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Kazaa, 676A 9th Avenue, Suite 129, New York, NY 10036
http://join.kazaa.com/promotions/signup.aspx?MCID=74&subid=kazaa&ad=9134330098&keyword=kazaa&gclid=CMfywY3M0a8CFUGR7QodzRGgGQ
Bid4Prizes.com, located at:
676A 9th Avenue, Suite 129
New York, NY 10036
(800) 861-7414
http://b4p.com/questions/company/contact.aspx
GatorArcade,
676A 9th Avenue, Suite 129
New York, NY 10036
http://prizes.gatorarcade.com/contactus.html
I am taking it that the address listed for all sites is a "mailbox etc" or such...
http://www.atrinsic.com/media/music
tis
I. Spiewak & Sons, Inc.,
Is also located on the tenth floor as well.
http://www.cityfos.com/I-SPIEWAK-and-SONS-INC-14183128.map.htm;sk=l-vis
Following floor plan may/may not be up to date...
http://westchester-officespace.com/fp_viewer.mpl?img_id=00005786&bookref=00004084&cust_id=mroinws2
tis
Facebook...
can have the resources, "with a snap of a finger" to build a/similar to instagram/tagtile...
tis
In regards to atrn...
If the following has placed forth prior to this post...then I apologize for placing such discussion on the board again...
Robert S Ellin...Look upon the filings of recent/company events of late to which he is involved:
http://www.fatpitch.biz/cgi-bin/f.cgi/psp/extn/lmt_entry/cik.1071292.992.html
Note Mandalay Media and Zoo Entertainment.
I have also noticed a Zane Acquisitions I, as well as a Zane Acquisitions II associated with Mr. Ellin:
http://www.implu.com/company/147181
http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=30014552
The address of:
2121 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 2550
Los Angeles, CA 90067
To which was also the address for Driftwood Ventures...now Zoo Entertainment..view the chart of ZOOG:
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=zoog
Jay Wolf:
http://www.fatpitch.biz/cgi-bin/f.cgi/psp/extn/lmt_entry/cik.1289633.965.html
David E Smith...
http://www.fatpitch.biz/cgi-bin/f.cgi/psp/extn/lmt_entry/cik.1378591.835.html
David is: C/O COAST ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC, 2450 COLORADO AVENUE, SUITE 100E,
SANTA MONICa, CA 90404...some indications point to it is now an offshore.
I apologize again if this information has already been brought forth and discussed.
Peace...
Tis
George R. Jarkesy, Jr. =
John Thomas Bridge and Opportunity Fund, L.P.
"On February 10, 2012 George Jarkesy, Jr. resigned from his position as a director of America West Resources, Inc. Mr. Jarkesy’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the company on any matter relating to the company’s operations, policies or practice"
http://xml.10kwizard.com/filing_raw.php?repo=tenk&ipage=8059220
tis
TD...
Tested it...they allow.
tis
You are...
correct! :)
Tis
Why...
Hasn't did a d@mn thing to encourage buying...why not encourage the "people" to take funds that are not in aavg and place them in stocks that are moving...aavg is stagnant for now...period.
Tis
BOP's...
Hope this finds you well...
In regards to the link you posted on the aavg board in regards to Berry Aviation...I found the following extremely interesting:
http://www.focus-strategies.com/investment-banking-services.html
Tis
Fellow Investors!!!!
READ THE GROUNDS FOR DENIAL...AAVG has/is knocking on the door of a office of a US government office with the statement...I AM REAL AND I AM CLEAN!
AAVG
(ii) Grounds for denial. The causes sufficient to justify denial of an application for a license may include, but need not be limited to:
(A) Any cause which would justify suspension or revocation of the authority of a service provider pursuant to paragraph (e)(3) of this section;
(B) Failure to file a full and complete application;
(C) Any willful misstatement of pertinent facts in the application;
(D) Evidence indicating that the applicant participates in discriminatory practices of the Cuban Government against certain residents and citizens of the United States as described in paragraph (b) of this section; or
(E) A reputation imputing to the applicant criminal, dishonest, or unethical conduct, or a record of such conduct.
(3) Suspension or revocation of a license or provisional authorization. A license or provisional authorization issued pursuant to this section may be suspended for a specific period of time, or revoked, for the following reasons:
(i) The service provider has willfully made or caused to be made in any application for any license, request for a ruling or opinion, or report be filed with the Office of Foreign Assets Control, any statement that was, at the time and in light of the circumstances under which it was made, false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or has omitted to state in any application, request for ruling or opinion, or report any material fact that was required;
(ii) The service provider has failed to file timely reports or comply with the recordkeeping requirements of his license or provisional authorization.
