Currently, the motion to permanently repeal the death tax is gaining momentum in the halls of Congress. In fact, Rep. Neugebauer (R-TX) has introduced H.R. 4746 that would prevent a series of pending tax increases while allowing the death tax to finally expire. Unfortunately, the death tax—which temporarily expired in 2010—is currently set to come roaring back in 2011. Unless we take action to fight this atrocious tax increase, individuals will be visited by the IRS and the undertaker on the same day.

Some Americans have declared 2010 the “best year to die.” Due to the temporary expiration of the estate tax or death tax, all individuals that pass away this year are guaranteed that their loved ones will receive their inheritance in full. Those that pass away are not forced to leave their mourning family with the burden of paying exorbitant taxes on their belongings.

I just walked over from Upper Senate Park to my office to upload the pictures from the DC Tea Party held today in Washington. There were probably a thousand people there, although I'm not great at estimating crowd sizes.

Below are some pictures from the event. People were fired up and ready to take on socialized medicine. The CNN crew that came to cover the event was not well received. Many were angry at CNN's coverage of the tea parties, the Honduran situation and never-ending Michael Jackson coverage.

In this great video from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity, Dan Mitchell explains why the President's class-warfare tax policy is misguided.  As he points out, Winston Churchill summarized it well when he said, "for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle."