Katy Perry Teams Up With Anti-Taxers to Fight Big Government

http://www.breitbart.com ^ | 28 Nov 2012 | Capitol Confidential

[BO Stinkss]

A coalition of 125 celebrity musicians, including pop singer Katy Perry, have joined forces with anti-tax advocates including Grover Norquist and the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) to oppose an intellectual property "reform" bill that critics charge expands government to the detriment of the free market. Opponents say the Internet Radio Fairness Act, being pushed by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), would mandatorily lower the licensing fees paid by Internet radio giant Pandora, moving the royalties system further away from a free market and instead entrenching a system in which government sets compensation rates while picking winners and losers. It has anti-tax and free market groups including Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), NTU, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, the American Conservative Union and Citizens Against Government Waste crying foul on those grounds. In his letter to members of Congress, ATR's Norquist asserts "the standard in IRFA moves in an even worse direction towards forced below-market rates." Artists are concerned that if passed, the bill would amount to government artificially limiting the earnings that musicians - celebrity and not - are able to make from their trade in the marketplace. That has Perry and others including rapper Ludacris, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Cee Lo Green, Sheryl Crow, Maroon 5, Pink Floyd and Rush speaking out via a letter published this month in Billboard magazine. In that letter, the musicians assert that Pandora is "asking Congress once again to step in and gut the royalties that thousands of musicians rely upon." The signatories note that for over a decade, they have accepted a discounted royalty rate from Pandora because they are "big fans" of the service. The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the proposed legislation this week, and proponents

[Perdogg]

I would hit it harder than the Chicxulub asteroid.

[FlingWingFlyer]

This has to be satire or somebody is doing entirely too much “medical” marijuana.

[Dixie Yooper]

If she wants to be converted to a fiscal conservative, by all means, let her be one. In the next election, maybe she will sing for our candidate and could sway more of her kind to cross the line. After this last election, we lost seats in the Senate, The House and the seat in the Oval Office. We need all the help we can get!

[ßuddaßudd]

Does this stoopid Cant realize Øbama is big government?
FUKP long time

[TChris]

Typical libs. They are all in favor of increased taxes... for others.

They don't mind greater government power and regulation... for others.

Hypocrites, as usual.

[EEGator]

Excellent reference.

[EDINVA]

Did anyone hear these same celebrities wailing on behalf of businessmen whose income is restricted by policies set by the very politicians they support for election? What’s good for the goose and all that ....

[smokingfrog]

Too late now, baby. You done laid down with the dog and got fleas.

[Average Al]

This is only the beginning Katie dear! Wait until CA confiscates every dime you have in your bank accounts and the rift raft are at your door to rape and plunder!

[Sgt_Schultze]

Ludacris, Rihanna, Cee Lo Green

There's a 96% chance these folks supported the class-warfaring tax raiser when he promised to make millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share.