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| 11/22/05 - Private Property verses the use of Eminent Domain by Kenny Hulshof, Columbia Business Times Review, November 22, 2005 |
This is a dangerous precedent that could serve to erode the property rights of private citizens. That is why I supported passage in the U.S. House of H.R. 4128, the Private Property Rights Protection Act.
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| 10/25/05 - The findings of the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform, and What they Mean for You and Me, by Kenny Hulshof, October 25, 2005 |
Since the last tax reform effort in 1986, Congress has added a host of items to the tax code. Many of these additions were justifiable, well-intentioned efforts to address specific issues before Congress. However, it is many of these changes that have lead to the complexity of the current code.
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| 09/30/05 - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: We Have a Duty to Pay but Big Questions Still Remain, by Kenny Hulshof, Columbia Business Times September 30, 2005 |
As Congress moves forward with efforts to rebuild the Gulf Coast, we should also be prudent stewards of the taxpayers’ money and redouble our efforts to eliminate unnecessary federal spending.
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| 04/12/05 - Death Should Not be a Taxable Event by Congressman Kenny Hulshof, Columbia Business Times, April 12, 2005 |
The Death Tax is fundamentally unfair. By its very structure, the tax punishes thrift and hard work. Conversely, the tax forces taxpayers to engage in a host of economically inefficient activities to avoid the punitive nature of the tax.
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| 03/16/05 - Further Justification for the Reform of Social Security by Congressman Kenny Hulshof, Columbia Business Times, March 16, 2005 |
The longer we wait to act, the larger the problem will become. In the past, Congress waited until the last minute to address Social Security’s financing shortfalls. The results were predictable - higher taxes and reduced benefits. That solution is unacceptable for the future of this great program.
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| 02/17/05 - The Need for Class Action Reform by Congressman Kenny Hulshof, Columbia Business Times, February 17, 2005 |
Despite some of the enormous award amounts we see in the news, class action awards often amount to very little for the plaintiffs. It’s not unusual to see the plaintiffs’ lawyers making off with a substantial fee, while the actual class members receive coupons or other awards of little or no value.
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| 01/20/05 - Social Security Demands Attention by Congressman Kenny Hulshof, Columbia Business Times, January 20, 2005 |
President Clinton was right when he said the program faces significant challenges in the future. The retirement of the “baby boom” generation and other expected demographic changes are likely to have an adverse impact on the program’s financial health.
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| 08/07/04 - Small Business Success is the Key to Economic Prosperity by Congressman Kenny Hulshof, Columbia Business Times, August 7, 2004 |
I believe the #1 thing we must do to encourage job creation is to make it easier for small businesses to expand and hire more employees.
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| 06/28/04 - The Economic News is Getting Better in Missouri by U.S. Representative Kenny Hulshof, Columbia Business Times, June 28, 2004 |
No matter what your economic indicator of choice may be, it points to an increasingly strong economy. Incomes grew by a healthy .6 percent in May, the second straight month of growth. Existing home sales hit a record in May. Second-quarter growth is on pace to be among the strongest in 20 years.
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| 06/12/04 - Medicare Discount Drug Card Offers Needed Relief by U.S. Pepresentative Kenny Hulshof Columbia Business Times June 12, 2004 |
This June marks a significant new milestone for Medicare. This month, seniors now have access to drug discount cards, which are a part of the federal government’s new Medicare prescription drug plan. The Medicare discount drug card program provides beneficiaries with significant discounts and information on their prescription drugs.
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