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Bob Costas will be crushed by this news, Ed Schultz as well I’m sure..

From FoxNews

“The NBC Sports Network, a subsidiary of the communications giant Comcast, is  helping to sponsor the largest gun trade show in the country despite anti-gun  rhetoric on the NBC family of television networks, including a controversial  monologue by one of its sports announcers.”

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This one? Well you would think someone famous like the Senator would have thought to buy their domain name, but no…..

Someone could have a lot of fun with this, especially with her wanting to limit gun rights for us, while packing herself. Seems a tad hypocritical.

From TheDailyCaller

“California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein — a staunch supporter of gun  control — may soon regret not registering her own domain name, since  senatorfeinstein.com will now be run by a firearm parts and accessories store  that will use the site to promote gun rights.

“COMING SOON! Senator Feinstein’s Biggest Fan Page,” reads the title of the  new pro-gun site, senatorfeinstein.com. “Someone didnt  [sic] register their own name… This should be fun. Thats right  Dianne your biggest fan site is going to be run by AresArmor.com…””

A LOT of fun. 🙂

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I find it interesting that at the same time they’re making a move to restrict gun ownership thru Executive Order, some of the same Senators are encouraging a dictatorship by Presidential decree in other areas as well.

From Politico

“Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other top  Democrats are putting new pressure on the White House to circumvent Congress to  boost the nation’s debt ceiling if no bipartisan agreement can be reached.

In a strongly  worded letter to President Barack Obama  obtained by POLITICO, Reid and his leadership team argue that failing to raise  the $16.4 trillion debt ceiling would threaten the full faith and credit of the  United States. Reid and Sens. Dick Durbin, Chuck Schumer and Patty Murray  asserted that Obama “must make clear that you will never allow our nation’s  economy and reputation to be held hostage.””

Still no budget huh Harry? A total fraud, who once again refuses to fulfill his elected duties.

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These next 2 are ObamaCare related, so of course, yeah, it’s bad.

From FoxNews

“Obamacare Medical Device Tax:  As of Jan.1, Obamacare imposes a new tax of  2.3 percent on medical device manufacturers, including those who make dental  braces.  The tax is imposed on gross sales — even if the company does not  earn a profit in a given year.  While the tax will be paid to the IRS by  the manufacturer, the tax will be passed along as a higher cost of the product,  ultimately to be borne by the parent buying the braces for their child.   With the cost of braces being as high as $7,625 this new tax could raise the  cost of these braces by $175.”

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They want you to know they’re watching you evil businesses, so don’t try nothin’ funny.

From CNSNews

“The Internal Revenue Service warned employers in a new regulatory proposal not to come up with clever schemes to avoid  Obamacare’s employer health insurance mandate.

The IRS said it would  soon issue “anti-abuse rules” to discourage employers from taking  advantage of any regulatory loopholes.

“The Treasury Department and the IRS are aware of various structures  being considered under which employers might use temporary staffing  agencies (or other staffing agencies)… to evade application of section  4980H [the employer insurance mandate],” the IRS said in a proposed  regulatory announcement issued December 28.”

And now you know why they needed all those new IRS agents.

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This last one is just maddening.

From NewsBusters

“”Congress could lower individual rates across the board by 44 percent and  come up with the same amount of revenue if it eliminated all tax breaks”  Washington Post reporter Josh Hicks noted in a January 10. Given the ongoing  battles over taxes, spending, and the national debt in Congress, you’d think  this would be worthy of front-page placement in the Post. Editors apparently  disagreed, placing it on the bottom of page A13, today’s edition of The Fed  Page.

“Congress should simplify the tax code to ease the burden on filers, as well  as take a hard look at the myriad tax breaks that cost nearly as much revenue as  the government generates from individual income taxes,” Hicks noted in his lead  paragraph, referring to National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson’s annual  report to Congress. “[T]he existing code of 4 million words imposes a  ‘significant, even unconscionable’ burden of compliance on taxpayers,” Hicks  noted, quoting Olson.”

See? Told ya’.

😡

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