RALEIGH — The first tax under ObamaCare is a 10 percent sales tax on indoor tanning salons. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act required tanning salons to start collecting the tax July 1. However, business owners across the country are unsure of details related to the tax, because the IRS released its rules only weeks before the deadline.
The influential American Academy of Dermatology pushed for the inclusion of the tax, which is projected to collect $2.7 billion over 10 years. But the academy hopes individuals will stop patronizing indoor tanning salons altogether, which would result in the collection of no tax revenues.
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Rev. Peterson Repudiates NAACP’s Anti-Tea Party Resolution and Blasts Michelle Obama for Embracing Racist Black Group
LOS ANGELES, July 14 /Standard Newswire/ — Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson (photo), Founder and President of BOND Action, is repudiating the NAACP (National Association for The Advancement of Colored People) for passing a resolution condemning members of the conservative Tea Party movement as “racists.” The NAACP is charging Tea Party members with using “racial epithets” and accusing them of engaging in “explicitly racist behavior.” Rev. Peterson is calling the NAACP’s claims “baseless” and is blasting First Lady Michelle Obama for appearing as the keynote speaker at their annual convention. The following is Rev. Peterson’s statement:
“This resolution is a politically motivated attack by the NAACP designed to smear, intimidate, and derail a great conservative grass roots movement. Where’s the NAACP’s resolution condemning the New Black Panther Party and its members for advocating the killing of ‘white crackers’ and ‘white babies’? Where’s their proof of ‘racist’ Tea Party behavior? This is the height of hypocrisy.
“The NAACP is a racist and bigoted group. And shame on Michelle Obama for embracing their racist platform. Instead of condemning this hateful resolution and rebuking the organization, she encouraged them to ‘increase their intensity.’ This is pure wickedness. Read more.
Governors: Obama’s Immigration Suit Is ‘Toxic’
Democratic governors expressed “grave” concerns to White House officials this weekend about the Obama administration’s suit against Arizona’s new immigration law, warning it could cost the party in crucial elections this fall, The New York Times reported late Sunday.
The closed-door meeting took place at the National Governors Association in Boston on Saturday, according to two unnamed governors who spoke to the Times.
“Universally the governors are saying, ‘We’ve got to talk about jobs, and all of a sudden we have immigration going on,’” Gov. Phil Bredesen of Tennessee, a Democrat, was quoted as saying. “It is such a toxic subject, such an important time for Democrats.”
The Arizona law, which is facing a U.S. Justice Department challenge, requires police to question people about their immigration status while enforcing other laws if there’s reason to suspect someone is in the country illegally. Read more.
Terror Experts Blast Obama Move to Drop References to Islamic Extremism
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s recent move to drop references to Islamic radicalism is drawing fire in a new report warning the decision ignores the role religion can play in motivating terrorists.
Several prominent counterterror experts are challenging the administration’s shift in its recently unveiled National Security Strategy, saying the terror threat should be defined in order to fight it.
The question of how to frame the conflict against Al Qaeda and other terrorists poses a knotty problem. The U.S. is trying to mend fences with Muslim communities while toughening its strikes against militant groups. Read more.
States Can’t Count on Bailout, Obama Appointees Say
(Bloomberg) — States can’t count on the federal government for more budget bailouts, the heads of President Barack Obama’s debt commission told governors.
States expecting Congress to authorize more assistance are “going to be left with a very large hole to fill,” said Erskine Bowles, co-chairman of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. States including New York and California have urged Congress to extend stimulus spending authorized to combat the recession, including extra Medicaid funding and money to pay public school teachers.
“I don’t think we can count on the federal government again,” Bowles, White House chief of staff under former President Bill Clinton, said yesterday at the National Governors Association meeting in Boston. “They just do not have the financial resources.” Read more.
Obama Raises $500,000 for Robin Carnahan in Missouri Senate Race
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — With a handshake and hug, President Barack Obama embraced Democratic Senate candidate Robin Carnahan on Thursday, while proclaiming that she would be an independent voice if elected.
Obama appeared with Carnahan at a pair of Kansas City fundraisers that her campaign said would bring in at least $500,000. It marked the first time the president has campaigned with Carnahan, who was noticeably absent when Obama came to Missouri in March to raise money for Democratic Senate candidates.
Obama drew a fine line in his praise of Carnahan on Thursday as he defended his own policies on the economy, health care and energy. He portrayed Carnahan both as a loyal supporter and someone unafraid to take her own stand.
“We are moving in the right direction and I know that Robin Carnahan gets it — she’s going to help us keep on moving in the right direction,” Obama said during a fundraiser that drew about 750 people to the Folly Theater. Read more.
Obama DOJ corruption case has ties to Robin Carnahan
Barack Obama visited Kansas City on Thursday, July 8th, ostensibly to highlight the products of Smith Electric Vehicles (SEV) which produces electric delivery vehicles.
SEV’s web site claims its vehicles “dramatically reduce noise and deadly exhaust” as well as reduce energy and maintenance costs. Obama claimed credit for creating jobs at SEV, all 50 of them, while the current first time unemployment claims revealed another 450 thousand jobless Americans. Smith is the recipient of $32 million in government grants. SEV is owned by private investors, senior management, and a British firm, Tanfield Group, PLC.
But the real reason for Obama’s visit was to campaign for Robin Carnahan, current Missouri Secretary of State and Democrat candidate for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican, Christopher “Kit” Bond. Bond is retiring. Carnahan’s Republican opponent likely will be Congressman, Roy Blunt. Read more.
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