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If you have friends or neighbors who are accountants, you may have noticed they are burning the midnight oil right now. It's tax season and many Americans are gathering paperwork and looking for receipts. The tax code has ballooned into a monster that is four times longer than the complete works of William Shakespeare.
Discuss new comprehensive legislation to tackle illegal immigration problem
Lately, I've noticed store shelves carry an ever increasing variety of energy drinks. They are stocked with every flavor, color, shape and size you might want. I don't know if these drinks actually provide more energy or not. I do know that the United States needs an energy boost, but there is no magic bottle to do it. The only solution is to increase our domestic production.
Graves' Middle Ground Solution to Illegal Immigration
Introduces bill with three-pronged approach
(Washington, DC) U.S. Congressman Sam Graves introduced the Secure America with Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act, which takes a three-pronged approach to combat illegal immigration through increased border security, mandatory worker verification, and improved interior enforcement.
In the President's Inaugural address, he once again mentioned Cap and Trade. I don't believe you can tax your way to energy independence or to a cleaner environment. This cap and tax system would also be devastating for our economy. I believe the best thing to do is increase our supply of American energy.
Here in Missouri's Sixth District we are helping create American energy. Farmers, and the renewable energy they produce, can play a role in reducing our high energy costs. We also are leading the way in wind production.
We all rely on agriculture at least three times a day. From the milk you enjoy in the morning to the dinner you eat at night, agriculture provides our nourishment each and every day. No matter where you live, your grocery store is filled with produce, fruit, meat and dairy products.
WASHINGTON—Congressman Sam Graves issued the following statement regarding President Obama's State of the Union address:
I learned a lot from growing up on a farm. I learned about responsibility at an early age by caring for animals and working with my family in the fields. To this day, those lessons I learned about the value of an honest day's work have stuck with me.
There is no doubt that society is changing. Nowadays, many kids have to go to a petting zoo to see what a pig or a chicken looks like. I even read about some folks who fly here to spend their vacation working on a farm. They found the hard manual labor a nice change of pace.
Washington—Congressman Sam Graves released the following statement today on the United States Postal Service plan to end Saturday delivery.
"I do not support the United States Postal Service plan to end Saturday delivery. The USPS does need reform, however, reducing core services is not a long-term plan. I worry that reducing services will lead to other reductions like closing rural post offices.
Like a cat with nine lives, the Death Tax just will not go away. I believe it's incredibly unfair that after a lifetime of building up your farm or small business, the federal government taxes you one last time when you die.
The current estate tax was enacted in 1916 to help pay for World War I. Like many taxes, it was meant to be temporary. Initially, the top rate was just 10 percent, but it never did go away.