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May 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM

TPA Releases New Report on Intellectual Property - TPA Weekly Update: May 16, 2025

TPA Releases New Report on Intellectual Property - TPA Weekly Update: May 16, 2025 Protecting Intellectual Property: A Primer This week, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance released a new report “Protecting Intellectual Property: A Primer.” Intellectual Pr…

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May 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM

Celebrating Small Business Week and Antitrust Stranglehold on Tech - TPA Weekly Update: May 9, 2025

Celebrating Small Business Week and Antitrust Stranglehold on Tech - TPA Weekly Update: May 9, 2025 This Small Business Week, Protect Franchisees   This being Small Business Week, entrepreneurs, workers, and consumers have plenty to celebrate and plenty t…

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May 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM

Profile in Courage and Celebrating World IP Day: TPA Weekly Update - May 2, 2025

Profile in Courage and Celebrating World IP Day: TPA Weekly Update - May 2, 2025 Profile in Courage: Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.)   In a hyper-partisan climate marred by endless taxes and regulations, it takes real guts to call out bank-breaking policies pushe…

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April 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Back to the Future with Antitrust and Smoke Free Surge Stalled by Feds - TPA Weekly Update: April 18, 2025

Back to the Future with Antitrust and Smoke Free Surge Stalled by Feds - TPA Weekly Update: April 18, 2025 As Congress negotiates the critical extension of the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), it’s been reported that some have begun to cons…

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April 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM

The Tax Man Cometh - TPA Weekly Update: April 11, 2025

The Tax Man Cometh - TPA Weekly Update: April 11, 2025 T.S. Eliot wrote “April is the cruelest month” in his poem The Waste Land.  Those words were written in 1922, but might as well been written in 2025 with Tax Day approaching and the tariffs bringing p…

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April 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Terrible Tariffs and Promising Push on Plastics - TPA Weekly Update: April 4, 2025

Terrible Tariffs and Promising Push on Plastics - TPA Weekly Update: April 4, 2025 Terrible Tariffs   American politicians are turning protectionist. In recent years, the Republican and Democratic parties both have found bipartisan agreement in advocating…

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March 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM

Profile in Courage and A Somber 20-Year Anniversary - TPA Weekly Update: March 28, 2025

Profile in Courage and A Somber 20-Year Anniversary - TPA Weekly Update: March 28, 2025 Profile in Courage: Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyoming)   The national debt is soaring to scary new heights. There’s now more than $36 trillion on the national credit card. …

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March 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM

2025 Roadmap To Fiscal Sanity - TPA Weekly Update: March 21, 2025

2025 Roadmap To Fiscal Sanity - TPA Weekly Update: March 21, 2025 The 119th Congress is in full swing.  Members of Congress have an opportunity to truly change the governing and policy paradigm in Washington, D.C. And, with a new administration taking cha…

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March 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM

A Sane Approach to March Madness and U.S. and Canada Taxpayers Unite Against Tariffs: TPA Weekly Update - March 14, 2025

A Sane Approach to March Madness and U.S. and Canada Taxpayers Unite Against Tariffs: TPA Weekly Update - March 14, 2025 A Sane Approach to March Madness   The road to March Madness that culminates in a champion being crowned in One Shining Moment is here…

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February 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Profile in Courage and Amid Postal Chaos, Reform Direly Needed: TPA Weekly Update - February 28, 2025

Profile in Courage and Amid Postal Chaos, Reform Direly Needed: TPA Weekly Update - February 28, 2025 The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) was a landmark piece of tax legislation that lowered taxes for individuals and corporations, increased investmen…

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February 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM

Trump Can Protect Seniors' Healthcare and FAA Nominee is a Mistake - TPA Weekly Update: February 21, 2025

Trump Can Protect Seniors' Healthcare and FAA Nominee is a Mistake - TPA Weekly Update: February 21, 2025 Trump Can Protect Seniors' Healthcare   In the waning days of the Biden presidency, the administration proposed yet another blow to the Medicare Adva…

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February 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM

Congress Must Save the Tax Cuts and The Path Forward for the FTC - TPA Weekly Update: February 14, 2025

Congress Must Save the Tax Cuts and The Path Forward for the FTC - TPA Weekly Update: February 14, 2025 In a new policy brief, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) analyzes the impact of roadworthiness regulations by federal, state, and local lawmakers…

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February 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM

Harmonize Tax Exemptions for Charitable Giving and RFK Jr.'s Legal Problem - TPA Weekly Update: February 7, 2025

