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Alert: House Republican to force vote on 1099 reporting!

Jul 29 2010in Featured Charles No Comments »

We have written about this in several places and spoken about it on numerous occasions, but the House Republicans are getting ready to force a vote in on a provision of Obamacare that requires businesses to file a 1099 with all companies that spend more than $600 annually with. This will crush many small businesses [...]

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Small Business Lending Bill

Jul 29 2010in Featured Charles No Comments »

Good news, HR 5297, a bill intended to extend lending to small businesses just failed a cloture vote in the Senate. How is that good new? Well, like most things that the government does it is forecast to create a bigger problem for small businesses than a benefit. We are publishing an article on the [...]

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What We Are Working On

Jul 29 2010in News Charles 2 Comments »

The articles have been appearing slowly the past couple of weeks, but that is because of how busy we currently are on Capitol Hill and across the Nation. This year supporters of privately held companies, main street, and liberty have an excellent opportunity to make a significant difference, but there is still a long road [...]

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How to Write an Op-Ed

Jul 29 2010in Featured Charles No Comments »

What is an opinion editorial (op-ed) and why do they matter: Actually, op-ed stands for “Opposite of the Editorial Page” Short concise article about a current issue Included in almost every major newspaper and local paper They help change minds and shape policy debate How to write an op-ed: Length ~750 It must be time [...]

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