http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html#35288 This needs to be taken care of.... 35288@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html#35230 Hopefully, the government will do what is right and refund some of this unconstitutionally collected money.... 35230@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html#34991 Hopefully, they will take advantage of this opportunity to right a wrong.... 34991@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html#34989 I continue to have trouble understanding why our government would not want to refund an unconstitutionally collected tax.... 34989@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html#34973 I hope the government does the right thing. Unconstitutional means unconstitutional.... 34973@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html#34976 This bill provides the government with an opportunity to correct an injustice and to serve the public at large by assisting an industry that provides half of the Nation's electrical energy needs.... 34976@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html#34995 This cannot go uncorrected. The government must return these funds to the rightful owners. If the circumstances were reversed, there certainly would not be a debate about it.... 34995@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html#34999 Our government can't just take money from businesses and then refuse to refund it. This is so unfair.... 34999@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html#34898 I would hope our government would behave in a responsible manner and refund illegally collected tax monies in a timely manner... 34898@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html#34861 I can't believe the government would profit by instituting an unconstitutional tax and not refunding it.... 34861@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html#34813 I believe that some of the Big Coal companies have been taken care of while the small companies that this bill would help heal have gotten a raw deal.... 34813@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html#34717 I operated a small coal company during the 90's. We were barely a breakeven operation. It makes me sick that the government can illegally take money out of my business and not pay me back. I'm not a big coal company who can make up this later. I provided jobs for 50 employees for over 10 years and have nothing to show for it. It has been implied that I should have known that the tax was unconstitutional. When people pay their taxes, they always assume that the government could not tax them illegally. If we cannot assume this, then everyone needs to file a claim against the IRS every time they pay a tax just incase the tax is not constitutional.... 34717@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html#34588 I cannot understand why anyone would be opposed to a bill that refunds money that the government illegally took. People that are against this bill need to consider how they would feel if the government illegally taxed them. This is not about coal; this is about our government being held accountable... 34588@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html#34633 What reasons would the government possibly have NOT to refund an unconstitutional tax? If money was collected in such a manner, it should be refunded.... 34633@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html#34340 How can the government justify collecting an unconstitutional tax and then not refunding it? Would any of us want that precedent set? I know I do not.... 34340@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html#34248 Our Government is not above the constitution.... 34248@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html#34251 The coal companies were even forced to pay penalties and interest if they failed to pay this unconstitutional tax.... 34251@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html#33991 This was not a tax. It was an unconstitutional taking of money from the coal companies that were struggling in the 80's and 90's. This government does not debate the fact that this was an unconstitutional taking. If this was oil companies that were illegally taxed, then I'm sure they would be compensated.... 33991@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html#33997 How scary is it that the government could collect money in an unconstitutional manner, and then when called on it, still refuse to repay it?... 33997@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html#34014 It is extremely unfair of the government to collect an unconstitutional tax and then refuse to refund the money. The federal government should not be able to take money from companies at will, leaving businesses with no recourse for recovering their losses.... 34014@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html#34040 The government should not be able to take money, call it a tax, and then be allowed to keep the money after the "tax" is declared unconstitutional.... 34040@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_1762.html?rev=6716 <p>H.R. 1762 would facilitate and expedite direct refunds to coal producers and exporters of the excise tax unconstitutionally imposed on coal exported from the United States.</p> <h2 id="toc0"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to refund a portion of the excise tax paid by certain coal producers on coal exported to a foreign country or shipped to a U.S. possession after October 1, 1990.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc1"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 3/29/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc2"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc3"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 6716@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_1762.html?rev=6717 <p>H.R. 1762 would facilitate and expedite direct refunds to coal producers and exporters of the excise tax unconstitutionally imposed on coal exported from the United States.</p> <h2 id="toc4"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to refund a portion of the excise tax paid by certain coal producers on coal exported to a foreign country or shipped to a U.S. possession after October 1, 1990.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc5"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 3/29/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc6"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc7"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 6717@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html 7/10/2007: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 266. 27770@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1762.html 3/29/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 19353@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT