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Pennsylvania Governor Proposes Tolling, Taxing and Ticketing to Balance Budget
Pennsylvania governor sees new taxes, tolls, fees and cameras as the key to shoring up the state budget.


Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell is struggling in his latest budget with the desire to spend more money while lacking tax revenue due to the economic recession. Nonetheless, the $28 billion budget for 2011 expends $200 million more than the previous year. Rendell yesterday testified before the state Senate Transportation Committee about how he intended to hit up motorists to make up much of that amount.
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Letter to Nancy Pelosi

Letter from lawyer Dennis Guthrie criticizes Rep. Nancy Pelosi. (click here)

Comment Please Radio Show
Wednesday May 19, 2010
John DiPrimio hosted a program on  called "Comment Please" on WNPV1440 AM from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. The archive of the show is posted below.

May 19, 2010

Irv Homer TV
Wednesday December 2, 2009
John DiPrimio hosted  "Irv Homer TV".

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Comment Please Radio Show

Tuesday September 22, 2009
John DiPrimio hosted a program on  called "Comment Please" on WNPV1440 AM from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. The archive of the show is posted below.

Sept 22, 2009

Cap and Trade: A Liciense Required for Your Home
We encourage you to read the provisions of the Cap and Trade Bill that has passed the House of Representatives and being considered by the Senate. We are ready to join the next march on Washington!
This Congress and whoever on their staffs that write this junk are truly out to destroy the middle class of the USA.... (More >>>)

Remember to fly Alaska Airlines

Do you remember the scene? The Senate. Barbara Boxer hearing from a Brigadier General? Silly General! He addresses Barbara as "Ma'm", and she CORRECTS him, telling him she's "worked SO hard to earn the title, "Senator", so please to use that when speaking to her. (More >>>)

The Health Care Cost Saving Myth
(CBS)  One of the central selling points used by President Obama to push the Democrats' health care plan is the notion that a comprehensive overhaul of the health care system will reduce costs. But costs to who, and how? Let's step back a minute and try to figure out how Obama's cost-cutting argument could possibly be so. (More >>>)

7/16/2009
U.S. Attorney’s Office

615 Chestnut Street
Suite 1250
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Attn: Michael Levy

Dear Mr. Levy,

On behalf of our supporters, the citizens of the State of Pennsylvania and this nation, I want to thank you for your efforts regarding the conviction of Mr. Vincent Fumo. (More >>>)

The Pay Raise of 2005 - Four Years later

There's a rally in the Capitol today that Democracy Rising PA cannot attend. But we're there in spirit, and we hope all Pennsylvanians are there, too. Click Here for an excellent lawmaker-by-lawmaker report by Rock the Capital.

Four years ago today, our political leadership committed an unprecedented act of theft. Without the knowledge or consent of the citizens of PA, our leaders took a massive pay raise for themselves and their posterity. (More >>>)

An Open Letter to the the President

Dear Mr. President,

I write to you as one elected official to another on behalf of average American citizens. We listen to your words and measure them carefully. With hope, we watch your actions. We then look to history and compare the events of our day with the events of yesterday. We look to our Founders and read carefully their intellectual discourses and their moral debate. They ultimately concluded that the actions of the king were best described as tyranny, because they could not be honestly described any other way. Having come to such a serious and reasoned conclusion, their path was charted—unknown as to its outcome—but certain as to its demand upon them. Mr. President, we are doing what Americans have done before. (More >>>)

The New CCS Message Board
The new Citizens for Common Sense Forum (Message Board) is up and running. Newly registered users must email  the webmaster with your username to  webmaster@citizensforcommonsense.net to have your account activated! This will help us eliminate spam.

Presented to Rep. Josh Shapiro, suggestions to reduce the State budget:

1- Furlough non-essential state workers, without pay, for up to 7 days, staggering depts. 

2- Furlough the legislature, without pay, for the same amount of time as the employees. 7 days 

3- Reduce the car allowances for all legislators to a maximum of $300.00 per month. 

4- Require the legislature to pay for part of their health insurance, much like the rest of the citizens of the state. 

5- Taxpayers should be reimbursed for the $1 million paid to Vince Fumo’s lawyer for his defense. Additionally the practice of paying legal fees to defend legislators charged with criminal behavior should be stopped. 

6- Reduce the size of the legislature. PA has one of the biggest if not the biggest full time legislature in the nation. 

7- Privatize the State Stores. 

John DiPrimio 

Rohrer Reintroduces School Property Tax Elimination Act

HARRISBURG— Hailing it as the single most important step Pennsylvania lawmakers could take to jumpstart the state’s economy, prime sponsor Rep. Sam Rohrer (R-Berks) today unveiled the School Property Tax Elimination Act (SPTEA). (More >>>)



Telemarketing via cell phones

 

Cell Phones Go Public Today (November 9, 2008)
 I suspect most of you are already aware of what follows but if this message keeps just one person from receiving unwanted calls, it will have been worth my time.
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