21 December 2017 - Granite Grok

December 21, 2017

Passage of Tax Reform Results in Holiday Bonuses for Some U.S. Workers

Corporations are announcing last-minute Christmas bonuses for their employees because Republicans and President Trump passed tax reform. “Congress, working closely with the President, took a monumental step to bring taxes paid by U.S. businesses in line with the rest of the industrialized world,” AT&T chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson said in a statement. “This tax …

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Can I ask: what SHOULDN’T Government do (re: NH Paid Family Leave), eh Steve Duprey?

Oh, it sounds SO nice and fuzzy – it’s for the Children, it’s for the Adults, it’s for the Seniors. How could ANYONE be against – yet another government program.  Republican Committeeman Steve Duprey seems to be in favor of this: …Steve Duprey, president of Foxfire Property Management and the Duprey Companies; Brad Sawler, owner …

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David French: What if America Won a War and No One Cared?

In case you missed it, Donald Trump has fulfilled another campaign promise. “…Iraq’s prime minister declared victory in the war against ISIS. Iraq — with indispensable American help — has regained control of its cities and its border with Syria. ISIS has been reduced to a shadow of its former self. The victory isn’t confined …

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Whose income tax cut is biggest?

The income tax now set up by the Republican Tax Reform SHOULD have Democrats jumping for joy – it makes it even MORE Progressive than before (which I don’t think is a good thing). Emphasis mine: The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) has released its distributional analysis of the final Republican tax bill. The bill …

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