(iii) The service provider has been convicted, at any time after filing an application for a license under this section, of any felony or misdemeanor that:
(A) Involved the importation, exportation, or transfer of property in violation of any law or regulation administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control;
(B) Arose directly out of the conduct of the business covered by the license; or
(C) Involved larceny, extortion, forgery, counterfeiting, fraudulent concealment, embezzlement, fraudulent conversion, misappropriation of funds, or a violation of the Customs laws, export or import control laws, or banking laws.
(iv) The service provider has violated any provision of law enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control or the rules or regulations issued under any such provision;
(v) The service provider has counseled, commanded, induced, procured, or knowingly aided or abetted the violation by any other person of any provision of any law or regulation referred to above;
(vi) The service provider has, in the course of the business covered by the license, with felonious intent, in any manner willfully and knowingly deceived, defrauded, misled, threatened, or coerced any client or prospective client; or
(vii) The service provider has committed any other act or omission that demonstrates unfitness to conduct the business covered by the license.
[57 FR 53999, Nov. 16, 1992, as amended at 59 FR 31142, June 17, 1994; 59 FR 44886, Aug. 30, 1994; 63 FR 27349, May 18, 1998. Redesignated and amended at 64 FR 25813, 25819, May 13, 1999; 68 FR 14148, Mar. 24, 2003; 69 FR 33773, June, 16, 2004]
http://law.justia.com/cfr/title31/31-3.1.1.1.4.5.1.66.html
People!!!!...a comprehensive background check is/will be conducted in regards to AAVG's request for "Authorization of transactions incident to the provision of travel services, carrier services, and remittance forwarding services."
31 C.F.R. § 515.572 Authorization of transactions incident to the provision of travel services, carrier services, and remittance forwarding services.
§ 515.572 Authorization of transactions incident to the provision of travel services, carrier services, and remittance forwarding services.
(a)(1) Authorization of travel service provider. The following persons wishing to provide services in connection with travel to Cuba are “travel service providers” for purposes of this part: Travel agents, ticket agents, commercial and noncommercial organizations that arrange travel to Cuba; tour operators; persons arranging through transportation to Cuba; persons chartering an aircraft or vessel on behalf of others in Cuba; and persons arranging hotel accommodations, ground transportation, local tours, and similar travel activities on behalf of others in Cuba. Travel service providers must obtain authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control before providing services with respect to travel to Cuba. The list stated above should not be considered exhaustive, as other persons may be “travel service providers” within the meaning of this part. Opinions may be obtained from the Office of Foreign Assets Control concerning the applicability of this licensing requirement in individual cases.
(2) Authorization of carrier service provider. Persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction wishing to provide carrier services by aircraft or vessels incidental to their non-scheduled flights or voyages to, from, or within Cuba are “carrier service providers” for purposes of this part. Carrier service providers must obtain authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control before providing services with respect to non-scheduled flights or voyages to, from, or within Cuba. Carriage to or from Cuba of any merchandise, cargo or gifts, other than those permitted to individual travelers as accompanied baggage, must also be authorized by licenses issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
(3) Authorization of remittance forwarders. Persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction, including persons who provide remittance forwarding services and noncommercial organizations acting on behalf of donors, who wish to provide services in connection with the collection or forwarding of remittances authorized pursuant to this part must obtain a license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control. Depository institutions, as defined in §515.533, must obtain a license pursuant to this section only for the provision of services in connection with the collection and forwarding of remittances authorized pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of §515.570. Depository institutions do not need a license pursuant to this section to provide such services with respect to any other remittances authorized pursuant to this part.
(b) Terms and conditions of authorization to engage in service transactions. Authorization to engage in service transactions will be issued only upon the applicant's written affirmation and subsequent demonstration that it does not participate in discriminatory practices of the Cuban government against certain residents and citizens of the United States. Examples of such practices include, but are not limited to, charging discriminatory rates for air travel or requiring payment for services, such as hotel accommodations and meals, not desired, planned to be utilized, or actually utilized, based on such characteristics as race, color, religion, sex, citizenship, place of birth, or national origin. Authorization, whether a grant of provisional authorization or a license issued pursuant to this part, does not permit a travel or carrier service provider to provide services in connection with any individual's transactions incident to travel which are prohibited by this part.
(c) Initial applications for licenses. The initial application for a license shall contain:
(1) The applicant organization's name, address, telephone number, and the name of an official of the applicant organization responsible for its licensed services;
(2) The state of applicant's organization, if a juridical entity, the address of its principal place of business and all branch offices, the identity and ownership percentages of all shareholders or partners, and the identity and position of all principal officers and directors;
(3) Copies of any bylaws, articles of incorporation, partnership agreements, management agreements, or other documents pertaining to the organization, ownership, control, or management of the applicant; and
(4)(i) In the case of applications for authorization to serve as travel or carrier service providers, a report on the forms and other procedures used to establish that each customer is in full compliance with U.S. law implementing the Cuban embargo and either qualifies for one of the general licenses contained in this part authorizing travel-related transactions in connection with travel to Cuba or has received a specific license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control issued pursuant to this part. In the case of a customer traveling pursuant to a general license, the applicant must demonstrate that it requires each customer to attest, in a signed statement, to his or her qualification for the particular general license claimed. The statement must provide facts supporting the customer's belief that he or she qualifies for the general license claimed. In the case of a customer traveling under a specific license, the applicant must demonstrate that it requires the customer to furnish it with a copy of the license. The copy of the signed statement or the specific license must be maintained on file with the applicant.
(ii) In the case of applications for authorization as remittance forwarders, a report on the forms, account books, and other recordkeeping procedures used to determine whether each customer has violated the terms of any authorization for remittances contained in or issued pursuant to this part, or sent remittances to persons ineligible to receive them under §515.570; and the method by which remittances are sent to Cuba and the procedures used by the applicant to ensure that the remittances are received by the persons intended.
(d) Required reports and recordkeeping. (1) Each specific license or grant of provisional authority shall require that the service provider furnish annual reports to the Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Washington, DC 20220, during the term of the license. The required content of such reports and their due dates shall be provided to the service provider in a letter authorizing the provider to commence services. Each such report will cover only the one-year period immediately preceding the date of the report.
(2) While the names and addresses of individual travelers or remitters, the number and amount of each remittance, and the name and address of each recipient, as applicable, need not be submitted with annual reports, this information must be retained on file with all other information required by §515.601 of this chapter. These records must be furnished to the Office of Foreign Assets Control on demand pursuant to §515.602 of this chapter.
(3) Presentation of passenger lists. Tour operators, persons operating an aircraft or vessel, or persons chartering an aircraft or vessel on behalf of others, for travel to, from, and within Cuba must furnish the U.S. Customs Service on demand a list of passengers on each flight or voyage to, from, and within Cuba.
(e) Procedures governing the grant of provisional authority, denial, suspension, or revocation of authority to engage in service transactions—(1) Grant of provisional authority. Following submission of a complete application as described in paragraph (c) of this section, the submission of any additional relevant information, and a preliminary evaluation by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the applicant will be notified in writing that provisional authority has been granted to provide the services contemplated in the application. This provisional authority to provide services will remain in effect pending a final decision to grant or deny the license.
(2) Denial of license—(i) Notice of denial. If the Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, determines that the application for a license to engage in service transactions related to travel to Cuba, carrier service transactions related to travel to Cuba, or transactions related to remittance forwarding should be denied for any reason, notice of denial shall be given to the applicant. The notice of denial shall state the reasons for the denial.
(ii) Grounds for denial. The causes sufficient to justify denial of an application for a license may include, but need not be limited to:
(A) Any cause which would justify suspension or revocation of the authority of a service provider pursuant to paragraph (e)(3) of this section;
(B) Failure to file a full and complete application;
(C) Any willful misstatement of pertinent facts in the application;
(D) Evidence indicating that the applicant participates in discriminatory practices of the Cuban Government against certain residents and citizens of the United States as described in paragraph (b) of this section; or
(E) A reputation imputing to the applicant criminal, dishonest, or unethical conduct, or a record of such conduct.
(3) Suspension or revocation of a license or provisional authorization. A license or provisional authorization issued pursuant to this section may be suspended for a specific period of time, or revoked, for the following reasons:
(i) The service provider has willfully made or caused to be made in any application for any license, request for a ruling or opinion, or report be filed with the Office of Foreign Assets Control, any statement that was, at the time and in light of the circumstances under which it was made, false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or has omitted to state in any application, request for ruling or opinion, or report any material fact that was required;
(ii) The service provider has failed to file timely reports or comply with the recordkeeping requirements of his license or provisional authorization.