Harmonize Tax Exemptions for Charitable Giving and RFK Jr.'s Legal Problem - TPA Weekly Update: February 7, 2025 Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) is getting set to release his plan for reconciliation and tax reform. The Taxpayers Protection Allia…

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January 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM

Profile in Courage and Shut Down the CFPB: TPA Weekly Update - January 31, 2025

Profile in Courage and Shut Down the CFPB: TPA Weekly Update - January 31, 2025 Profile in Courage: Javier Milei    There’s been plenty of focus in the U.S. on America’s change in leadership and what that change might portend for the size of government an…

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January 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Trump’s Big First Day of Economic Policy: TPA Weekly Update - January 24, 2025

Trump’s Big First Day of Economic Policy: TPA Weekly Update - January 24, 2025 As Congressional Republicans prepare their reconciliation package, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) urges Congress and President Donald Trump to repeal the budget-bustin…

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January 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM

Postal Service Competition and Protecting the Atlanta IG: TPA Weekly Update January 17, 2025

Postal Service Competition and Protecting the Atlanta IG: TPA Weekly Update January 17, 2025 Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the marketing of 20 ZYN oral nicotine pouch products under the premarket tobacco product application …

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January 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Countdown to Tax Cut Expiration: TPA Weekly Update - January 10, 2025

Countdown to Tax Cut Expiration: TPA Weekly Update - January 10, 2025 Happy New Year!  I hope everybody had a nice relaxing holiday.  This year is shaping up to be a busy year with the expiration of the tax cuts looming and many other issues to address.  …

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December 20, 2024 at 6:46 PM

Private Investment is Closing Digital Divide and Cutting Medicare Waste: TPA Weekly Update - December 20, 2024

Private Investment is Closing Digital Divide and Cutting Medicare Waste: TPA Weekly Update - December 20, 2024 This is the last Weekly Update of 2024.  I want to thank everybody who has supported the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) in 2024 and over th…

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December 13, 2024 at 5:00 PM

Extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Tech's Free Market Energy Abundance Agenda - TPA Weekly Update: December 13, 2024

Extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Tech's Free Market Energy Abundance Agenda - TPA Weekly Update: December 13, 2024 Extend the 2017 Tax Cuts   If voters sent one clear message in November’s election, it was that the average American is feeling the painful effe…

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December 6, 2024 at 6:24 PM

Profile in Courage and the Misguided Border Adjustment Mechanism - TPA Weekly Update: December 6, 2024

Profile in Courage and the Misguided Border Adjustment Mechanism - TPA Weekly Update: December 6, 2024 Profile in Courage - Dr. Colin Mendelsohn   For most of the 1.2 billion cigarette smokers around the world, quitting is no easy feat. Even relatively ef…

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November 22, 2024 at 8:14 PM

Thanksgiving Travel Turkey and Make America Healthy Again (the right way): TPA Weekly Update - November 22, 2024

Thanksgiving Travel Turkey and Make America Healthy Again (the right way): TPA Weekly Update - November 22, 2024 At the end of last week, President-elect Donald Trump named longtime Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr as the …

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November 15, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Time for Entitlement Reform and Wasteful Defense Contracts: TPA Weekly Update: November 15, 2024

Time for Entitlement Reform and Wasteful Defense Contracts: TPA Weekly Update: November 15, 2024 The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) reported a $9.5 billion loss for fiscal year (FY) 2024. This is a significant increase from last year, when the USPS reported a…

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November 8, 2024 at 6:59 PM

Tax Cut Extension Looks Promising and Outdated Transplant Laws - TPA Weekly Update: November 8, 2024

Tax Cut Extension Looks Promising and Outdated Transplant Laws - TPA Weekly Update: November 8, 2024 Congratulations Donald Trump!  Let’s Get to Work On Extending the Tax Cuts   Building a strong economy appears to be a top priority as President-elect Don…

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November 1, 2024 at 7:29 PM

Profile in Courage and the Wrong New York State of Mind - TPA Weekly Update: November 1, 2024

Profile in Courage and the Wrong New York State of Mind - TPA Weekly Update: November 1, 2024 Profile in Courage: Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio   From the Boston Tea Party to the first shots of the American Revolution fired at Lexington and C…

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October 25, 2024 at 8:29 PM

The 2024 Taxpayer Tricks and Treats - TPA Weekly Update: October 25, 2024

The 2024 Taxpayer Tricks and Treats - TPA Weekly Update: October 25, 2024 From Nosferatu to Norman Bates, plenty of things go bump in the night. However, some of the scariest stuff happens in broad daylight. Congress has been spending money like a drunken…

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October 18, 2024 at 7:29 PM

Big Tech is a Big Help and California Streaming: TPA Weekly Update - October 18, 2024

