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Joined April 2012
"The proof is in the shipping" Under President Trump’s Jones Act waivers in the wake of the War in Iran, commerce has exploded, with domestic energy flowing more easily across the country and even displacing foreign imports. Perhaps it’s time to make the waivers permanent by scrapping the Jones Act for good. Read the full report at @reason
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While we’re on the subject of California’s proposed "billionaire tax," there’s already a national movement looking to expand the big government cash-grab nationwide. What happens in California isn’t staying in California. Read more at @dcexaminer:
California’s proposed billionaire tax may LOSE the state revenue!   After at least seven billionaires have left California to avoid the tax, one study concluded that there is "an 85% chance of negative net present value of state revenues from the tax." Details below:
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California’s proposed billionaire tax may LOSE the state revenue!   After at least seven billionaires have left California to avoid the tax, one study concluded that there is "an 85% chance of negative net present value of state revenues from the tax." Details below:
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"America already dominates medical technology by value. To keep that lead, we should stop taxing the inputs and the specialized machines that complete U.S. products."   American Commitment President @Kerpen and @StephenMoore explain how President Trump’s tariffs are undercutting domestic medical manufacturing 👇🏻
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American Commitment retweeted
If you live in one of the gray states, your governor has blocked scholarships from the new Trump federal scholarship program from being given to kids in your state. And I would recommend upgrading to a better governor.
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As Berkeley, CA debates doubling their soda tax, the question remains of "where did all the money go?" According to the New York Post, the single largest recipient of the city’s soda tax money has "conflicting compensation figures, massive expenses that don't add up and hundreds of thousands of dollars in unexplained legal fees."
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Proposals to cap credit card interest rates are just as dangerous as the Durbin-Marshall Credit Card mandates. Price controls don’t work, and they hurt consumers. Read more here from @kerpen in @dcexaminer:
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More than half of the Democrats in Congress are sponsoring Bernie's "Medicare for All Act," which would ban all current insurance plans, terminate Medicare as it exists now for seniors, and impose massive tax hikes to fund a one-size-fits-all government-run insurance plan for every "resident," including illegal aliens. Support for this plan plunges when people learn a few key facts:
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American Commitment in the News: “The railway safety act mandates rail crew sizes, which in effect is mandating unnecessary jobs,” said Jon Decker of American Commitment.
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