier holds a lead over opponent Dan Newhouse in their 35 percent to 33 percent head-to-head ballot matchup, with 26 percent still on the fence.
According to the poll, a 54 percent majority of voters would prefer their next Representative to go in a new and different direction than outgoing Congressman Hastings, which points to Didier’s favor as a grassroots-backed fiscal conservative. Fourth District voters are five times as likely to back a candidate who has support from grassroots conservative groups (60 percent) than one who is propped up by insiders and the Party establishment (12 percent). Read more here...
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A growing number of economists are describing the current slump as a form of secular stagnation, where diminishing outlets for capital investment have slowed economic growth, reduced the demand for labor and stalled the economic recovery. While the technology sector remains one of the few areas of the economy where innovation and growth continue at a rapid pace, the Federal Communications Commission is moving forward with a series of new rules that may shackle this important part of the economy. From new mandates for municipal broadband to redefining what broadband means, to proposals to turn the Internet into a common carrier, the FCC is working to reshape how Americans connect to the Internet.
In a recent speech before a tech start-up incubator in Washington, D.C., FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler focused on the need to provide faster broadband connections to American consumers. His comments reinforce the FCC's push for changing the definition of "advanced telecommunications capability" from a broadband speed of 4Mbps to 10Mbps. In fact, Wheeler goes further in his speech, noting that "a 25Mbps connection is fast becoming ‘table stakes' in 21st century communications." Pushing even further, Wheeler states that it is "unacceptable" that 40 percent of American homes do not have access to 100Mbps connections - even though a majority of homes already have access. Read more here...
5. New Jersey Grassroots Spotlight - by Deneen Borelli
During the last weekend in September, Tom and I had a fantastic opportunity to speak at two grassroots activist meetings in New Jersey.
While New Jersey is a deep blue state, there are thousands of passionate patriots that are motivated to move the state in a conservative direction. Read more here...
6. Another Setback for ObamaCare from Federal Court - by Tommy Creegan
District judge Ronald White of Oklahoma ruled in line with the Halbig D.C. Circuit Court over theObamaCare subsidies dispute.
The “IRS rule” extends tax credits to states where the federal government set up exchanges, even though under section 36B of the ACA, tax credits are only authorized for purchases on an “exchange established by the state.” Oklahoma is one state that opted to not set up its own exchange, therefore HHS set up an exchange in Oklahoma, per ACA rules. Read more here...
7. North Carolina Activist Training - by Robin Paulick
On Monday, September 29, about thirty activist from Alamance and Orange counties in North Carolina gathered for an activist training on how to engage on issues important to conservatives. We are excited about being able to use new, effective tools to get limited government legislation passed! A special thanks to FreedomWorks for making this training available to us! See more here...
In Liberty,
Jackie Bodnar
Director of Communications, FreedomWorks
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