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Representative Horn Announces Office Hours
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 State Representative Ken Horn (R - 94th District) will be holding his next regular office hours on Monday, August 15th at the Zauel Library in Saginaw Township, 3100 N. Center Rd, Saginaw. No appointment is necessary. Residents who are otherwise unable to meet during these scheduled office hours can contact his Lansing office by calling toll-free 866-467-6094 or by e-mailing Ken at kennethhorn@house.mi.gov. Please do not hesitate to stop by and say hello, or to discuss any issue of concern! |
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Glenn Beck Event To Be Simulcast Locally
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The Western Thumb TEA Party will broadcast a Glenn Beck simulcast event on Wednesday, August 24th. This is one of three events he is hosting in Israel. The main event will be the evening of August 24th at The Southern Wall Excavations. The show is Glenn's "Stand with Israel" event and will be broadcast at the Bullard Sanford Memorial Library, 520 W. Huron St., Vassar, from 8:00-10:pm. This event is free and open to the public and seating starts at 7:30 p.m. A free will offering will be taken to offset costs of the event.
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Congress Finally Ends A "Temporary Tax"
...After 35 Years
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 Waaay back in October 1976, when disco was king and KC and the Sunshine Band and the Bee Gees were what we danced to, Congress created a "temporary" Federal unemployment tax on jobs, sometimes called the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) "surtax." Now, after 35 years and eight separate extensions of this provision, the surtax will finally expire as House Republicans, led by Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R - 5th District) have refused to entertain another extension beyond its current June 30, 2011 expiration date.
Discussing the expiration of the FUTA surtax, Camp stated, "The death of any tax on jobs, no matter how big or small, is a historic moment and one to be celebrated. The fact that it has taken 35 years for this 'temporary' tax to expire clearly illustrates the dangers of higher taxes - once in place, they are unlikely to ever go away. We need employers paying more salaries, not paying higher taxes. And when the surtax expires, job creators will get a little and long overdue relief." You can read more details and the background of the tax at the Ways And Means Commmittee website.
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The Republican mission seeks to maintain a strong defense, encourage individual achievement and liberty through the free enterprise system, and strengthen families. If you would like to help us move the area and the country towards these goals, please consider donating to the Saginaw County Republican Committee. Every donation, no matter how large or small, will help ensure that we can find and elect people to work for those goals. You can do so by mail to PO BOX 6653, Saginaw, MI 48608 or on the web at www.saginawcountygop.com.
Sincerely,
Helene Wiltse, Chair, Saginaw County Republican Party
Donald Dale Milne, newsletter editor |
