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By The Beachwood Don’t Tax Me Bro Affairs Desk
“Some Illinois-based Web businesses were furious Thursday at a legislative plan that would require online retailers, such as Amazon.com and Overstock.com, to collect a 6.25 percent state tax if they have commissioned affiliates in the state,” the Tribune reports.
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Amazon says they simply won’t play along. This arrived in the Beachwood HQ inbox on Thursday:
Posted on January 7, 2011
By Tom Tresser
I’m going out a limb and just answer my own question straight away: No.
I don’t see the leaders and managers the thousands of social service, cultural and educational organizations that serve hundreds of thousand of people every week taking much of a role in electing the next mayor of Chicago.
That’s not to say they shouldn’t take an active role.
Posted on January 5, 2011
By The Chicago Tea Party
From: Chicago Tea Party
Subject: Our First Event of the New Year
January Monthly Meeting
2011 will be the biggest year ever for the tea party movement in Chicago. Start the year off right by joining us at our next Chicago Tea Party Monthly Meeting on Wednesday, January 5 at 7:00PM at Blackie’s, 755 S. Clark. Our featured speaker at the meeting will be Cedra Crenshaw, the Mom vs. The Machine. Cedra will discuss what the Republican party needs to do to expand its base and reach out to new voters. We’ll also discuss the steps the IL GOP needs to take to reform.
Please register here to attend the meeting.
Posted on January 3, 2011
