From The National League of Taxpayers:
Have you read Senator Rand Paul's email below?
President Obama and his big-spending allies in Congress continue to show their lack of fiscal responsibility as our debt soars past the $17 TRILLION mark.
Federal entitlement costs are out of control. Unemployment is in the double-digits. Yet Congress STILL refuses to balance the budget.
That's why it's critical you sign your Balanced Budget Amendment Petition to your Senators and Congressman, urging them to vote against more spending.
And Ray, if you can afford to chip in a contribution of even $10, it will help your National League of Taxpayers mobilize support for a Balanced Budget Amendment.
Of course, if you can afford to contribute $25, $50, or even $100 or more, I hope you will.
And if you have already signed the petition, please forward this email to friends and family by clicking here.
If we don't stop Congress' reckless spending now, they will always continue to vote for the next bailout, the next tax increase, and the next debt ceiling raise.
Please sign your petition and chip in whatever you can afford.
Let's force Congress to start making serious cuts.
Kathleen S.
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Sunday, April 13, 2014
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Support the Balanced Budget Amendment
From the National League of Taxpayers:
Higher taxes, more spending, and no reform.
The $3.9 TRILLION federal budget Barack Obama has proposed for the new fiscal year is a rerun of every terrible fiscal idea he’s ever had, and then some.
It would impose $1.2 trillion in new tax hikes on the country, from airlines to death taxes to new taxes on small businesses.
It would undo the sequester cuts and spend billions on numerous failed programs -- so much so that the Treasury Department estimates yearly federal spending would almost double, from $3.5 trillion in 2013 to $6 trillion in 2024.
That would include $750 million on federal funding of preschool, $5 billion to Obama’s political supporters via so-called “green energy” loans, and a $1 billion “climate fund” to fight global warming.
And it doesn’t stop there.
It would let existing fiscal bombs keep ticking, by continuing to fund ObamaCare and ignore the rising costs of Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare -- leaving them on the path to complete collapse.
Obama admits his proposal would raise annual deficits to at least $4.9 trillion for the next ten years -- but of course, other estimates look even worse.
The Congressional Budget Office and White House Office of Management and Budget both expect deficits higher than $7 trillion per year.
All in all, Obama’s budget would leave us with a $25 TRILLION national debt by the end of the next decade, not counting some $70 trillion in so-called entitlement obligations.
Does this make any sense?
Aren’t we already in debt to the tune of more than 17 TRILLION dollars?
The fact is, President Obama will continue to demand more and more of our tax dollars and will drive us deeper into debt, which is why it’s so important that you and I force members of Congress to hold the line.
Thanks for all that you do.
Sincerely,
Gary Paumen, President
National League of Taxpayers
P.S. The good news is, the tough Balanced Budget Amendment endorsed by the National League of Taxpayers, H.J. Res. 5 and S.J. Res. 7, would stop budgets like this dead in their tracks.
In addition to making government spend within its means, this amendment would require a two-thirds vote to raise taxes, making it far harder for presidents to hide spending behind new so-called “revenue” sources.
So if you haven’t yet done so, please click here at once to sign your Balanced Budget Amendment petition to your Congressman and Senators.
Higher taxes, more spending, and no reform.
The $3.9 TRILLION federal budget Barack Obama has proposed for the new fiscal year is a rerun of every terrible fiscal idea he’s ever had, and then some.
It would impose $1.2 trillion in new tax hikes on the country, from airlines to death taxes to new taxes on small businesses.
It would undo the sequester cuts and spend billions on numerous failed programs -- so much so that the Treasury Department estimates yearly federal spending would almost double, from $3.5 trillion in 2013 to $6 trillion in 2024.
That would include $750 million on federal funding of preschool, $5 billion to Obama’s political supporters via so-called “green energy” loans, and a $1 billion “climate fund” to fight global warming.
And it doesn’t stop there.
It would let existing fiscal bombs keep ticking, by continuing to fund ObamaCare and ignore the rising costs of Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare -- leaving them on the path to complete collapse.
Obama admits his proposal would raise annual deficits to at least $4.9 trillion for the next ten years -- but of course, other estimates look even worse.
