About simplification and complexity. So those are three issues, therefore. The base, the rate and complexity simplification. On the off chance that theres an impressionable staffer from the ways and Means Committee here, what might the four of you, and i really would like to get all four of you opinion on this like him or her, staffer that is to take back to chairman ryan and say, chief this is what we might accomplish in this congress. Ill start with that one. Well go left to right. First thing is forget what can be accomplished. Lets do that second. First thing to take back is the lesson that only people pay taxes. Corporations are fctional entities. Second then, the ideal rate, and i use the word rate, is zero. Thats the ideal rate. What do you take back to this congress . I think what you can get done is the narrative were not competitive wither trading partners and that to be competitive we should be at or equal to. The rate should be no higher than 25 . And that is still higher t
Here, what might the four of you, and i really would like to get all four of you opinion on this like him or her, staffer that is to take back to chairman ryan and say, chief this is what we might accomplish in this congress. Ill start with that one. Well go left to right. First thing is forget what can be accomplished. Lets do that second. First thing to take back is the lesson that only people pay taxes. Corporations are fctional entities. Second then, the ideal rate, and i use the word rate, is zero. Thats the ideal rate. What do you take back to this congress . I think what you can get done is the narrative were not competitive wither trading partners and that to be competitive we should be at or equal to. The rate should be no higher than 25 . And that is still higher than id like but at least that gets you to saying were not being competitive by being around their average. Were not higher, lower or average. That seems to be a narrative i wound send. Im going to disagree in one sm
Disease and you dont have money to treat them and, frankly, i think its time to talk to the manufacturer of this drug and ask them if they are being very generous in providing these drugs, hepatitis c drugs, for free. Very generous. For whatever reasons they are doing that. But maybe at a time when their profits are soaring, maybe they might want to respect the veterans of this country who might die or become much sicker because they dont have access to this wonderful product. And as senator blumenthal mentioned, if they are not prepared to come to the table you think youve done well by getting the prices down by half, im not impressed. Paying 540 bucks per pill for people who defended our country. You sit down with them and say youre prepared to use 28 usc 1498 to break the patterns on these drugs unless they are prepared to come down significantly lower than they are right now. Its not a question of taking money. I know youve requested to take money out of the Choice Program. Maybe t
President and Vice President. It will be a virtual fourday event, the convention cochair phil murphy says the parties message to the nation of voters is clear. The theme uniting america says it all. We are the big ten party, this is a moment in American History where weve got to put the us versus them in the Rearview Mirror and come together in common purpose. Eric peter doocy is live in delaware and covering the Biden Harris Campaign with the presumptive nominee will be making this acceptance speech virtually later this week. Hi peter. Good afternoon, both Joe Biden Kamala harris will speak a few hundred yards away from where im standing and willing under wilmington and this afternoon were learning where highprofile democrats are going to make their remarks to delegate remotely. I am very honored to have been asked to speak at the convention, i will be speaking with the statue of liberty looking all over my shoulder from the brooklyn waterfront and speaking about immigration and its i
Good morning the meeting will come to order. Welcome to the thursday october 13th, 2022 meeting of Public Safety and Neighborhood Services committee. Gordon mar and Catherine Stefani and myrna melgar. I want to thank stefani cabrera for the Clerks Office for staffing and matthew from sfgovtv and before we move forward i would like to announce that supervisor melgars hearing on Resources Available to students experiencing reporting sexual abuse at sfusd schools will be continues to the october upon 27th meeting. Madam clerk . We need to vote on the continuance and i will proceed with the announcements. Vice chair stefani. Aye. Member melgar. Aye. Im sorry. Continuance. Yea. It was an announcement. Move ahead with yours and we will make the motion shortly after board of supervisors are convening hybrid meaning allowing in person and Public Comment and remote comment via phone the board recognizes that Public Access is essential and will take Public Comment first on each item on the agend