The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is trying to cook the books on the trade deficits. The agency is proposing a rule Apple products made in China by Foxconn may soon be reclassified as U.S. production that would include foreign factory goods production as U.S. production. Imagine some guy with an idea for a…
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CPA held a briefing at the National Press Club on May 21, 2014 entitled “How Foreign Consumption Taxes Price American Businesses Out of the Export Market.” There were three presentations: Dr. Peter Morici (Univ. of MD) spoke about adding a consumption tax and drastically reducing income taxes. Burl Finklestein (CPA Board and VP of Operations, Kason Industries)…
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The following is a video of the event hosted by CPA, featuring an opening statement by Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland. The event took place during the CPA 2014 Fly In, and featured presentations by Professor Michael Graetz (Columbia Alumni Professor of Tax Law, Wilbur H. Friedman Professor of Tax Law), and Joe Gagnon (Peterson…
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Michele Nash-Hoff gave an overview of California manufacturing at the CPA event in Brea, California, called “Manufacturing in the Golden State,” on March 19, 2014. Michele is the Chair of the CPA California Chapter and the president of Electro-Fab Sales. Her presentation is below.
March 14, 2014 Contact: Sara Haimowitz, 202 688 5145, [email protected] CPA Members Meet with 100 Congressional Offices: Opposition to Global Governance Deals Increases CPA members and supporters from California to New England and from Washington State to Florida spread out across Capitol Hill this week to meet with over 100 congressional offices for CPA’s 2014…
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I gave one of the presentations at our CPA event in Brea, California, called “Manufacturing in the Golden State,” last week. My role was to discuss the global trade disadvantage the U.S. faces because of our near-exclusive reliance on non-border adjustable taxes – like income tax. The presentation discusses that trade problem and how to think about…
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News Release Contact: Sara Haimowitz, [email protected], 202.688.5145 CPA and Senator Mark Wyland Push Manufacturing Growth in CaliforniaThe Coalition for a Prosperous America and State Senator Mark Wyland (R-38) gathered with business and community leaders in Brea, California on Wednesday, March 19th, to explore ways to grow manufacturing in California and the U.S. Topics discussed included…
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Dan DiMicco gave the keynote presentation at a CPA event in Brea California, called “Manufacturing in the Golden State,” last week. Dan is a member of the CPA Board of Directors and is Chairman Emeritus of Nucor Corporation. Here is his presentation.
Stan Sorscher, of SPEEA and a CPA board member, is interviewed in this radio show, on KUOW in Washington state, regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The first six minutes are pro-TPP by the Washington Council of International Trade (WCIT). At about the six minute mark, Stan presents a more cautionary view. The WCIT representative refused to discuss any…
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Several of us were in DC this past week on a CPA Congressional Education trip. I was joined by David Frengel (Penn United Technologies), Stephani Scruggs (912 PAC), Dave Ferriman and Karl Rusnak of (Economy in Crisis), Ken Mayo (CPA’s Florida co-chair and Tea Party liaison) and Charles Blum (CPA Gov’t Relations and IAS Group).…
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