The Congressional Budget Office and White House Office of Management and Budget both expect deficits higher than $7 trillion per year.
All in all, Obama’s budget would leave us with a $25 TRILLION national debt by the end of the next decade, not counting some $70 trillion in so-called entitlement obligations.
Does this make any sense?
Aren’t we already in debt to the tune of more than 17 TRILLION dollars?
The fact is, President Obama will continue to demand more and more of our tax dollars and will drive us deeper into debt, which is why it’s so important that you and I force members of Congress to hold the line.
Thanks for all that you do.
Sincerely,
Gary Paumen, President
National League of Taxpayers
P.S. The good news is, the tough Balanced Budget Amendment endorsed by the National League of Taxpayers, H.J. Res. 5 and S.J. Res. 7, would stop budgets like this dead in their tracks.
In addition to making government spend within its means, this amendment would require a two-thirds vote to raise taxes, making it far harder for presidents to hide spending behind new so-called “revenue” sources.
So if you haven’t yet done so, please click here at once to sign your Balanced Budget Amendment petition to your Congressman and Senators.
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Help support the Balanced Budget Amendment
From the National League of Taxpayers:
Your petitions are making a difference!
Thanks to you and other National League of Taxpayers members, you and I have reached more than 40 cosponsors on H.J. Res. 5 and S.J. Res. 7, a tough Balanced Budget Amendment that would not only require a balanced budget, but also require a two-thirds vote to raise taxes.
But now, you and I must take it to the next level.
My ultimate goal is to force a vote on the Balanced Budget Amendment to put tax-and-spend politicians in Washington on record for or against fiscal sanity.
To do that, you and I must add on as many cosponsors as possible to show House and Senate leadership that you and I are serious about forcing a vote.
You see, one of two things will happen.
We either pass a Balanced Budget Amendment and force tax-and-spend politicians to live within our means.
Or a whole round of tax-and-spend politicians will go down to defeat in the November elections.
Either way, you and I win.
So please, if you haven't already signed your petitions to Balance the Budget, please do so at once.
If you have, please forward this message to a friend, to help us add a tidal wave of cosponsors to help force a vote on the Balanced Budget Amendment.
Sincerely,
Gary Paumen, President
National League of Taxpayers
P.S. If you haven't yet signed your Balanced Budget Amendment petitions, please do so at once.
After signing, I hope you'll also chip in with a sacrificial contribution to help me identify and mobilize additional taxpayers.
Your petitions are making a difference!
Thanks to you and other National League of Taxpayers members, you and I have reached more than 40 cosponsors on H.J. Res. 5 and S.J. Res. 7, a tough Balanced Budget Amendment that would not only require a balanced budget, but also require a two-thirds vote to raise taxes.
But now, you and I must take it to the next level.
My ultimate goal is to force a vote on the Balanced Budget Amendment to put tax-and-spend politicians in Washington on record for or against fiscal sanity.
To do that, you and I must add on as many cosponsors as possible to show House and Senate leadership that you and I are serious about forcing a vote.
You see, one of two things will happen.
We either pass a Balanced Budget Amendment and force tax-and-spend politicians to live within our means.
Or a whole round of tax-and-spend politicians will go down to defeat in the November elections.
Either way, you and I win.
So please, if you haven't already signed your petitions to Balance the Budget, please do so at once.
If you have, please forward this message to a friend, to help us add a tidal wave of cosponsors to help force a vote on the Balanced Budget Amendment.
Sincerely,
Gary Paumen, President
National League of Taxpayers
P.S. If you haven't yet signed your Balanced Budget Amendment petitions, please do so at once.
After signing, I hope you'll also chip in with a sacrificial contribution to help me identify and mobilize additional taxpayers.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Support the Balance Budget Amendment
From The National League of Taxpayers:
Are they our servants or our masters?
As I write you today, the federal and state governments continue to inflate government workers’ pay and benefits with your tax dollars.
And wherever bureaucrats can exploit taxpayers to enrich themselves, they’ll fight like tooth and nail to keep the gravy train going.
As a result, government employees are wealthier and enjoy far greater perks than their private-sector counterparts.
For example, following the October government shutdown, federal employees who the government itself deemed “non-essential” received $2 billion of back pay for the sixteen days they didn’t work.
