Author: Renee Ellmers

Bob Etheridge’s Death Tax Flip Flop

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How much has Congressman Etheridge changed since he went to Washington? A study last year found that repealing the “Death Tax” (also called estate or inheritance taxes) would create 42,000 North Carolina jobs. Without a death tax, small family businesses and farms wouldn’t have to be broken up and sold to pay taxes. When he […]

 

Etheridge Casts Deciding Vote for Higher Taxes

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Yesterday, Bob Etheridge had a chance to vote against a tax increase. He didn’t. Then, he put an ad on TV accusing me of wanting to raise taxes. Here’s what happened.:  On January 1st, every American income tax payer faces a tax increase. Millions of small businesses also face a tax increase and anyone who […]

 

Dear Congressman Etheridge

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Yesterday I sent the following letter to the office of my opponent, Congressman Bob Etheridge: Dear Congressman Etheridge, Last week, you mailed (and emailed) letters and newsletters from your Congressional office to voters across the district. In every way these mailings resembled typical campaign ads, except they were paid for by taxpayers and not by […]

 

The Federal Government “Can Do Most Anything”

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Over the past few days, a video of California Rep. Pete Stark’s exchange with a constituent in a town hall meeting has gone viral in the online community.:  The interest in the video is focused on a comment Stark made about the power of the federal government.:  Although coming from a California congressman, the comment […]