(iii) The service provider has been convicted, at any time after filing an application for a license under this section, of any felony or misdemeanor that:
(A) Involved the importation, exportation, or transfer of property in violation of any law or regulation administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control;
(B) Arose directly out of the conduct of the business covered by the license; or
(C) Involved larceny, extortion, forgery, counterfeiting, fraudulent concealment, embezzlement, fraudulent conversion, misappropriation of funds, or a violation of the Customs laws, export or import control laws, or banking laws.
(iv) The service provider has violated any provision of law enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control or the rules or regulations issued under any such provision;
(v) The service provider has counseled, commanded, induced, procured, or knowingly aided or abetted the violation by any other person of any provision of any law or regulation referred to above;
(vi) The service provider has, in the course of the business covered by the license, with felonious intent, in any manner willfully and knowingly deceived, defrauded, misled, threatened, or coerced any client or prospective client; or
(vii) The service provider has committed any other act or omission that demonstrates unfitness to conduct the business covered by the license.
[57 FR 53999, Nov. 16, 1992, as amended at 59 FR 31142, June 17, 1994; 59 FR 44886, Aug. 30, 1994; 63 FR 27349, May 18, 1998. Redesignated and amended at 64 FR 25813, 25819, May 13, 1999; 68 FR 14148, Mar. 24, 2003; 69 FR 33773, June, 16, 2004]
http://law.justia.com/cfr/title31/31-3.1.1.1.4.5.1.66.html
tis
AAVG
Its all about...
provoking the process of thinking/thought...story line becomes much clearer when different mindset's are placed on "fetch"
;)
tis
BYA335
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BYA335
BYA973
http://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/BYA973
BYA442
http://www.helloflight.com/Flight/BYA442.cfm
BYA227
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BYA227/history/20111018/2300Z/KGCN/KHHR
BYA226
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BYA226/history/20110903/1517Z/MMIO/KLRD
And that is only 5...
tis
"Potential Cuba flights. e.t.c-once again they do not need us for this."
Actually...they do/would...if in fact AAVG is given the permission via US/Cuba government to operate "charter" flights from the US to Cuba...I have not found where Berry is listed/considered a "charter company" for Cuba flights.
Speaking of the "charter" companies currently granted permission to fly to Cuba...I do not believe a single one owns a single plane...
Also...
I do recall someone else posting/thinking that Berry currently flies to Cuba...I do not believe such a statement/thinking is correct.
tis
Thanks Clak...
I must say...this is becoming quite interesting!
tis
All indications...
point as such...BYA identify's Berrys Aviation while the "729" is the particular plane...
Impressive
I know you are currently asking questions to the broinlaw...so I will simply wait for the details ;)
tis
And this...
is the activity log for just one of BYA's planes from Dec 01 to present...am I correct? tis
ACTIVITY LOG Want a full history search for BYA729 dating back to 2005? Buy now. Get it within one hour.
Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
14-Dec-2011 SW4/G Laredo Intl (KLRD) Hagerstown Rgnl (KHGR) 08:23PM CST 02:05AM EST (+1) En Route
14-Dec-2011 SW4/G El Paso Intl (KELP) Laredo Intl (KLRD) 04:29PM MST 07:14PM CST 1:45
13-Dec-2011 SW4/G Evanston-Uinta Co (KEVW) El Paso Intl (KELP) 06:26PM MST result unknown (?) n/a
13-Dec-2011 SW4/G Parish-Ahart Fld (KOPL) Evanston-Uinta Co (KEVW) 01:34PM CST 04:54PM MST 4:20
13-Dec-2011 SW4/G San Marcos Muni (KHYI) Parish-Ahart Fld (KOPL) 11:29AM CST 12:59PM CST 1:30
12-Dec-2011 SW4/G NMM106030 San Marcos Muni (KHYI) 06:59AM GMT result unknown (?) n/a
12-Dec-2011 SW4/G Charleston Afb/Intl (KCHS) San Marcos Muni (KHYI) 01:59AM EST result unknown (?) n/a
11-Dec-2011 SW4/G Hattiesburg-Laurel Rgnl (KPIB) Charleston Afb/Intl (KCHS) 09:27PM CST 12:21AM EST (+1) 1:54
11-Dec-2011 SW4/G San Marcos Muni (KHYI) Hattiesburg-Laurel Rgnl (KPIB) 07:07PM CST 08:49PM CST 1:42