But the politicians who get elected with the support of the teachers’ union and the various government employees' unions know where their support comes from.
So they keep paying them off with not only your money, but also your kids’ and grandkids’ money.
For example, a recent financial review determined that more than half of the country’s state-run pension plans are fiscally unsound because they promise far more than they’ve got the cash to cover.
As growth in these plans’ liabilities continues to overtake that of assets, another study reveals that public-sector obligations are bleeding cities dry, too.
61 major cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Seattle, and San Francisco, owe a combined total of over $126 billion to government workers’ retiree health costs, but have only saved enough money to fund 6% of that amount.
Only two of these cities, Los Angeles and Denver, have even managed to scrape past half their obligations -- and just barely.
And yet, the public-sector unions are always looking for more.
Aren’t public servants supposed to serve the people rather than the other way around?
Today we should be reducing crushing taxes, cutting meddlesome regulations, and demanding economic sanity from our government.
But instead, our public servants now see themselves as our public masters, constantly rolling out new regulations and burdensome red tape on their counterparts in the private sector.
It’s time to cut the gravy train and the demands at both the state and national level.
That’s why National League of Taxpayers members fight against taxes at the state level, and at the federal level support H.J. Res. 5 and S.J. Res. 7, a bullet-proof national Balanced Budget Amendment.
This NLT-supported Balanced Budget Amendment would require a balanced budget every year, limit the size of the federal budget to 18% of our gross domestic product (GDP), and require a two-thirds vote by both houses of Congress to raise taxes.
Tax-and-spend politicians can’t be trusted to voluntarily make real spending cuts, but this amendment would finally force all the national waste, including federal workers’ gravy train, onto the chopping block.
The taxpayers would finally cast off their federal public masters.
Sincerely,
Gary Paumen, President
National League of Taxpayers
P.S. Please click here to sign your Balanced Budget Amendment petitions to your Congressman and two Senators at once.
And if you are able, please consider chipping in with a donation of $10 or more to keep our vital programs running. We receive no government funding.
Are they our servants or our masters?
As I write you today, the federal and state governments continue to inflate government workers’ pay and benefits with your tax dollars.
And wherever bureaucrats can exploit taxpayers to enrich themselves, they’ll fight like tooth and nail to keep the gravy train going.
As a result, government employees are wealthier and enjoy far greater perks than their private-sector counterparts.
For example, following the October government shutdown, federal employees who the government itself deemed “non-essential” received $2 billion of back pay for the sixteen days they didn’t work.
But the politicians who get elected with the support of the teachers’ union and the various government employees' unions know where their support comes from.
So they keep paying them off with not only your money, but also your kids’ and grandkids’ money.
For example, a recent financial review determined that more than half of the country’s state-run pension plans are fiscally unsound because they promise far more than they’ve got the cash to cover.
As growth in these plans’ liabilities continues to overtake that of assets, another study reveals that public-sector obligations are bleeding cities dry, too.
61 major cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Seattle, and San Francisco, owe a combined total of over $126 billion to government workers’ retiree health costs, but have only saved enough money to fund 6% of that amount.
Only two of these cities, Los Angeles and Denver, have even managed to scrape past half their obligations -- and just barely.
And yet, the public-sector unions are always looking for more.
Aren’t public servants supposed to serve the people rather than the other way around?
Today we should be reducing crushing taxes, cutting meddlesome regulations, and demanding economic sanity from our government.
But instead, our public servants now see themselves as our public masters, constantly rolling out new regulations and burdensome red tape on their counterparts in the private sector.
It’s time to cut the gravy train and the demands at both the state and national level.
That’s why National League of Taxpayers members fight against taxes at the state level, and at the federal level support H.J. Res. 5 and S.J. Res. 7, a bullet-proof national Balanced Budget Amendment.
This NLT-supported Balanced Budget Amendment would require a balanced budget every year, limit the size of the federal budget to 18% of our gross domestic product (GDP), and require a two-thirds vote by both houses of Congress to raise taxes.
Tax-and-spend politicians can’t be trusted to voluntarily make real spending cuts, but this amendment would finally force all the national waste, including federal workers’ gravy train, onto the chopping block.
