May 23rd, 2007 by geoffludt
To the Honorable Ron Wyden,
I just received your “Wyden News Now” newsletter. I am very interested in the piece of legislation you and Representative Rahm Emanuel introduced titled the “Fair Flat Tax Act of 2007″.
Like many small business owners, my business is registered as an “S-Corporation”. Under current law it is a “pass-through entity” where it’s income is taxed at my personal tax rate. Our income is not large but, it’s a living — I suspect many registered “S-Corporations” are similar.
According to your newsletter, “On the corporate side, the bill ends … the use of pass-through entities as tax shelters”. Does this mean me and my family will be lumped-in with “tax shelters” and taxed at 35%?
With kind regards,
Geoffrey Ludt
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May 23rd, 2007 by geoffludt
I sent the following to Gordon Smith this morning:
To the Honorable Gordon Smith,
I am a voter who hired you to represent me and lead in the US Senate.
I was disappointed this morning when I heard you continue to describe the war against terror in Iraq as a “Civil War” and somehow unrelated to the GLOBAL war on terror — I did not hire you to represent half-truths. My understanding is that Al Qaeda in Iraq (a terrorist organization) stoked the Sunnis and Shias into conflict, I also understand that the US is engaging Al Qaeda in Iraq. As you may know, recently three of our soldiers were kidnapped, (one sadly was found floating in the Tigris this morning with bullet holes riddling his chest and head) Al Qaeda in Iraq claimed responsibility, not participants in this “Civil War”.
Sadly, I feel the US has lost its will to fight and, in the long view, will be forced to engage this enemy again — after further tragedy has occurred.
I did not hire you to get re-elected, I hired you to be right and sadly I am disappointed in my decision.
With kind regards,
Geoffrey Ludt
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May 22nd, 2007 by geoffludt
The Corvallis Gazette-Times reports:
Gov. Ted Kulongoski is expected to sign a bill that would ban sex offenders, people convicted of drug crimes and those who leave the military with dishonorable discharges from getting concealed handgun licenses in Oregon.”
Sex and drug offenders and those who left the military with dishonorable discharges? Why’d they stop there? What about smokers? or alcoholics? how about gamblers? what about homosexuals? postal workers? the elderly? Christians? fornicators? Republicans? GEICO cavemen?
Interestingly, “a person could have a single violation of possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana and still be eligible for a concealed handgun permit” — shameless pandering to the progressive gun-toting stoner base.
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