11-Dec-2011 SW4/G Laredo Intl (KLRD) San Marcos Muni (KHYI) 05:38PM CST 06:26PM CST 0:48
11-Dec-2011 SW4/G San Marcos Muni (KHYI) Laredo Intl (KLRD) 11:57AM CST 12:58PM CST 1:01
08-Dec-2011 SW4/G Willow Run (KYIP) San Marcos Muni (KHYI) 06:32PM EST 10:04PM CST 4:32
08-Dec-2011 SW4/G Gary/Chicago Intl (KGYY) Willow Run (KYIP) 02:41PM CST 04:23PM EST 0:42
08-Dec-2011 SW4/G Louisville Intl (KSDF) Gary/Chicago Intl (KGYY) 01:27PM EST 01:26PM CST 0:59
06-Dec-2011 Unknown Willow Run (KYIP) Louisville Intl (KSDF) 11:59PM EST 12:40AM EST (+1) 0:41
06-Dec-2011 SW4/G Hamilton/John C. Munro Int'l (CYHM) Willow Run (KYIP) 09:47PM EST 10:38PM EST 0:51
06-Dec-2011 SW4/G Willow Run (KYIP) Hamilton/John C. Munro Int'l (CYHM) 08:01PM EST 08:43PM EST 0:42
06-Dec-2011 SW4/G Cape Girardeau Rgnl (KCGI) Willow Run (KYIP) 05:03PM CST 07:21PM EST 1:18
06-Dec-2011 SW4/G San Marcos Muni (KHYI) Cape Girardeau Rgnl (KCGI) 02:17PM CST 04:15PM CST 1:58
01-Dec-2011 SW4/G Laredo Intl (KLRD) San Marcos Muni (KHYI) 06:57PM CST 07:39PM CST 0:42
01-Dec-2011 SW4/G Ing. Fernando Espinoza Gutierrez Int'l (MMQT / QRO) Laredo Intl (KLRD) 04:40PM CST 06:30PM CST 1:50
01-Dec-2011 SW4/G San Marcos Muni (KHYI) Ing. Fernando Espinoza Gutierrez Int'l (MMQT / QRO) 12:48PM CST result unknown (?) n/a
01-Dec-2011 SW4/G Tri-Cities Rgnl Tn/Va (KTRI) San Marcos Muni (KHYI) 09:19AM EST 11:59AM CST 3:40
01-Dec-2011 SW4/G San Marcos Muni (KHYI) Tri-Cities Rgnl Tn/Va (KTRI) 03:27AM CST 07:58AM EST 3:31
BYA729...
It does appear to stay extremely busy...how many planes are in BYA's fleet?
tis
In regards to Berry....
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BYA729
I believe this is the present/past tracking of just one plane...someone correct me if I am incorrect...
tis
*edit* Berry Aviation = BYA
I have tda...etrade...
Aavg is part of both portfolio's...
The insight is appreciated.
Tis
So...
One can purchase via tda platform a recent p/d "oil" stock to which major dilution appears to be a fact of certainty...but one cannot purchase this one...via tda
Someone explain that one to me...
tis
From US immigration newsletter dated March 2011...
Washington, D.C.: Chartered flights to and from Cuba can now take off and land at eight new airports in the United States. This makes it more convenient for those who are allowed to travel to Cuba, among them immigrants who wish to visit family in Cuba. Federal authorities have cleared Baltimore-Washington, Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta, O’Hare in Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, New Orleans, Pittsburg, Tampa and San Juan airports for handling Cuba flights. Previously, flights to and from Cuba have only been able to take off and land at three airports in the United States; in Miami, New York and Los Angeles. Several airlines, including American Airlines, operate flights for charter companies. However, there are still no commercial flights to Cuba. The main reason is that the United States still restricts travel to Cuba. Only people who have religious, academic, journalistic or cultural reasons for traveling to Cuba are allowed to go. Spokespeople for Baltimore-Washington International say they already have charter companies who want to fly from BWI, but they will probably have to wait until the end of 2011 or the begining of 2012 before the first chartered flight can leave the tarmac. According to Jonathan Dean the charter companies have to work with the U.S. and the Cuban governments in order to get the necessary authorizations in place first. Cuban authorities do issue visas to travelers as they arrive on the island. However, all travelers to Cuba should obtain the appropriate visa prior to departure, along with any authorizations that might be required by Cuban authorities. Although U.S. citizens are welcomed in Cuba, they are generally not allowed by U.S. authorities to visit Cuba, even if they travel from a third country. U.S. citizens who travel to Cuba unauthorized risk criminal prosecution as they return to the United States.
http://www.usimmigrationnews.org/2011/march.html
I must applaud the Obama administration in regards to easing the travel restrictions...I realize it applies only to a select few...but it is a start.
tis
AAVG
I have a request of you Integral...
