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View on Issue 1 from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The full article may be read in its entirety by clicking here. Below is an excerpt. Vote no on Ballot Issue 1. Placing a tax that hurts the poor and families does nothing to truly move Arkansas forward. Issue No. 1 would finance a $1.3 billion bond issue with a “temporary” half-percent sales tax and [...]

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Ex-manager of vets’ home is reinstated

August 30, 2012 J,

This is a shame. As our sister organization, AFP Foundation Arkansas, highlighted in a recent video (view it here) the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs and the Arkansas Veterans Home have had some major issues. Just when we think leader’s cleaned house and began to once again advocate for Arkansas Veterans, it seems the same [...]

Signers of ATR’s Taxpayer Protection Pledge

August 24, 2012 J,

The following list of legislators and candidates have signed Americans for Tax Reform’s “Taxpayer Protection Pledge.” We applaud these ladies and gentlemen for standing up for family pocketbooks and pledging to cut wasteful spending. Senate Candidates Rep. Gary Stubblefield (S-6) Rep. Jon Woods (S-7) Sen. Bruce Holland (S-9) Rep. David J. Sanders (S-15) Sen. Michael [...]

AFP Foundation Waste Watch Video

August 13, 2012 J

Our sister organization, AFP Foundation Arkansas, has created their newest Waste Watch video. This time it focuses on $1.2 million in taxpayer dollars that has been granted to a privately developed and owned marina in North Little Rock.

USPS – what a fiscal hemorrhage might look like

August 10, 2012 J

From today’s Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Red ink gushing at Postal Service Quarterly losses $57 million a day The nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service on Thursday reported losses of $57 million per day in the past quarter and warned that it will miss another payment to the U.S. Treasury, just one week after its first-ever default on [...]

Heritage Foundation – Top 5 Actions Government Can Take to Create Jobs

August 09, 2012 J

A good read with some thought provoking ideas from David Addington with The Heritage Foundation. Abstract: America needs jobs. A government committed to free enterprise, limited government, and individual freedom, and not to more borrowing and spending, can properly help. To help unleash the private sector to invest and create jobs, Congress should promptly take [...]

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