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Home Furnishings Association
GOP Lawmakers & Economists Agree, Tariffs Are a Tax Increase

This tax season, lawmakers and economic leaders are reminding the American public that tariffs are taxes. From constitutional concerns about executive overreach to warnings about rising consumer prices, an increasing number of Republican lawmakers worry that tariffs will weigh American families down with burdensome costs despite the recent 90-day pause

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Home Furnishings Association
Extending Tax Cuts & Jobs Act Will Boost the U.S. Economy

Congress Must Prioritize American Business by Extending Tax Cuts & Reducing Business Regulations One of President Donald Trump’s top campaign promises was to open the floodgates for businesses to thrive in the U.S. economy once again. The best way to deliver on that promise is to protect existing tax rates,

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Mark Schumacher
A corporate tax rate hike will impact furniture retailers

Sometimes a simple answer can turn out to be the most complex. There are times when a seemingly easy solution ends up complicating matters. That truly is the case right now in the conversation about raising the corporate tax rate as a way of paying for much of the stimulus

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Chris Andresen
Political Priorities for 2021 will be Ambitious

The events from the week of January 4th, 2021, will significantly impact the political priorities for 2021. By winning two Senate runoffs in Georgia, Democrats are preparing to control a 50-50 Senate now that President Joe Biden has been sworn into office with Vice President Kamala Harris as the tie-breaking

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Doug Clark
California retailers must stop ‘largest tax increase’

The impact of Proposition 15 on the California ballot is clear to Howard Haimsohn. “It’s a tax increase aimed right at small businesses,” the owner of Home Furnishings Association member Lawrance Furniture in San Diego said. If approved by voters in November, the measure would change how commercial and industrial

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