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“Poverty”

A local Richmond newspaper decided to give front-page coverage to the City of Richmond's "Anti-Poverty Commission."  I just wanted to take the time to point out a few important facts: The definition of "Poverty" used by the U.S. Census includes this gem: "The official poverty definition uses money income before taxes and does not include [...]

By |2013-01-21T18:36:04-05:00January 21st, 2013|Economy, Featured Categories|0 Comments
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General Assembly Bills Need YOUR Help!

Below, please find a request that you contact your state legislators regarding a critical Second Amendment bill. Many of us are receiving requests that we call our Delegates and Senators in the Virginia General Assembly regarding specific bills. Frankly, this is not a duty that we should ignore. To find your state legislators names and [...]

By |2013-01-20T16:06:37-05:00January 20th, 2013|Action Alerts, Featured Categories, Government|1 Comment
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Washington: Anything But Balanced

    Spending always increases. Balanced approach? No way, no how. The government spending machine marches on, devouring all. I see no end on the horizon. It is with this understanding that we must continue. Perseverance will win the day.   Watch this video from the Tea Party Patriots national group. Don't be discouraged...there's folks [...]

By |2013-01-17T22:05:42-05:00January 17th, 2013|Featured Categories, Government, Media, Tea Party, Video|0 Comments
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Tracking Virginia legislation online

Virginia's General Assembly begins Wednesday, January 9.  And there are a few different ways to follow the bills online. And of course, you can track bills right here on this website through Richmond Tea Party's Action Center! [sws_button class="" size="sws_btn_large" align="sws_btn_align_left" href="https://www.votervoice.net/RTP/Bills" target="_blank" label="Bill Tracker" template="sws_btn_redbrick" textcolor="ffffff" bgcolor="" bgcolorhover="" glow="sws_btn_glow"] [/sws_button]  

By |2013-01-10T12:43:08-05:00January 9th, 2013|Featured Categories, Government|0 Comments
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You Lose

Bloomberg: Senate-Passed Deal Means Higher Tax on 77% of Households More than 80 percent of households with incomes between $50,000 and $200,000 would pay higher taxes. Among the households facing higher taxes, the average increase would be $1,635, the policy center said. While the white house web site declares victory: Raises $620 billion in revenue [...]

By |2013-01-06T18:02:12-05:00January 6th, 2013|Featured Categories, Government|1 Comment
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Senators not Reading Bills? US Senator Speaks Out …

How refreshing it is to see a US senator speaking out against his own legislative body!  The Senate makes its own rules, and then routinely ignores them.  He also points out how the Senate is playing a shell game by moving money around to pay for various items, thus being disingenuous to the American people [...]

By |2013-01-01T21:19:52-05:00January 1st, 2013|Featured Categories, Government|0 Comments
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The Tea Party Has Not Yet Begun to Fight

    From Breitbart today, a story about the tea party's current state of influence. Timely article given Speaker Boehner's inability to get his "Plan B" bill passed, which would extend current tax rates on most Americans while increasing those making more than $1 million annually.     From the article: If the Tea Party [...]

By |2012-12-27T21:46:54-05:00December 27th, 2012|Featured Categories, Tea Party|1 Comment
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Your Tax Dollars Wasted Again – GM

Well, the auto industry bailout ended exactly as expected...total debacle. Remember how bailing out GM was an "investment"? Of course though, everyone realizes now that the bailout was simply a way to bailout the auto unions, and not to actually make GM more solvent. So here we are, several years later...and what do we get? [...]

By |2012-12-20T20:54:26-05:00December 20th, 2012|Economy, Featured Categories|0 Comments
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VTPP Issues Press Release on Conservative Purge

The Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation has issued a press release regarding the recent republican purge of conservatives from various House committee positions. Full text below: For Immediate Release December 5, 2012 Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation Contact: Mark Daugherty 540-885-5627 Email: trail100liberty@gmail.com 540-255-1431 Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation Demands That Speaker Boehner Reinstate House [...]

By |2012-12-08T12:38:35-05:00December 8th, 2012|Featured Categories, Politics, Tea Party|1 Comment
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Richmond Tea Party, Inc. is a non-partisan, grassroots community established to advance and strengthen the Founding principle that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are God-given rights guaranteed to every individual by the Constitutions of the United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia. We believe that government derives its power from the people and is established solely to protect these rights. The core principles of limited government, fiscal restraint, personal responsibility, and governing with virtue and accountability are all necessary to ensure the preservation of our freedom. We believe that local governments, communities, and individuals are best suited to serve and represent the needs of the people. Most importantly, we believe that citizen participation in the political process is a fundamental necessity for good government.
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