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CAGW's Blog
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BE-ANGRY
September, 2007
A Monthly Dispatch from Citizens Against Government Waste
Read Our Lips: No New Internet Taxes
by: Sean Kennedy
In the fall of 1998, the Internet Tax Freedom Act put a moratorium on discriminatory and multiple taxes on electronic commerce and Internet access at the federal, state, and local levels. With large bipartisan support, the moratorium was extended in 2001 and 2004. It expires on November 1, 2007. Congress is considering a four-year extension.
Lawmakers Choose Pork Over Bridge Safety
by: Leslie K. Paige
In the aftermath of the bridge tragedy, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.), called for an increase in the federal gas tax to pay for bridge repairs. And Congress went back to business as usual, earmarking billions of tax dollars for frivolous projects in the fiscal 2008 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act.
European Taxpayers Speak Out
by: David Williams
When many Americans think of Europe, they conjure up images of slow-moving socialist bureaucracies. While this type of government exists in some countries, there is a growing free market and taxpayer movement spreading throughout the continent.
Department of Homeland Waste
by: Ben Giovine
On September 6, 2007, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its latest report with recommendations (on top of the 700 GAO recommendations made in the past) on who DHS should improve its management practices.
Catastrophic Insurance is a Disaster
by: Alexa Moutevelis
Congress is considering changes to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as well as increasing the availability of state-sponsored insurance funds. Both initiatives would expose taxpayers to massive costs.
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