I noticed your mention of fairhills cap in a post with regards to a different company. Wish your imput/thoughts on fairhills....
Answer via public or private would be appreciated.
Tis
Mr. Irishbull...
Hope this finds you and the Family well my friend.
tis
Miss Peggy Sue...
How are you Dear Lady ;)
Hello Darling...
Saw this video and thought you would enjoy it :)
http://users.livejournal.com/_ant0n_/1478222.html
Peace,Love and Harmony
Tis
"You did it...you brought the well in, Tis!"
Bullshit rules baby!!! ;)
Wanna dance?
tis
"How many zeros in a billion?"
Hold on and I will check my bank statement.
tis
Jude Cole...Baby its tonight
Am I game? Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssss!
I bet you say that to all the boys :)
Here is a thought...
Afternoon Bull...
I agree on Burr...
Apparently, both parties can at least agree on one thing...don't f**k with our spending spree's...
tis
This is in regards...
to the Coburn Amendment...in concerns to the pork within the transportation bill
A Yea vote was to kill the Coburn amendments:
Akaka (D-HI)Alexander (R-TN)Allard (R-CO)Baucus (D-MT)Bayh (D-IN)Bennett (R-UT)Biden (D-DE)Bingaman (D-NM)Bond (R-MO)Boxer (D-CA)Brownback (R-KS)Bunning (R-KY)Burns (R-MT)Byrd (D-WV)Cantwell (D-WA)Carper (D-DE)Chafee (R-RI)Chambliss (R-GA)Clinton (D-NY)Cochran (R-MS)Coleman (R-MN)Collins (R-ME)Conrad (D-ND)Cornyn (R-TX)Craig (R-ID)Crapo (R-ID)Dayton (D-MN)DeWine (R-OH)Dodd (D-CT) Dole (R-NC)Domenici (R-NM)Dorgan (D-ND)Durbin (D-IL)Enzi (R-WY)Feinstein (D-CA)Frist (R-TN)Grassley (R-IA)Gregg (R-NH)Harkin (D-IA)Hatch (R-UT)Hutchison (R-TX)Inhofe (R-OK)Inouye (D-HI)Isakson (R-GA)Jeffords (I-VT)Johnson (D-SD)Kennedy (D-MA)Kerry (D-MA)Kohl (D-WI)Landrieu (D-LA)Lautenberg (D-NJ)Leahy (D-VT)Levin (D-MI)Lieberman (D-CT)Lincoln (D-AR)Lott (R-MS)Lugar (R-IN)Martinez (R-FL) McConnell (R-KY)Mikulski (D-MD)Murkowski (R-AK)Murray (D-WA)Nelson (D-FL)Nelson (D-NE)Obama (D-IL)Pryor (D-AR)Reed (D-RI)Reid (D-NV)Roberts (R-KS)Rockefeller (D-WV)Salazar (D-CO)Santorum (R-PA)Sarbanes (D-MD)Schumer (D-NY)Shelby (R-AL)Smith (R-OR)Snowe (R-ME)Specter (R-PA)Stabenow (D-MI)Stevens (R-AK)Thomas (R-WY)Thune (R-SD)Vitter (R-LA)Voinovich (R-OH)Warner (R-VA)Wyden (D-OR)
NAYs ---13 Allen (R-VA)Burr (R-NC)Coburn (R-OK)DeMint (R-SC)Ensign (R-NV) Feingold (D-WI)Graham (R-SC)Hagel (R-NE)Kyl (R-AZ)McCain (R-AZ) Sessions (R-AL)Sununu (R-NH)Talent (R-MO)
Not Voting - 1 Corzine (D-NJ)
tis
Doesn't air america...
actually pay to be heard in the LA market...
tis
Evening Bull...
Some suggest that quite a few companies would return/come to the US if the taxation within production was removed...
But...K street don't want it...and the politicians loves the K-street crowd...
