Entries for 'Americans for Tax Reform'

... This bill was the culmination of years of efforts from the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, whose work on HB 2404 got them the “biggest win for freedom” award from the State Policy Network ....

...Establishes a creepy DC-based "Carbon Dividend Trust Fund" that seeks a backdoor two-child limit on families....

...repeals the state and local tax deduction for income and sales taxes and caps the SALT deduction for property taxes at $10,000. The home mortgage interest is grandfathered in and preserved for new homes up to $500,000....

To date, recovery of the billions in wasted state exchange funds has been near non-existent, despite failed exchanges in Oregon, Hawaii, New Mexico, and Nevada costing taxpayers $733 million....

...this prohibition has already passed the U.S. House....

Rep. Pitts is building momentum within Congress to reform this archaic depression-era corporate welfare package....

Hawaii, which is in the process of closing out its exchange, received $205,342,270....

Witnesses from six states - California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Oregon – attended the hearing....

Hawaii Health Connector failed to select the most qualified vendor for the best price, awarded a flawed, poorly written contract, and failed to monitor the contract....

Reports on the cost vary, with estimates as low as $2 million and as high as $20 million....

The Obama administration had implemented the special enrollment period from March 15 - April 30 to assist individuals who were unaware they would face a tax penalty for not having “qualifying” health insurance....

Hawaii now joins Oregon, Massachusetts, Maryland, Vermont, New Mexico, and Nevada as cautionary tales in government central planning....

Regarding E-Cigs, Hawaii should defer to the FDA for guidance on this regulatory framework....

Also in the H&R Block report is the news that the individual mandate penalty is averaging $172. This is likely to rise in future years....

New states considering online travel agency taxes should consider the harmful effect on tourism and the potential for legal battles they're likely to lose....

When Obamacare’s individual mandate takes effect in 2014, all Americans who file income tax returns must complete an additional IRS tax form....

While the United States is on the verge of an energy revolution, an obsolete law threatens to stall oil production and already inflates the price of gasoline....

In 2013, the tax increases in Obamacare will increasingly conspire against kitchen-table family healthcare decisions....

On January 1, regardless of the outcome of fiscal cliff negotiations, Americans will be hit with a $1 trillion Obamacare tax hike....

...this tax bill contains no tax increases of any kind—in fact, it permanently prevents them....

Sunday will mark the start of the 100-day countdown to “Taxmageddon” – the date the largest tax hikes in the history of America will take effect....

The Cost of Government Day Report calculates the number of days the average American must work to pay for the full costs of government spending and regulation at all levels of government....

Obama has refused to submit the agreements until the House goes further and re-authorizes Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) at the 2009 stimulus spending levels. Pre-2009 TAA is still in place to assist workers who lose their job as a result of foreign competition.

Which of these will kill the most jobs?

Every year, Americans for Tax Reform Foundation publishes its Cost of Government Day report, which calculates the day on the calendar year until which the average American must work to pay for the full costs of government spending and regulation....

The Stimulus Program created 2,046 jobs in Hawaii.  The cost for these 2,046 jobs? $1.329-billion in taxpayer dollars!  That’s about $650,000 per job!

Add it all together, and this budget is a ten-year, $1.5 trillion tax hike over present law.