Big Tech is a Big Help and California Streaming: TPA Weekly Update - October 18, 2024 On Tuesday (October 15) the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court in support of Wages and White Lion Investments, L.L…

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October 11, 2024 at 6:14 PM

Stop the Zyn-sanity and the IRS's Political Vendettas : TPA Weekly Update - October 11, 2024

Stop the Zyn-sanity and the IRS's Political Vendettas : TPA Weekly Update - October 11, 2024 Hurricanes Helene and Milton have devastated North Carolina and Florida.  This will be a very expensive clean up. Yesterday, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TP…

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October 4, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Profile in Courage and The Growing FOIA Problem - TPA Weekly Update: October 4, 2024

Profile in Courage and The Growing FOIA Problem - TPA Weekly Update: October 4, 2024 Profile in Courage - Detroit Inspector General Ellen Ha   Being an Inspector General (IG) is no easy gig, just ask Kelly Madigan and Isabel Cumming. These public servants…

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September 23, 2024 at 2:49 PM

The Economy Needs Tax Certainty and Flooded With Stadium Subsidies: TPA Weekly Update - September 23, 2024

The Economy Needs Tax Certainty and Flooded With Stadium Subsidies: TPA Weekly Update - September 23, 2024 Last week, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) unveiled his “Six Penny Plan,” a proposal to achieve a balanced budget in five years by cutting six pennies for ev…

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September 13, 2024 at 7:44 PM

Walz's Broadband Boondoggles and Risking Medical Innovation - TPA Weekly Update: September 13, 2024

Walz's Broadband Boondoggles and Risking Medical Innovation - TPA Weekly Update: September 13, 2024 Everybody’s talking about China, as they should be. This week has been “China Week” in Congress as elected officials consider various legislative proposals…

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September 6, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Back to School – Postal Edition: TPA Weekly Update - September 6, 2024

Back to School – Postal Edition: TPA Weekly Update - September 6, 2024 Back to School – Postal Edition   Lawmakers are heading back to Washington, D.C. to (hopefully) do their jobs and stave off another government shutdown. But, like a poorly managed mail…

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August 30, 2024 at 7:44 PM

Summer Reading: Back to School - TPA Weekly Update: August 30, 2024

Summer Reading: Back to School - TPA Weekly Update: August 30, 2024 Summer Reading – Back to School Edition   It’s the end of summer, and the signs are everywhere. D.C. denizens on a night out on the town are reaching for their sweaters, and schoolkids ar…

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August 23, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Summer Reading: Intellectual Property - TPA Weekly Update: August 23, 2024

Summer Reading: Intellectual Property - TPA Weekly Update: August 23, 2024 Summer Reading – Intellectual Property   For lawmakers on vacation, a day at the beach presents a plethora of possibilities. You can read a work of fiction (your political opponent…

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August 16, 2024 at 7:29 PM

Summer Reading - Agency Mission Creep: TPA Weekly Update - August 16, 2024

Summer Reading - Agency Mission Creep: TPA Weekly Update - August 16, 2024 Earlier this week, the Biden-Harris administration announced the results of the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) first prescription drug price “negotiations” under Medicare. This ev…

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August 9, 2024 at 7:29 PM

Summer Reading and New York Housing Missteps: TPA Weekly Update - August 9, 2024

Summer Reading and New York Housing Missteps: TPA Weekly Update - August 9, 2024 The Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) is pleased to announce the launch of its new Free Trade Center. This new project highlights how the free flow of goods across borders …

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August 2, 2024 at 7:59 PM

Profile in Courage and Summer Reading: TPA Weekly Update - August 2, 2024

Profile in Courage and Summer Reading: TPA Weekly Update - August 2, 2024 The Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) released new polling and analysis on Wednesday highlighting the severe economic cost of ongoing uncertainty surrounding tax policy in the Uni…

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July 26, 2024 at 8:00 PM

TPA Releases New Broadband Report: TPA Weekly Update - July 26, 2024

TPA Releases New Broadband Report: TPA Weekly Update - July 26, 2024 Government Broadband Consultants - The Big Grift Earlier this week, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) released our newest report, “Government Broadband Consultants – The Big Grift.…

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July 12, 2024 at 7:59 PM

Protecting Credit Card Rewards and Regulatory Pulp Friction: TPA Weekly Update - July 12, 2024

Protecting Credit Card Rewards and Regulatory Pulp Friction: TPA Weekly Update - July 12, 2024 Protecting Credit Card Rewards   Independence Day is known for many things. Some might think of everything and everyone all decked out in gawdy red, white, and …