Hope all is well...
tis
Evening Hap...
Apparently scientist have resurrected the Spanish Flu...
"And, notes The New Scientist, when the re-created virus was given to mice in heavily quarantined laboratories in Atlanta, it killed the mice more quickly than any other flu virus ever tested."
http://realclearpolitics.com/Commentary/com-10_14_05_CK.html
tis
TAX REFORM COMMISSION? YEAH ... RIGHT.
Wednesday -- October 12, 2005
The president's so-called tax reform commission telegraphed its intentions several months ago when members stated that they were not going to recommend a full reform of our federal tax system, rather they were going to recommend some incremental reforms. The The FairTax Book hit the book stores and debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times Bestseller's list. Politicians and other Beltway denizens told co-author Congressman John Linder that the success of The FairTax Book was a certain indication that the people of this country were in the mood for wholesale reform. Who knew?
Now we're starting to get an indication of what the tax reform commission is going to recommend. It's very simple. Tax increases, not tax reform.
First: The commission is going to recommend that the cap on the home mortgage interest deduction be reduced. Currently you can deduct interest on home loans up to one million dollars. The new limit is likely to be $350,000. This means that all interest on home loans about $350,000 will not be deductible. The result? A tax increase for people who own more than $350,000 on their homes. Now this won't bother most Americans because they believe that anyone who owns a home valuable enough to stand as security for a loan in excess of $350,000 is rich, and as we all know there really should be no limit to the taxes that evil rich people pay. Political survival rule No. 1: You can never go wrong raising taxes on the rich.
Second: Another tax increase. Right now your employer can deduct the cost of any health insurance it pays for on your behalf. The tax reform commission wants to limit that deduction. Does this amount to a tax increase on businesses? In a sense, yes. But, as you know, business don't pay taxes, they pass the taxes and the tax increases down the line of commerce until they end up embedded in the final retail price of goods and services. So this is a tax increase, but it's an increase on all of us.
The panel calls these ideas "tough choices" that must be made to allow for the elimination of the hated Alternative Minimum Tax. The truth is that they're not tough choices at all. They're the easy choices ... the easy political choices. First, as for the mortgage deduction choice, it will affect only the hated rich, so no political danger there. As for the taxing of health care benefits, most Americans -- and were talking a huge percentage here -- don't understand the concept of embedded taxes in the retail price of goods and services, so this is another politically safe choice. People will actually believe that this only raises taxes on businesses, so no harm no foul.
As for the FairTax --- a national sales tax? Well, Vice-Chairman John Breaux, a Democrat, says that the panel has decided not to endorse the idea. K-Street influence, perhaps?
It seems that the president's tax reform panel is paying attention to the political equation here, not to the interests of the American people. These so-called tax reform ideas do nothing but protect politicians and lobbyists. There is nothing here for the people. Sure, the panel members will say that they are going to recommend getting rid of the Alternative Minimum Tax. Big Deal. With passage of the FairTax not only do they get rid of the AMT, but the income tax, death tax, Social Security tax and Medicare tax as well.
These "reforms" do nothing to reduce the hideous tax compliance costs in this country. In fact, we'll probably see tax compliance costs go up. Wealthy homeowners will have to look for ways to overcome the loss of their mortgage interest deduction, and businesses will spend money trying to find a way to overcome the increased taxes from the loss of deductibility on health care.
These "reforms" do nothing to bring American businesses back home. When Chrysler and Daimler Benz merged they headquartered in Germany because the tax burden would be at least 20% higher if they were headquartered in the United States. So, the merger became Daimler-Chrysler. There is nothing in these reform proposals that would cause any discussion on becoming Chrysler-Daimler. The FairTax would make America the world's largest tax haven. The panel's "reforms" only increase the burden on American businesses.
These "reforms" do nothing to bring the $10 trillion-plus U.S. dollars that are invested overseas back home to work in our own country. These dollars will continue to work overseas where American taxes won't drag them down. Those dollars will stay overseas. Nothing here calls them home.
These "reforms" will not allow you to invest with no tax consequences. These "reforms" will not allow you to save money or to pay to educate your children (or yourself) with no tax consequences.
These "reforms" are totalmente mierda del toro. (OK .. You get the idea) I want you to consider a thought that my friend Bugsy (the world's best talk-radio consultant, Greg Moceri) put in my ear this morning. Is this a preemptive strike by the tax reform panel? They know of the success of the FairTax idea, they know that the book is staying at the top of the bestseller's lists .... are they sending a message? "No way, people. No way we are going to lose that much power to the American people. We've worked for too many years to subject the American people to our money-hungry government behemoth, and we're not going to let that slide away just because some businessmen spent over $20 million developing a tax scheme that empowers the people.
