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Tax Freedom Day Demonstrates the True Cost of American Tax Bill

lydia.senn — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:34:27 -0700

Tuesday April 22 marked the 113th day of the year, otherwise known as Tax Freedom Day. This is the day until which Americans work simply to pay their taxes in 2008. For the average American taxpayer, all earnings so far this year have gone only to meet tax obligations.

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lydia.senn — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:50:42 -0700

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On Tax Day, Americans See the Cost of Democrats’ Big Government Agenda

lydia.senn — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:48:54 -0700

More American taxpayers will file their returns today, April 15, than any other day this tax season.

Hard-working Americans are facing the stark realization of how much their government costs.

Already stretched by rising food, energy, and medical costs, Washington’s take of the paycheck is deeply straining family budgets.

The American people are tired of being overtaxed and need leadership to provide meaningful relief. Instead, Democrats in Congress only continue to seek massive tax increases to fund a big government agenda.

No Time Like the Present to Think About Dying

lydia.senn — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:19:00 -0700

As most people will attest to in these harried times, there is little time in any given day to think about much else beyond the crisis in front of you. Making deadlines, getting the kids to all their activities and homework, trying to get ahead at the office and having some semblance of a social life means we are spending far more time than ever trying to keep all the balls in the air.

Americans surpassed the rest of the world in 1999 for the longest work hours; Japan fell to second place that year.

English in the Work Place: Common Sense

lydia.senn — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:07:38 -0700

“Common sense is not so common,” once said philosopher Voltaire. One of the greatest concerns for my constituents is the growing scarcity of common sense in government. People have begun to lose faith in Washington because even the seemingly obvious course of action too often gets bogged down with paradoxical regulations and political correctness. No greater evidence is needed than the current push by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to stifle the use of the English language in American workplaces.

Does Foxworthy Know As Much as a Fifth Grader?

lydia.senn — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:00:59 -0700

Comedian Jeff Foxworthy was talking the other night on one of the cable news channels about why he supports the Iraq occupation. Now just to back up for a moment, Foxworthy is best known for his hilarious “You know you’re a redneck…” routine. More recently he’s hosted a quiz show where adult contestants try to answer questions from a fifth grade examination. If the contestant get’s it wrong, he or she has to face the camera and accept the humiliation of admitting, “I am not smarter than a fifth grader.”

Demographic Shifts Require Thoughtful Preparedness

lydia.senn — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:50:14 -0700

It is clear that we are facing one of the greatest projected demographic shifts in our history in the coming decades. Recent statistics have shown that by 2025, 18 percent of our state’s population will be over the age of 65. This is a significant increase over the current senior citizen population of 10 percent.

Rescue Me: Fed Bailouts and Local Biz Closures Signal Trouble

lydia.senn — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:45:26 -0700

Financial times are getting tough and the bubble that seemingly protects Johns Creek may have been pierced. Though instead of a giant kaboom, the sound we hear is more like the soft sound of air being let out of a balloon.

But beware. Sometimes a gentle breeze can be the very thing that ushers in a larger storm.

Connecting the Dots: Estate Tax Celebrates 100 Years

lydia.senn — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:42:46 -0700

We’ve just celebrated the Centennial of a major event in American history. It was back in 1907 that a Republican president introduced legislation for the Estate Tax.

Ah, the Death Tax, as the ultra-right likes to call it. The Dynasty Tax, as its defenders more accurately call it.

Are you surprised that it was the Republicans who gave us the Estate Tax? And the Republicans were right!

Staying Out of Financial Trouble in Troubled Times

lydia.senn — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:29:19 -0700

It is impossible to read the newspaper or watch the television news without hearing about the sad state of our economy. As I have previously talked about in this space, some areas of our economy are suffering. But there is no need for panic.