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This week President Biden delivered an invitation-only Joint Address to Congress as he reached his first 100 days in office. During his speech we heard more empty words from a President who promised unity when he walked in the White House.
It is very clear now that his promise was a lie. Instead of unity, Americans got a crisis at our southern border, an assault on energy jobs and our energy independence, a Democratic wish-list masked as COVID relief, a refusal to follow science and open schools, the threat of tax increases, and a President ruling by executive order. There is no question that Joe Biden's first 100 days have been an absolute disaster, and we simply cannot trust what he says.
We discuss this and more in this episode of Buddy's Briefing.
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| The FairTax is the solution to the Democrats’ attack on paychecks |
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In case you missed it, I wrote an op-ed in the Washington Examiner this week about how the FairTax is the solution to Democrats' tax increases. Click here to read more.
As people file their taxes this season, they should be aware that the numbers may look different next year — and not in a good way. That is because as the nation recovers from a pandemic in which many lost their jobs, Democrats want to raise taxes.
In this moment of turmoil in our country, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are focused on who should pay more. No hardworking person or job creator is safe.
However, there is an easy solution to this attack on paychecks: the FairTax.
The FairTax would eliminate the federal income, payroll, and estate and gift taxes and replace them with a revenue-neutral national 23% consumption tax.
This would level the playing field, allowing people to keep every cent of their hard-earned money while ensuring everyone pays their fair share.
Every single person, whether they were born in America, immigrated here 20 years ago, or came illegally across the border yesterday, would pay a 23% tax on new goods and services.
The FairTax’s approach would capture tax revenue from the spending of the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States, and with a crisis along our southern border, that number may continue to grow. The FairTax also eliminates tax benefits that illegal immigrants have been able to take advantage of. While illegal immigrants are not eligible for federal public benefits, a 2011 Treasury Inspector General report found that individuals who are not authorized to work in the U.S. were paid $4.2 billion in refundable tax credits.
The FairTax would rid us of the need for tax credits or an Internal Revenue Service to ensure they are properly used.
Also, by eliminating the income tax, those who fail to pay income tax on income earned through illegal activities such as drug dealing will be put on the same playing field as everyone else.
Many states have already seen success with a similar approach. States such as Florida and Texas, two of the fastest-growing states, as proven by the recent census, have no income tax and are attracting more and more people from higher-taxed states, such as California and New York.
Conservatives must rally around this plan in opposition of President Joe Biden and the Democrats’ plan to raise taxes. There’s little doubt that the effects of such increases will cost families and be a drain on our economy, just as similar policies were under the Obama administration.
One only has to look at the effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to see what happens when we allow people to keep more of their income instead of forking it over to bureaucrats in Washington. After the passage of the TCJA, America’s growth in 2018 was 2.9%, which was nearly twice Germany’s 1.5% and more than twice Britain's 1.3%. Up until the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment was at record lows and wages were rising. These are the positive impacts that the FairTax will build upon.
People collectively spend more on taxes than they do on food, clothing, and housing combined, only to see partisan gridlock over how it is spent. No wonder trust in government is on the decline.
America needs the FairTax to create a simple and fair system for all. |
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Monday, April 26, 2021: On Saturday of this past weekend, I had an interview with Newsmax to discuss President Biden’s infrastructure plan that is not an infrastructure plan at all, but instead is a trojan horse for radical socialist left-wing policies and a nearly $2 trillion tax hike. A link to my interview can be found here. After traveling back home today, I’m back in time to attend the Tybee Island GOP Spring dinner meeting where we hear from my good friends, GA State Rep. Jesse Petrea (R-Savannah) and GA State Senator Ben Watson (R-Savannah), as they give a recap of the recently completed state legislative session.
