Posts Tagged 'taxes'

Burger King’s Acquisition Should Be Celebrated, Not Castigated

Burger King’s Acquisition Should Be Celebrated, Not Castigated
In 1974, Burger King introduced a jingle that encouraged diners to “Have It Your Way.”

Ironically, the Obama administration has usurped the jingle and altered it to “Have It Our Way” to describe their approach to business — pay our taxes, conform to our regulations and support our causes or will we castigate you.

Burger King has the audacity to expand their market share by acquiring Canada-based Tim Hortons, a causal fast food chain known for their donuts and coffee, and ...

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Made in America Panel Urges Veto of Interstate Sales Taxes for Internet Retailers

Made in America Panel Urges Veto of Interstate Sales Taxes for Internet Retailers

Neal Asbury opened his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America (now on 44 stations) by making reference to the nation’s bipolar economy where the DOW is soaring while there are no jobs. Meanwhile, the nation added another $1 trillion in taxes.

Co-host Dr. Rich Roffman concurred, adding that there are 47 million Americans on food stamps and 89 million can’t find jobs.  What’s more, government spending has continued to increase—adding perhaps an additional 62 percent over ...

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Our Bipolar Economy

Our Bipolar Economy

For the 26 million unemployed and underemployed Americans, this economy has got to be mind-blowing. On one hand, the Shadow Government Statistics’ “Alternate Unemployment Rate” remained at 23 percent in January, its highest level ever.

On the other hand, the Dow Jones Industrial Average just zoomed past 14,000, hitting record highs.

In addition, Dean Maki, chief U.S. economist at Barclays, is quoted as saying: “As a percentage of national income, corporate profits stood at 14.2 percent in the third quarter of 2012, ...

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Bamboozled by Obamacare

Bamboozled by Obamacare

As a small business owner, I knew it was coming. As a skeptic of any pronouncement by the White House relating to healthcare, I knew consumers and small businesses would get socked with higher rates. And as an employer who works with private health insurance providers, I knew they would be able to manipulate Obamacare to make even more money. It has all come to pass as I had feared.

Remember how private insurance companies were bemoaning that under Obamacare they ...

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Made in America Panel Advocates for a Sane Tax Policy That Will Help Small Business Create Jobs

Made in America Panel Advocates for a Sane Tax Policy That Will Help  Small Business Create Jobs

Neal Asbury opened his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America by welcoming former U.S. trade representative Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky, who is a Senior International Partner for Wilmer-Hale, which offers legal representation across a comprehensive range of practice areas.  She joined the firm after serving as the U.S. Trade Representative—the chief trade negotiator and principal trade policymaker for the United States—from 1997 to 2001, and acting as deputy USTR from 1993 to 1996.

In his introduction Neal ...

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