Taxpayer Groups To Rally at White House
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"Taxpayer Day of Outrage"
What: Annual Taxpayer Day of Outrage Rally
When: 10:30-11:30 AM Thursday, April 15, 1999
Where: Lafayette Park-directly across from the White House. Then the Rally participants will march up to the Capitol to join Speaker Hastert and GOP Conference Chair for the second Half of the Rally at 12:30 on the Capitol Steps.
Why: The current tax code is complicated, burdensome and indefensible. The average American taxpayer pays more in taxes than they do on food, shelter and clothing combined.
For more information on the Taxpayer Day of Outrage Rally, please contact Peter Cleary at 202-785-0266 or visit www.atr.org.
Who: Leading taxpayer advocates including: Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform,Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce,Jim Martin, 60 Plus Association,Karen Kerrigan, Small Business Survival Committee
Jacqueline Halbig, Christian Coalition, Fran Smith, Consumer Alert,Tom Schatz, Citizens Against Government Waste Anita Blair, Independent Women's Forum James Gattuso, Competitive Enterprise Institute Eric Schlecht, National Taxpayers Union Mike Flynn, American Legislative Exchange Council Charlotte Herbert, Associated Builders and Contractors, Gary Nolan, Americans for Freedom and Independence Denesha Reid, Concerned Women for America Tammy Lyles, Free the Eagle Tara Setmayer, Coalition on Urban Renewal & Education Carrie Kellaher Ardelean, Americans for Fair Taxation Plus representatives from over a dozen other taxpayer groups, family groups, seniors groups and business groups.
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Married� With Taxes!!!
Washington Needs To Save a Cent to Annul Marriage Penalty Tax � Stop Taxing My Wife Away - As Uncle Sam's tax deadline fast approaches and taxpayers get ready to hand him about 40 percent of their paycheck, Republicans are battling to relieve 42 million taxpayers who're forced to pay about $1,400 more in federal taxes solely because they fell in love, and tied the knot. House GOP sponsors Jerry Weller (IL-11) and Dave McIntosh (IN-2) are teaming up with Republican leadership to stick a fork in this unfair tax, hiking the standard deduction for married couples "Today, the only form one can file to avoid the marriage tax penalty is paperwork for divorce," said Weller.
� "Keep the Change" -- Weller and McIntosh's new legislation, the Marriage Tax Penalty Elimination Act, is part of the Workhorse Republican Congress' strong commitment to returning more of Americans' hard-earned money to the taxpayers' pockets.
� Better Use: With "marriage penalty" savings, the average couple could pay their electric bill (which averages $153 a month) for 9 months, buy 1,308 gallons of gas at $1.07 a gallon, or buy 1,238 loaves of bread at $1.13 a loaf. ( For More Information www.rnc.org)
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FYI on AP Poll
"(A) new poll by the Associated Press reveals that Republicans would do well to ignore the populist rantings of the Dick Gephardts and David Boniors and instead make the moral case for a single tax rate... When respondents to the survey were asked whether they favored the current progressive tax code or a flat rate for all earners, 51 percent opted for the latter. Only 39 percent said that rates should escalate with income.
(Thanks to Nevada Republican Liberty Caucus, 3659 Scotwood Street o Las Vegas, NV 89121, E-mail: [email protected])
- Las Vegas Review Journal, 4/5/99