The taxpayers would finally cast off their federal public masters.
Sincerely,
Gary Paumen, President
National League of Taxpayers
P.S. Please click here to sign your Balanced Budget Amendment petitions to your Congressman and two Senators at once.
And if you are able, please consider chipping in with a donation of $10 or more to keep our vital programs running. We receive no government funding.
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Sign the Balance the Budget Amendment
From The National League Of Taxpayers:
What kind of future will you have?
What kind of future will your kids, your grandkids, your nieces, and your nephews have?
These are serious questions facing not only you but all of us in Congress.
You see, as I write you today:
*** The deficit this year is projected at $642 billion with more than $6 trillion added to our debt since 2008;
*** Social Security has already begun to run in the red;
*** The real unemployment rate today is more than 14 percent with millions more workers relegated to part-time work;
*** Medicare is ultimately destined to totally run out of money while private insurance rates are skyrocketing.
The fact is, the $16 trillion national debt we hear so much about is just the tip of the iceberg.
When the government's unfunded liabilities for Medicare, Social Security, and federal employees' retirement benefits are counted, American taxpayers are really on the hook for over $86.8 trillion.
The fact is, President Obama and my big spending colleagues in Washington, D.C. have been piling on to our national debt every day, and show no signs of slowing down.
They've been spending money we don't have for so long, some economists are beginning to question not if the U.S. will ultimately have to declare bankruptcy, but when.
If we don't reverse course soon, the consequences will be disastrous.
That's why it's so important you help build a tidal wave of popular support for a long-term solution by supporting a constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget while limiting the growth of taxes and spending.
And why, to deal with our immediate debt crisis, I hope you'll sign the special "Just Say No" Petition below to reject the next debt ceiling increase scheduled to come up in just 9 weeks.
With your help, the National League of Taxpayers plans to generate a tidal wave of petitions to my colleagues.
Of course, just as they falsely claimed about the so-called "sequestration of funds" earlier this year, President Obama, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi will say a vote to stop a debt ceiling hike will be an economic Armageddon.
But the fact is, the federal government can still spend $6.7 billion per day without raising the debt ceiling one penny.
Of course, the "solution" to our ongoing fiscal disaster put forward by President Obama and his tax-and-spend allies is to tax ourselves out of the hole.
The fact is, we can immediately achieve hundreds of billions in savings by:
*** Abolishing the boondoggle Departments of Education, Energy, Commerce, and Housing and Urban Development;
*** Repealing the monstrously expensive ObamaCare and Dodd-Frank financial regulation law;
*** Transitioning Medicaid and food stamps back to the states where they belong and cutting back on the $37 billion spent on foreign aid.
Today, the feds run 79 different welfare programs, 160 programs for housing assistance, 47 for job training, 82 for teacher quality, 80 for transportation assistance, and 56 for financial education.
In return for all that, we still have an official poverty rate of 15 percent.
Yet Barack Obama and his liberal pals keep binging.
Now, with votes on the debt ceiling coming up in a matter of weeks, it's vital that in addition to signing up to show your support for a tough Balanced Budget Amendment, you also sign your "Just Say No" Petition to your Congressman and Senators.
The only way to force them to confront the debt head-on is by making sure they know the American people won't stand for inaction.
That's why it's vital that you click here to sign your "Just Say No" Debt Ceiling Petition to your Senators and Congressman.
And for a long-term solution, also return your Declaration of Support for Senate Joint Resolution 7 and House Joint Resolution 5, a tough Balanced Budget Amendment I have cosponsored along with 44 of my Senate colleagues.
This Amendment would not only require a balanced budget but would require a two-thirds vote by both houses of Congress to raise taxes, and a three-fifths vote to raise the debt ceiling.
As President Reagan so forcefully said, "no nation on earth has taxed itself into prosperity."
That's why I hope you will sign both your "Just Say No" Debt Ceiling Petition and your Balanced Budget Declaration of Support at once.
And why, in addition to that, it's vital that you help my friends at the National League of Taxpayers with a special contribution.
The fact is, even though many Americans who receive this e-mail will sign the petition, many won't be able to contribute.
