Texas GOP Vote

I released the following statement regarding the passage of the Small Business Tax Cut Act of 2012, legislation that would provide a 20% tax deduction for small businesses with fewer than 500 employees:

Small businesses are the engine of American job creation, and their success is critical to our nation’s much-needed recovery in the Obama economy. In a sharp contrast from the Administration’s push to raise taxes on hardworking Americans with gimmicks like the ‘Buffett Rule,’ House Republicans voted today to provide tax relief for small businesses so they can grow their capital, invest and hire more workers.   Read more »

Voting participation in the U.S. is a call for members of society to be engaged and active in their community. Through voting we maintain the structure of American society and our institution of government. And it is through voting, then, that we structure our manifestation of participation and responsibilities for our society and the American political system. It is a right that is specifically granted, by the way of the 14th and 19th Amendment, to all Americans. However, possessing the right does not necessarily mean that people partake in the opportunity.

“A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.” - William James (1842 – 1910 American psychologist and philosopher who was trained as a physician).

The United States is a living breathing dynamic embodiment of Adam Smith’s works. In his first work, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Smith explained the benevolent nature of man. In it, he professed that human beings will answer to disaster and the suffering of others by offering compassion and assistance during the worst of times. America’s generosity and benevolence during natural and manmade disasters abroad are a living testament of our American soul. However, this selfless, self sacrificing nature has been strained due to criticism of Americans and the accusations of greed, leading many to question why are we not providing this compassion and aid for our own here in the United States?   Read more »