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How One Profitable Company Took Home A Tax Refund Equal To All Of The SNAP Benefit Cuts
http://nhlabornews.com/2014/04/how-one-profitable-company-took-home-a-tax-refund-equal-to-all-of-the-snap-benefit-cuts/
Last year the Republicans in the House pushed to cuts the SNAP program by $5 billion dollars over the next ten years. These draconian cuts reduced benefits to millions of hungry children. The GOP claims we need to balance the budget and they refuse to make changes to the tax rates, which would lead to higher revenues. “NO NEW TAXES!” Republicans across the country have vowed, even signed pledges, not to raise taxes or create any new taxes. Because the Republicans are unwilling to make changes to our tax system, they insist on making cuts to programs like SNAP, to balance our budget.
Our taxes help to pay for everything from the town snowplow driver to the roads we drive on. They pay for the schools and the teachers who educate our children. They pay for the police officers and firefighters who keep us safe, day and night. That is what our taxes pay for. Taxes are the financial foundation that our community is based on.
Nationally our taxes pay for so many things that it would take 1000 pages just to list them all. The US Government helps to fund businesses large and small, research to make our lives better, and programs designed to keep people out of poverty. Again our taxes are there to create a better society to live in.
Think about what America would look like if we did not pay taxes? How would we get from place to place without roads? Or airports? It is truly scary to think about.
FULL story at link.
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About NH Labor
The New Hampshire Labor News is a group of NH Workers who believe that we need to protect ourselves against the attacks on workers. We are proud union members who are working to preserve the middle class. The NHLN talks mostly about news and politics from NH. We also talk about national issues that effect working men and women here in the Granite State.