That's why it's vital you give $10, $25, $50, $100, or even more if you can.
Your special gift of $35 or even $100 or $500 will ultimately save taxpayers literally billions of dollars in the years to come.
You should also know that a generous supporter has agreed to match your contribution, dollar-for-dollar, so there isn't a better time to give.
Your donations will help the National League of Taxpayers organize:
*** Extensive internet, direct mail, and telephone campaigns to generate at least one million petitions and questionnaires to Congress like the ones that accompany my letter;
*** Extensive personal lobbying of key Members of Congress by rank and file National League of Taxpayers members and staff;
*** Hard-hitting TV, radio, and newspaper ads to be run in targeted states and districts, mobilizing the American people and detailing the dangers of our soaring debt.
Your donation will help the National League of Taxpayers reach up to 10 million Americans and generate a tidal wave of opposition to raising the debt ceiling while building long-term support for a Balanced Budget Amendment.
So after clicking here to complete your Balanced Budget Amendment Declaration and sign your "Just Say No" Debt Ceiling Petition, please help with a contribution of at least $25 or $35.
Some people have already given as much as $500.
Others have sent $50 or $100, but no matter how much you give, whether it's chipping in with $10 or a larger contribution of $150, I guarantee your contribution is urgently needed and will be deeply appreciated.
And don't forget that a generous supporter has agreed to match your contribution, dollar-for-dollar, no matter the amount.
The national debt is such an out-of-control behemoth that if we again raise the debt ceiling, it will threaten to put America on a path of permanent decline.
With your help, we can stem the tide of Big Government and stop Barack Obama and his liberal pals from spending us into oblivion.
Sincerely,
Steve Stockman
United States Congressman
P.S. Federal entitlement costs are out-of-control while our national debt is skyrocketing.
So please fill out your Balanced Budget Amendment Declaration of Support and sign your "Just Say No" Debt Ceiling Petition which the National League of Taxpayers has prepared for your Congressman and Senators.
And also, to serve a mandate on my colleagues, take advantage of the special matching grant and send a generous contribution of $100, $75, $50, or $35 at once.
Remember, a generous supporter has agreed to match your contribution, dollar-for-dollar, so there isn't a better time to give.
With the next debt ceiling fight coming up in January, it's vital the Congress face a tidal wave of petitions when they get back, so please click here.
Sign the petition
What kind of future will you have?
What kind of future will your kids, your grandkids, your nieces, and your nephews have?
These are serious questions facing not only you but all of us in Congress.
You see, as I write you today:
*** The deficit this year is projected at $642 billion with more than $6 trillion added to our debt since 2008;
*** Social Security has already begun to run in the red;
*** The real unemployment rate today is more than 14 percent with millions more workers relegated to part-time work;
*** Medicare is ultimately destined to totally run out of money while private insurance rates are skyrocketing.
The fact is, the $16 trillion national debt we hear so much about is just the tip of the iceberg.
When the government's unfunded liabilities for Medicare, Social Security, and federal employees' retirement benefits are counted, American taxpayers are really on the hook for over $86.8 trillion.
The fact is, President Obama and my big spending colleagues in Washington, D.C. have been piling on to our national debt every day, and show no signs of slowing down.
They've been spending money we don't have for so long, some economists are beginning to question not if the U.S. will ultimately have to declare bankruptcy, but when.
If we don't reverse course soon, the consequences will be disastrous.
That's why it's so important you help build a tidal wave of popular support for a long-term solution by supporting a constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget while limiting the growth of taxes and spending.
And why, to deal with our immediate debt crisis, I hope you'll sign the special "Just Say No" Petition below to reject the next debt ceiling increase scheduled to come up in just 9 weeks.
With your help, the National League of Taxpayers plans to generate a tidal wave of petitions to my colleagues.
Of course, just as they falsely claimed about the so-called "sequestration of funds" earlier this year, President Obama, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi will say a vote to stop a debt ceiling hike will be an economic Armageddon.
But the fact is, the federal government can still spend $6.7 billion per day without raising the debt ceiling one penny.
Of course, the "solution" to our ongoing fiscal disaster put forward by President Obama and his tax-and-spend allies is to tax ourselves out of the hole.
The fact is, we can immediately achieve hundreds of billions in savings by:
*** Abolishing the boondoggle Departments of Education, Energy, Commerce, and Housing and Urban Development;
*** Repealing the monstrously expensive ObamaCare and Dodd-Frank financial regulation law;
*** Transitioning Medicaid and food stamps back to the states where they belong and cutting back on the $37 billion spent on foreign aid.
Today, the feds run 79 different welfare programs, 160 programs for housing assistance, 47 for job training, 82 for teacher quality, 80 for transportation assistance, and 56 for financial education.
In return for all that, we still have an official poverty rate of 15 percent.
Yet Barack Obama and his liberal pals keep binging.
Now, with votes on the debt ceiling coming up in a matter of weeks, it's vital that in addition to signing up to show your support for a tough Balanced Budget Amendment, you also sign your "Just Say No" Petition to your Congressman and Senators.
The only way to force them to confront the debt head-on is by making sure they know the American people won't stand for inaction.
That's why it's vital that you click here to sign your "Just Say No" Debt Ceiling Petition to your Senators and Congressman.
And for a long-term solution, also return your Declaration of Support for Senate Joint Resolution 7 and House Joint Resolution 5, a tough Balanced Budget Amendment I have cosponsored along with 44 of my Senate colleagues.
This Amendment would not only require a balanced budget but would require a two-thirds vote by both houses of Congress to raise taxes, and a three-fifths vote to raise the debt ceiling.
As President Reagan so forcefully said, "no nation on earth has taxed itself into prosperity."
That's why I hope you will sign both your "Just Say No" Debt Ceiling Petition and your Balanced Budget Declaration of Support at once.
And why, in addition to that, it's vital that you help my friends at the National League of Taxpayers with a special contribution.
The fact is, even though many Americans who receive this e-mail will sign the petition, many won't be able to contribute.
That's why it's vital you give $10, $25, $50, $100, or even more if you can.
Your special gift of $35 or even $100 or $500 will ultimately save taxpayers literally billions of dollars in the years to come.
You should also know that a generous supporter has agreed to match your contribution, dollar-for-dollar, so there isn't a better time to give.
Your donations will help the National League of Taxpayers organize:
*** Extensive internet, direct mail, and telephone campaigns to generate at least one million petitions and questionnaires to Congress like the ones that accompany my letter;
*** Extensive personal lobbying of key Members of Congress by rank and file National League of Taxpayers members and staff;
*** Hard-hitting TV, radio, and newspaper ads to be run in targeted states and districts, mobilizing the American people and detailing the dangers of our soaring debt.
Your donation will help the National League of Taxpayers reach up to 10 million Americans and generate a tidal wave of opposition to raising the debt ceiling while building long-term support for a Balanced Budget Amendment.
So after clicking here to complete your Balanced Budget Amendment Declaration and sign your "Just Say No" Debt Ceiling Petition, please help with a contribution of at least $25 or $35.
Some people have already given as much as $500.
Others have sent $50 or $100, but no matter how much you give, whether it's chipping in with $10 or a larger contribution of $150, I guarantee your contribution is urgently needed and will be deeply appreciated.
And don't forget that a generous supporter has agreed to match your contribution, dollar-for-dollar, no matter the amount.
The national debt is such an out-of-control behemoth that if we again raise the debt ceiling, it will threaten to put America on a path of permanent decline.
With your help, we can stem the tide of Big Government and stop Barack Obama and his liberal pals from spending us into oblivion.
Sincerely,
Steve Stockman
United States Congressman
P.S. Federal entitlement costs are out-of-control while our national debt is skyrocketing.
So please fill out your Balanced Budget Amendment Declaration of Support and sign your "Just Say No" Debt Ceiling Petition which the National League of Taxpayers has prepared for your Congressman and Senators.
And also, to serve a mandate on my colleagues, take advantage of the special matching grant and send a generous contribution of $100, $75, $50, or $35 at once.
Remember, a generous supporter has agreed to match your contribution, dollar-for-dollar, so there isn't a better time to give.
With the next debt ceiling fight coming up in January, it's vital the Congress face a tidal wave of petitions when they get back, so please click here.
Sign the petition
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