I'll have plenty more to say about this capitulation to K-Street on today's show ... and when I get off the road you'll see much more here in Nealz Nuze. These absurd ideas from the tax "reform" panel have reinvigorated me. They are totally and completely ignoring the groundswell of public opinion in favor of wholesale tax reform. I can't wait to get to Lexington, Kentucky tonight for my next book signing. Here are a few pictures from Indianapolis.
http://boortz.com/nuze/index.html
Hope everyone is doing well...Niters and Peace...
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Next...
Will be a plane with D Youngs face pictured on the side...
He is one arrogant POS...
Don Young's World
by Stephen Slivinski
Stephen Slivinski is director of budget studies at the Cato Institute.
When pondering the monstrosity that is the recently enacted federal highway bill, most observers will note how expensive it is but never really discern why it's an indicator of a larger problem. Yes, on paper it will cost $286.4 billion. That's 31 percent larger than the last highway bill in 1998, $30 billion more than the maximum amount the president threatened would trigger a veto last year, and $2 billion more than the White House was willing to accept earlier this year.
Unfortunately, the bill will really cost $295 billion, but it was made to look smaller by way of an accounting gimmick. The bill assumes that Congress will simply vote not to spend $8.5 billion on September 30, 2009, one day before the bill expires. It's very unlikely that will ever happen. As a result, the bill will be $11 billion more expensive than President Bush said he would accept seven months ago. None of this, of course, stopped the president from signing the bill and thereby demolishing any credibility he might have to threaten vetoes of future spending bills -- assuming he'd even want to.
The bill is filled to the brim with pork projects -- it's stuffed "like a turkey," bragged Rep. Don Young of Alaska, House transportation committee chairman and the main beneficiary of some of the most expensive projects within, including a $231 million bridge in Anchorage to be named "Don Young's Way." Indeed, while projects earmarked for specific congressional districts are nothing new, the amounts in this bill are staggering. There are over 6,000 specific earmarks at a total cost of $24 billion. Contrast that with the 1,850 projects in the last highway bill. Or the 152 projects in the 1987 bill. President Ronald Reagan vetoed that bill. Those were the good old days.
All of this, however, is merely a symptom of two much larger problems. The first is structural. The Interstate Highway System has been complete since 1986. The federal fuel tax was supposed to sunset upon completion. Yet it's still around and so is Congress's power to dole out the cash it collects with it. Today the so-called highway trust fund looks more like a politician's slush fund.
Most of the money is sent back to states through a formula that guarantees that at least 90.5 percent of the revenue from each state returns to that state. The current bill raises that level to 92 percent by 2009. What happens to the rest? At the expense of all other states, a very few politically powerful congressmen get to divvy it up. This benefits powerful incumbent politicians like Democratic senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, whose state receives close to $2 for each $1 his state contributes. Or Democratic senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, or Republican senator Ted Stevens of Alaska (member of the Senate Appropriations Committee), or GOP congressman Don Young of Alaska, just to name a few. Each state represented by them receives more than $2 for every $1 contributed. In the case of Alaska, the ratio is an astounding 5 to 1.
But how about letting each state keep all of the fuel tax money it collects? Supporters of limited government in the House, like Jeff Flake of Arizona and Scott Garrett of New Jersey, have promoted plans to get the federal government out of the highway business altogether by giving complete responsibility over road construction and maintenance to the states. This would allow states to keep all the money they collect in fuel taxes and decide how best to use that money.
Which leads us to the second real reason why the highway bill is such a disaster: the complete abandon of fiscal discipline by the Republican majority in Congress. The reform plans to devolve this power back to the states was an idea promoted originally by Reagan, and discussed during the early days of the Republican takeover of Congress in the mid-1990s. Yet this month it was the senior GOP members and the leadership who were fighting changes to the political patronage system fueled by the highway slush fund. Just as it has been senior Republicans during the past five years fighting all other attempts to cut spending or put a cap on the federal budget.
The Republicans are no longer the party of Reagan when it comes to the fight for limited government. It's Don Young's world, now. We're just living in it.
This article originally appeared on Spectator.org on August 16, 2005.
http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=4227
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