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Wealthy Democrats love to wax poetic on the virtue of high taxes. “The headline is here: I should be paying more taxes, and people who make this kind of revenue and are of means should pay more taxes,” said Howard Schultz, former Starbucks CEO and possible 2020 presidential candidate.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In light of comments from billionaires such as Warren Buffett, Howard Shultz, and Bill Gates, that wealthy American such as themselves should pay higher taxes, FreedomWorks has launched its “Pay Your Fair Share First” campaign that streamlines the process for contributing gifts to the federal government. FreedomWorks President Adam Brandon commented:
Six years after ranking fifth in the nation, Ohio’s public education system has fallen to 23rd. The annual Quality Counts report by Education Week includes indicators such as test scores, education finance, and graduation rates to determine a score out of 100. The best state in each category receives 100, and all other states are graded relative to that state. Ohio received a score of 74.9, a C.
In an op/ed piece in the Wall Street Journal on Friday, the CEO of Exxon Mobil, Rex Tillerson, lauded the educational standards being implemented under Common Core.
Florida is known for having great options when it comes to school choice and, in some ways, that remains true. After all, Florida provides many options for families in public, private, and online education, which is far more than a lot of states provide. However, all is not as it seems in Florida.
FreedomWorks Foundation, American Legislative Exchange Council, Tea Party Patriots and Committee to Unleash Prosperity in partnership with a coalition of conservative organizations and prominent individuals, launched the Save Our Country Task Force.