FULLY Repeal ObamaCare - April 2017

Lawyers for the Department of Justice and 17 states attorneys general announced today their proposed remedies in the Microsoft antitrust case. Erick Gustafson, Director of Technology and Communications Policy for Citizens for a Sound Economy, made this statement about the remedies:

Later this afternoon, lawyers from the federal government and 19 states are expected to file their proposed remedies in the Microsoft antitrust case. Throughout the case, Judge Penfield Jackson has sided with the government lawyers and against innovation, so it is likely that their proposal will form the basis of Judge Jackson's remedies in the coming months. Unfortunately, these lawyers falsely believe that splitting Microsoft apart would aid competition and benefit consumers. In reality, the likely outcome of government interference would be expensive and, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ), would take years of legal wrangling.

Led by Assistant Attorney General Joel Klein, today officials from the Department of Justice will brief members of the White House staff on the latest version of the government attack on Microsoft. Klein summarized the Clinton-Gore administration’s view when he said that this case "sets the ground rules for enforcement in the information age." Innovation and competition are out. Litigation and regulation are in.

As another Earth Day dawns, Americans can reflect upon a host of environmental success stories. Citizens across the nation are breathing cleaner air, are drinking cleaner water, and have less exposure to dangerous toxic compounds than they did 25 years ago.

House Minority leader Richard Gephardt betrayed his committment to the high-tech community when he came out in opposition to Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with China. The United States has an incredible opportunity to open the Chinese markets for American goods and services; sadly, Gephardt and others in Congress are willing to throw this opportunity out the window.

One of the most enduring myths of Social Security is that a worker has a legal right to his Social Security benefits. Many workers assume that, if they pay Social Security taxes into the system, they have some sort of legal guarantee to the system’s benefits. The truth is exactly the opposite. It has long been law that there is no legal right to Social Security. In two important cases, Helvering v. Davis and Flemming v. Nestor, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Social Security taxes are simply taxes and convey no property or contractual rights to Social Security benefits.

According to a recent study by the National Trust for Historic Preservation , 84 percent of their Main Street communities consider Internet usage a key factor in small-business growth. Mom-and-Pop, bricks-and-mortar businesses are looking for innovative new ways to incorporate it into their business models.

Contact your representative to urge support for permanent normal trade with China.