http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3997.html#44479 Way to see it through Wisdom eyes of a grandma! Right on girl... 44479@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:45:52 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3997.html#44450 This financial service bailout is a travesty and a waste! The Senate and the House - they should all be thrown out!... 44450@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:27:06 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3997.html#44402 On September 28, 2008, the text of the "Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2007" was swapped out of this bill and it was made into the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008," also known as the financial services bailout legislation. Summary information in the wiki article (currently reflecting the old bill) will update when a new summary is published by the Congressional Research Service.... 44402@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:22:08 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3997.html#40361 The Exit Tax is simply bad for Americans. It's bad because it restricts the movement of people and money, which works against the very notion of global free-market economies. Virtually any modern economist would argue that free trade is in the best, long-term interest of everyone. American and European history bears that out... Looking back, each time restrictive regulations have been implemented, the result has been greater economic hardship- not prosperity- to the respective economies. Over the long run, exit taxes, border controls, privacy intrusions and currency regulations do nothing to help the growth of this country. They only serve as the next step in the prohibition of the free movement of people and property. Instead of more restrictive regulations, Congress needs to fix the prevailing system. In the meantime, an increasing number of citizens are looking for the American Dream offshore. Doing so, however, means learning how to protect your assets offshore.... 40361@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:18:52 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3997.html#38937 I couldn't say it any better. This (exit tax) is bad law and should be recinded.... 38937@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:04:12 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3997.html#38857 Anyone supporting this clearly only has a view of the world from their cornfield. I am a US citizen and have been living abroad for more than 20 years. Every year I have to pay taxes on money I make anywhere in the world eventhough I get no benefits since I don't live in the US. I can just imagine how infuriated new residents that have gone to the US to work for some years and get a green card must feel as they think that just because they spent some years working and paying taxes in the US, suddenly they are liable for taxes for everything they make anywhere in the world once they leave the US. Immigration made the US great, now the smarter minds might as well go to China or India with the real future is... for those of you that don't get this...wake up and look a bit further then your corn field...... 38857@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:55:19 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3997.html#34030 $360 a year means a $90 savings for the 25% tax bracket. An insult.... 34030@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 06 May 2008 18:03:33 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3997.html#28052 This bill should pass for the volunteer service because the volunteer services are getting harder and harder to retain volunteer emergency service workers. There currently is no incentive to take time away from your family to do these jobs. As taxes in my local municipality continue to rise, I face the decision of moving out of the municipality in which I serve as a volunteer FF in order to build our long awaited home outside of the city limits. This is because the taxes on the same home in the rural area is substantially lower. We have already lost 2 other FF's just last year to this same dillema. Something needs to be done to make some incentive for these individuals who volunteer so they are justified to remain living in the area where they serve.... 28052@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:17:21 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3997.html#25317 I'm happy for the military beneficiaries, but this bill adds an "exit tax" for green card holders who retire back to their home countries. The penalty is such that, in effect, no legal permanent resident can make use of any 401(k), IRA, or other pension plan. This part of the act is simply vindictive and spiteful on the part of Congress.... 25317@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:15:14 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3997.html#22907 Why does this bill exclude career emergency members? We all volunteer to put our lives on the line everyday in our careers just as do our career military members. Why not include all of us or drop volunteers from this and keep it for our military members? Lets help our miilitary and get those of us in public safety out of the mix until we can afford this bill and its cost.... 22907@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:25:32 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3997.html#22823 How could you vote no on this, have you no respect for our soldiers, sailors and volunteers who valiantly and voluntarily put their lives on the line every day. Not one person was held at gun point and forced to volunteer they were not drafted, those of you who have said to deny a tax brake for brave volunteers should be ashamed. What have you done for this country lately, complain?... 22823@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:58:56 EST