Buddy attends the Tybee Island GOP dinner |
Tuesday, April 27, 2021: After joining in on our all-staff conference call this morning, I have a great visit with Ben Hart, the new Station Manager of WJCL TV in Savannah as we become acquainted and discuss the changes in how the public gets their news today. Afterwards, I travel to my Savannah District Office where I record a video in support of Taiwan, a great ally of the U.S. and an important trade partner of the Savannah Port. Next, I meet with a constituent to help with his issues before joining in on a virtual call with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Savannah Community Council to discuss their priorities for this session. After an interview with Gray TV (WTOC-TV Savannah) to preview President Biden’s Joint Address to Congress tomorrow night and comment on his first 100 days in office, I record a segment for Pharmacy Compounding Centers of America (PCCA).
Buddy participates in the Pooler Lion's Club scholarship presentation |
Next, I have a virtual interview with WJCL-TV in Savannah where I preview President Biden’s joint address before heading out to Pooler where I am honored to participate in the Pooler Lion’s Club scholarship presentation to five deserving students from the Savannah area who have excelled in their performance in academics, sports and community service.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021: After traveling to Atlanta last night, I have a number of meetings this morning including with the President of Blink Science, Eric Doherty, who shares with me his company’s mission to make accurate, low-cost point of care diagnostic testing and secure patient data available instantly to everyone across the globe. I also join in on an Energy and Commerce (E&C) Health Subcommittee hearing where we hear from two panels of health experts, including Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, regarding the lingering effects of COVID-19. A link to my questions can be found here and here. Afterwards, I head to Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves, where I film this week’s edition of Buddy’s Briefing. After many more meetings in the afternoon, including with my good friend, Larry Hanson, Executive Director and CEO of the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA), I have a live interview on Newsmax to discuss tonight’s upcoming Joint Address to Congress. A link to my interview can be found here.
Buddy visits the Georgia Municipal Association |
Next, I join in on a virtual roundtable discussion with my good friend, fellow pharmacist, and U.S. House colleague, Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), as we meet with pharmacists from the state of Tennessee to bring them up to date on pharmacy issues. Like many Americans, I’m glued to the TV at 9:00 p.m. for the Joint Address to Congress. Disappointingly, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, (D-CA), has chosen to invite President Biden to speak to a Joint Session of Congress during a week when we are not in session and limit the attendance to 200. Because of this, for the first time in my Congressional service, I am not able to attend a President's Joint Address in person. After the speech, I have a virtual interview with WJCL-TV in Savannah followed by a virtual interview with WTOC-TV in Savannah to share my reaction to the speech. A link to the interviews can be found here and here.
Thursday, April 29, 2021: I’m up early this morning and on the radio with my good friend, Scott James, on Talk 92.1 in Valdosta as we discuss last night's address followed by a virtual interview with WSAV-TV in Savannah. A link to that interview can be found here. Next, I join my good friend, Bill Edwards, with News Radio 1290 in Savannah to discuss the speech before heading to a visit with Envistacom, a company that specializes in providing government agencies with satellite and wireless communications networks and infrastructure. Afterwards, I head to Scientific Research Corporation (SRC), a company that provides innovative solutions to the U.S. Government, private industry and international markets, focusing on communications, intelligence, electronic warfare, simulation, training and instrumentation systems.
Buddy visits Scientific Research Corporation |
Next, I join in on an E&C Environment Subcommittee hearing as we discuss the 2022 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) budget. A link to my questions can be found here. After speaking virtually to participants at the National Community Oncology Dispensing Association (NCODA) spring forum, I join in on a Budget Committee hearing on reasserting Congress’ power of the purse. Next, I have a live interview on Fox Business to discuss Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) Republican response to the Joint Address last night before having a virtual interview with 11 Alive in Atlanta to discuss the speech. A link to the interviews can be found here and here. Afterwards, I have more meetings in the Atlanta area.
Friday, April 30, 2021: I’m on the radio with my good friends, Butch Hubbard and Bob Morgan, on the world famous Butch and Bob show in Jesup this morning as we discuss Wednesday night's address as well as President Biden’s first 100 days in office. Later, I join in on an E&C member briefing on prescription drug pricing as we hear from representatives from the pharmaceutical manufactures with their suggestions as to how to address this problem.
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