Daily Archives: March 19, 2009

Mar 19 2009

Obama secretly ends program that let pilots carry guns

Now President Obama is quietly ending the federal firearms program, risking public safety on airlines in the name of an anti-gun ideology.

The Obama administration this past week diverted some $2 million from the pilot training program to hire more supervisory staff, who will engage in field inspections of pilots.

This looks like completely unnecessary harassment of the pilots. The 12,000 Federal Flight Deck Officers, the pilots who have been approved to carry guns, are reported to have the best behavior of any federal law enforcement agency. Read More

Tell me sportsmen, hunters and other gun owners, did Obama lie to you? Time to stand up for our rights don’t you think? Maybe need to check out Tax Day Tea Party
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There are millions of gun owners and it sure would make a larger group supporting our rights if all would come together and stand up together!

Nationwide Tax Day Tea Party HQ

LINKS:

(1) All of the people should be executed with piano wire around their neck

Mar 19 2009

UPDATE APRIL 01 – Cigarette tax will be costly (Obama Raised Your Taxes)

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UPDATE 01 APRIL

PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama tax pledge up in smoke
One of President Barack Obama’s campaign pledges on taxes went up in puffs of smoke Wednesday.
The largest increase in tobacco taxes took effect despite Obama’s promise not to raise taxes of any kind on families earning under $250,000 or individuals under $200,000.

This is one tax that disproportionately affects the poor, who are more likely to smoke than the rich.
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MORE:

The federal tax on a pack of cigarettes will increase by 61 cents on April 1, raising the tax to $1 per pack. The federal hike comes on the heels of a $1 increase in the state cigarette tax passed last year by the Legislature on Beacon Hill in a move designed to raise an additional $175 million in revenue to help fund health-care reform.

The average cost of a pack of cigarettes rose to $5. 41 after the dollar increase in the state but will now surpass $6, with some smokers paying more than $7 a pack in cities such as Boston. Read More

There are an estimated 47.2 million adults smokers in The United States! Let me ask you smokers, are you happy with paying more for a pack of cigarettes if the answer is no then you need to check out Tax Day Tea Party HQ
We need to stand up and fight for our rights!

Nationwide Tax Day Tea Party HQ

LINKS:

(1) Cigarette Tax Increase In Georgia Is Criminal
HB 39 is being read and voted upon by the Georgia General Assembly. It is sponsored by Ron Stephens, Tony Sellier, Pat Gardner, Cecily Hill, Burke Day, and Mary Oliver.

(2) Smokers Feeling The Pinch As OBAMA’s Tobacco Tax Takes Effect, +62 Cents Per Pack

(3) Once again people…Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em! (The Tobacco Tax Increase) A Liberal State of Mind pt. 6: Attack of the Republican blogs