Category Archives: Taxes & The Economy

06 Oct
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HLF Ad Campaign Encouraging Members of Congress to Support Small Business

HLF just finished a two week online ad campaign encouraging some of the Democrats in Congress who have shown a willingness to support small business.  Congress is currently considering a myriad of extreme progressive bills and proposals that would raise ...

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04 Oct
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Proposed “ABC Test” Regulation Test Break’s President Biden’s Tax Pledge, New Study Confirms

We’ve previously made the case that the “ABC Test”, a proposal intended to overhaul our nation’s worker classification regulations, would make life much harder for workers and small business owners if it were signed into law.  The ABC Test would ...

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09 Aug
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HLF in the Media: Radio Interview, Orlando. STEP Act, Other Topics

Below is a recent radio interview from the Matt Buff Radio Show in Orlando.  Matt asks HLF president Mario H. Lopez about the role of HLF, communicating to audiences of recent immigrants and its relation to policy, and the recently ...

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02 Aug
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Senate Labor Panel Hearing Again Shows Dangers of PRO Act

Last week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing on the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. See our previous post on this, as well as an op-ed from HLF’s president. The ...

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26 Jun
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Rhode Island Considers Beverage Taxes

As Rhode Island becomes the latest jurisdiction to consider beverage taxes, HLF’s president recently appeared on the In the Dugout podcast to shed light on why beverage taxes are a bad idea. Taxing underserved communities and threatening small businesses is ...

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29 Oct
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New Legislation Aims to Strengthen Retirement Plan and Savings

The Ways and Means Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives recently announced the introduction of a bill that sets to increase options and flexibility for participants in defined contribution plans like 401(k)s and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs).  The “Securing ...

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13 Feb
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Members of Congress Push for Pension Audit as Part of Ongoing Oversight of Puerto Rican Fiscal Crisis

Puerto Rico has been in a long process to recover from deep financial and fiscal trouble cemented over years of overspending and other budget issues. The process for the U.S. territory is the result of federal legislation in 2016 called ...

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18 Sep
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Foreign “Sugar Dumps” Continue to Hurt Our Economy

It is easy for most Americans to not fully realize the effects of the sugar market on our economy. Sugar is an essential component to our agriculture industry that involves jobs, revenues, and affects the price of many other products. ...

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