Tea Party Manatee

'Healthy Manatee' had an ad on ABC 7 claiming property tax relief if a bill is passed. I found their FB pagehttps://www.facebook.com/HealthyManatee where I saw the post that stated something similar to the TV ad: "Manatee County Commission voted to put the 1/2 cent sales tax issue on the ballot June 18th. Passage means property tax relief. And money we read more»

President Barack Obamalearned on Monday what can happen to presidents caught up in allegations of scandal: they have to address them instead of anything else.

It happened when the president had to interrupt his news conference with Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain to answer questions about the widening investigation into the Benghazi attacks in Libya and the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups.

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When our bank accounts start to get low, we all find ways to cut back, right? We scour our budgets, look closely at our needs, and find a way to tighten our belts.

Well, that may happen in our houses, but it never happens in government. Congress continues spending and our debt keeps growing. And the reason this happens is very simple.

You see, powerful special interests benefit immensely from the spending. read more»

Manatee County voters need to know that voting NO on the sales tax increase is the opinion of the vast majority of Floridians. There are many reasons why Voter-Approved Indigent Care Surtax is ill advised. Manatee voters should have no uneasiness in voting NO. Below is the history of the Florida indigent care surtax statutes: It is important read more»

U.S. electric car pioneer Fisker Automotive onceposted a manifesto on its Web site: "New isn’t easy." Not for them, it wasn’t. Now their site is defunct and the company is scrambling to find a funder or face bankruptcy.

An electric car company buoyed by federal dollarsin 2010,Fisker has now been crippled by supply chain and other problems, and joined legions of start-ups that get dragged down by technical glitches and financial woes. The capital backing from taxpayers caused a dustup that has kept Fisker in the limelight.

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From The 99 Tampa Bay: GREETINGS to ALL alumni of The 99 Manasota... Let's all gather together THIS SUNDAY for the FINAL production night of The 99 Tampa Bay. We are all needed to fill all the roles...AND HERE'S WHY: The host cite, The River International, is hosting its monthly Riverfest this coming Sunday from approximately 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM read more»

We are joining forces with a variety of organizations to defeat the Sales Tax for Health Care Referendum.  Please read the  "Reasons to Vote NO."  below so you can educate yourself, your family, friends, neighbors, local business owners, etc. read more»

Tea Party Manatee members & friends:  
Please call State Senators Bill Galvano and Nancy Detert to rquest State Pension Reform such as Florida House passed recently in HB7011.   Join our friends from Americans for Prosperity to demand meaningful Florida Pension Reform.
Senator Galvano contact information:  http://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/s26 
Senator Detert contact information: http://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/s28  read more»

OPEN LETTER re: Gun Legislation by KrisAnne Hall.

Our government is traveling down a very dangerous road.  We have neglected our duties as responsible employers and we are about to pay a dear price.  We must arm ourselves with the truth to educate our employees and assist them in doing the right thing.  The following is an open letter to our Senators and Representatives to educate them in this "gun debate" and allow them to make the right decisions.  By giving this information, we not only educate them, but we identify which employees are willing to do the right and which are not.  If we do not educate, they can claim ignorance.  If we provide them with the proper tools and they refuse to use them and continue to destroy our Constitution, we must mark them as enemies and eliminate their ability to do further destruction.

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Assessing reaction to Obama budget plan

Obama budget to double debt by 2014?

The economic news in America has gone from bad to worse.

First, we found out the jobs numbers are collapsing. Then retail sales figures were released- they show across the board contraction.

Next, we found out U.S. business inventory figures were a disappointment.

 

Finally, consumer confidence not only collapsed, but it was the largest miss from expectations in U.S. economic history. 2 words explain it all: "Ninety days."

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