links for 2008-07-21 « Senate Conservatives Fund

Posted by: SCF | July 21, 2008

links for 2008-07-21

Their Fair Share
The top 1% of taxpayers, those who earn above $388,806, paid 40% of all income taxes in 2006, the highest share in at least 40 years. The top 10% in income, those earning more than $108,904, paid 71%. Wall Street Journal
O’s Health Rx: Cover Illegals
The 47 million uninsured statistic includes illegal immigrants who virtually all lack insurance. In fact, about one in four of those lacking insurance is here illegally. New York Post
Problems with PEPFAR
One of the most troubling aspects of the bill is the $2 billion in annual funding for the United Nations Global Fund, where it would go to pay for coercive sterilizations and abortion. Washington Times
Rice wants “serious answer” from Iran
Rice said Iran was stalling and must give a “serious answer” within the deadline set by six world powers, which offered trade and technical incentives if Tehran halts its uranium enrichment. Reuters
Slaying suspect once found sanctuary in San Francisco
The man charged with killing a father and two sons on a San Francisco street last month was one of the youths who benefited from the city’s long-standing practice of shielding illegal immigrant juveniles who committed felonies from possible deportation. San Francisco Chronicle