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Don’t waste Senator Kennedy’s name on a bill that is incompetent in it’s inception. Please ask your House of Representative member to vote NO on this healthcare bill. Force our government to go back to the drawing board and write a simplified bill that will be easily understood by all and remove the distrust of the American people. Everyone will get on board if the bill makes good sense, Common Sense! Make our law makers write a bill that will stand the test of time and be a real tribute, not a failure to a true American…Ted Kennedy. (This process does not need to be rushed, let’s get it right once and for all with bipartisan support).

Best Regards

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Dear Senator Reid:

Moms in business need to be able to telecommute, and they need to be able to hire telecommuters. However, a steep penalty for telecommuting often stands in the way: the telecommuter tax. This tax must be eliminated.

Under a state rule known as the “convenience of the employer” rule, states can tax nonresidents who choose to telecommute part-time to their in-state employer, not just on the wages they earn when they work in the employer’s state, but also on the wages they earn when they work at home, in a different state. Because the states where telecommuters live can also tax the wages they earn at home, many Americans are double taxed for telecommuting.

Say, for example, a mom residing in New York owns a public relations firm there. Among her employees is a Connecticut resident, who works primarily from home, travelling to New York on business only occasionally. Connecticut will tax the employee on the wages she earns at home in Connecticut. New York will then tax those Connecticut wages a second time.

The threat of double taxation discourages people from telecommuting, making it needlessly hard for moms in business to tap its many benefits. Mothers who are employees need telework to help them reduce commuting and dependent care costs and to ease the challenge of juggling both work and family demands. Moms who own their own businesses need telework to strengthen the competitiveness of their firms. For example, they need telework to help them hire the most qualified employees from the broadest possible applicant pool at the least expense; to help them minimize real estate, energy and other overhead costs; and to help them continue operating in the event of emergencies – like a surge in absenteeism due to swine flu.

A bi-partisan bill currently pending in Congress – the Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act – would remove the tax penalty for telecommuting across state lines, prohibiting states from taxing the income nonresidents earn when working from home. To help make telecommuting more affordable for more employee-moms – and to help moms running their own businesses use telework to increase the profitability of their businesses – Congress should make the Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act the law.

Thank you for your consideration.

Very truly yours,
Nicole Belson Goluboff

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Senator Reid,
I am asking for your help to working moms by controlling spending in our government so that more of our paychecks are not required to pay for the services that our legislators pass. Especially in this difficult economic time, I ask for your commitment to our families that you will put an end to the excessive spending that has occurred in the past 12 months. Many of our families are living paycheck to paycheck and we are very concerned that the pace and the amount of spending will affect our family’s future security.
I am also asking your support to avoid the rush to sign a healthcare reform bill. The wisdom and discernment required to address the healthcare needs of our nation are not served well by the hurried pace of our politicians in getting a bill to the floor. Much of the outrage that we are seeing in townhall meetings, I think, stems from the concerns that our legislators have become corrupt and out of touch with their consituents. I ask that you lead the senate through a prolonged and thoughtful process that values compromise and negotiation with both parties of the Senate. Once a bill is agreed upon, please allow your constituents the honor to review the final drafted bill before it is signed. This will then be the perfect time for town hall meetings and an opportunity to unveil the consensus of both parties.
Finally, as we see the economy turnaround, I would ask that you consider returning whatever remains of the stimulus money back to the taxpayers. What has been spent will be credited for the turnaround of the economy, but as the economy improves, do we really need to spend it all?
I appreciate your willingness to meet with us.
Sincerely,
Chris Johnson

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Please be aware that the current “healthcare reforms” that is supported here will cause an increase in taxes. These taxes include a additional 10% payroll tax for all employers and an additional tax of 5% for every working person. Please also be aware that any service any government offers is paid for by your taxes. IT IS NOT FREE!! Most businesses will not be able to afford a 10% increase in payroll taxes which will mean more layoffs. Consider this, take and an additional 5% of your gross pay and put it in a savings account. Then go to an insurance agent and buy medical insurance. You will have freedom, access to doctors and treatments and medicine. Whether Obamacare passes or not, you will still be out the same amount of money. This way your freedom of choice is intact. If not, then move to Canada and experience “free medical care” and allowe me my freedon of choice.

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