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You can make a difference on key issues that impact employers, employees, families and communities
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Local Government Reform - Townships
Indiana’s local government system is too large, complicated and inefficient in today’s world.
A simpler, more effective and accountable system of local government is needed.
The prime example lies with township government. Most Hoosiers never use any type of township service. Yet township government is sitting on 263 million in your taxpayer dollars! In today's economy, that's irrepsonsible. These cash reserves can be put to far better use for other local needs OR returned to taxpayers!
The basic township functions of poor relief and fire protection can be done most efficiently at the county level. Tell your state legislators, 'No more excuses for avoiding township reform!
Extension of Capital Gains
Without action by Congress, the 2003 tax cuts on capital gains and dividends will expire at the end of this year, stalling our modest economic recovery and stifling investment in Hoosier companies when they need it most. Please urge your senators and representative to vote to extend the 2003 tax gains!
Campaign Finance Legislation Threatens Businesses' First Amendment Rights
H.R. 5175/S. 3628, the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act, is a threat to the First Amendment rights of businesses across the country. It represents a significant departure from past campaign finance legislation, which sought to treat unions and corporations comparably and was framed in a genuinely bipartisan manner. This legislation has been crafted to disadvantage for-profit corporations and the associations that represent them. It places onerous restrictions on corporate free speech while ignoring unions' immense political influence. Tell your U.S. representative and senators today that you oppose H.R. 5175/S. 3628!
Elimination of Small Business Paperwork Mandate
H.R. 5141/S. 3578, the Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, would repeal the onerous paperwork burdens imposed on business by Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Beginning in 2012, Section 9006 will require businesses across the nation to report any business-to-business transactions of more than $600 per year to the IRS.
Latest EPA Action Threatens American Jobs
EPA’s push to over-reach and over-regulate continues to threaten American business and cost jobs. The priorities of the Congress and Obama Administration must be to help restore our economy and protect U.S. jobs, not to impose more costly and unnecessary regulations on American business that may realize little or no environmental benefit.
Write to Congress today – ask them to discourage EPA from taking further action on dioxin soil regulations until the EPA addresses the concerns of the National Academy of Sciences and publishes its final regulations on the reassessment of health effects.
Employee Free Choice Act (Removes Secret Ballot Process for Union Elections)
An attempt by organized labor to eliminate an employee's right to a secret ballot election during the union organizing process. Please urge Sen. Richard Lugar, Sen. Evan Bayh and your member of the U.S. House of Representatives to oppose the misleading 'Employee Free Choice Act' and keep union intimidation out of the workplace. Click here for more information about the EFCA.
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