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June 28, 2024 at 6:59 PM

Profile in Courage and Regulating AI Generated Political Speech - TPA Weekly Update: June 28, 2024

Profile in Courage and Regulating AI Generated Political Speech - TPA Weekly Update: June 28, 2024 It was a busy week.  There was a Presidential debate last night and the Supreme Court announced its rulings for a number of cases.  What got lost in the bus…

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June 21, 2024 at 8:00 PM

CFPB Overreach Hurting Consumers and How to Protect Patents: TPA Weekly Update — June 21, 2024

CFPB Overreach Hurting Consumers and How to Protect Patents: TPA Weekly Update — June 21, 2024 The new deficit numbers came out this week and it’s not pretty.  The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the federal government is expected to run …

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June 14, 2024 at 7:44 PM

The WHO’s Overreach Bad for Health and WT F-35: TPA Weekly Update - June 14, 2024

The WHO’s Overreach Bad for Health and WT F-35: TPA Weekly Update - June 14, 2024 The WHO’s Overreach Bad for Health    The proposed World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Treaty, aimed at addressing the glaring shortcomings exposed by the COVID-19 pand…

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June 7, 2024 at 7:44 PM

Gigi's Conflict of Interest and What You Should be Reading: TPA Weekly Update - June 7, 2024

Gigi's Conflict of Interest and What You Should be Reading: TPA Weekly Update - June 7, 2024 David Boaz, a libertarian intellectual giant and former executive vice president of the Cato Institute, passed away today. Boaz’s contributions to the liberty spa…

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May 31, 2024 at 7:59 PM

Profile In Courage and World Vape Day - TPA Weekly Update: May 31, 2024

Profile In Courage and World Vape Day - TPA Weekly Update: May 31, 2024 Profile in Courage: David Pryor   In today’s toxic political climate, it’s easier to call opponents names and dig up dirt about them than work with them to create a better future. It …

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May 24, 2024 at 7:44 PM

More Taxpayer Money for the Postal Service and FDA Malaise - TPA Weekly Update: May 24, 2024

More Taxpayer Money for the Postal Service and FDA Malaise - TPA Weekly Update: May 24, 2024 Yesterday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and 30 states announced a long-awaited antitrust suit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation. The gov…

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May 17, 2024 at 8:14 PM

Terrible Tariffs and The Broken Idea of Right to Repair - TPA Weekly Update: May 17, 2024

Terrible Tariffs and The Broken Idea of Right to Repair - TPA Weekly Update: May 17, 2024 It takes a certain amount of well, something, to weaponize an agency and destroy morale and then ask for more money.  That’s exactly what Federal Trade Commission (F…

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May 10, 2024 at 7:29 PM

Credit Card Competition Act Hurts Consumers - TPA Weekly Update: May 10, 2024

Credit Card Competition Act Hurts Consumers - TPA Weekly Update: May 10, 2024 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) held a hearing talking about credit card airline rewards programs.  The hearing was pr…

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May 3, 2024 at 7:59 PM

Don't Stop the Steel and Aussie Hack Proves Worst Fears of Age Verification - TPA Weekly Update: May 3, 2024

Don't Stop the Steel and Aussie Hack Proves Worst Fears of Age Verification - TPA Weekly Update: May 3, 2024 Don't Stop the Steel - The Manufactured 'Fiasco' Surrounding U.S. Steel Speaking recently, Lourenco Goncalves (CEO of steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs…

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April 26, 2024 at 6:44 PM

Celebrate World IP Day: TPA Weekly Update - April 26, 2024

Celebrate World IP Day: TPA Weekly Update - April 26, 2024 Today is World Intellectual Property (IP) Day, a time to celebrate the storied achievements of innovators and entrepreneurs across the globe. From Laffy Taffy to weatherproof Halloween costumes to…

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April 19, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Unhealthy Moves by the FTC and Stop Saying Maybe on MAbs - TPA Weekly Update: April 19, 2024

Unhealthy Moves by the FTC and Stop Saying Maybe on MAbs - TPA Weekly Update: April 19, 2024 Unhealthy Moves by the FTC   The current Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has dedicated itself to indulging the obsessions and idiosyncrasies of a certain type of t…

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April 12, 2024 at 7:59 PM

Special Edition: Tax Day – TPA Weekly Update: April 12, 2024

Special Edition: Tax Day – TPA Weekly Update: April 12, 2024 This is a special Weekly Update in preparation (pun intended) for Tax Day. Tax Day is dreaded by most Americans out of fear of an audit or just the size of their tax bill. Tax reform and Interna…

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