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These figures pretty much blow the "rich not paying their fair share" argument out of the water. 1999, Share of Taxes Paid by Various Income Groups Source: Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States Top 1% ($293,415<) pay 36.18% of all personal income taxes Top 5% ($120,846<) pay 55.45% of all personal income taxes Top 10% ($87,682<) pay 66.45% of all personal income taxes Top 25% ($52,965<) pay 83.54% of all personal income taxes Top 50% ($26,415<) pay 96% of all personal income taxes Bottom 50% (<$26,415) pay 4% of all personal income taxes

Tune in and Call in! David Palmquist, Texas Secretary of the RLC will be on KIXL Christian Talk Radio tonight at 11PM CDT. If you have questions about the RLC feel free to call in. You can listen via the internet at http://www.kixl.com

The National RLC Executive Committee has decided to meet in the same city and day as the Texas RLC Convention in order to take advantage of the growth and activity that the Texas Chapter has experienced. Any and all members of the RLC, Texas and National, are welcome to attend the National RLC Convention, so if you're a member, please attend. Our special luncheon speakers will be Jerry Patterson, Republican Candidate for Texas Land Commissioner and Suzanna Gratia Hupp, Republican State Representative. Jerry Patterson is the former Texas Senator that lead the cause for getting the Texas Concealed Handgun Law...

Courtesy of the Kentucky RLC Chairman, here is a Word document in tri-fold format that does a fine job of stating the case for the RLC. You can click on the link to view the document in a new window (most browsers), or right-click to download it to your machine. It's been virus-checked.

REPUBLICAN LIBERTY CAUCUSPOSITION STATEMENTAs adopted by the General Membership of the Republican Liberty Caucus at its Biannual Meeting held December 8, 2000.   WHEREAS libertarian Republicans believe in limited government, individual freedom and personal responsibility; WHEREAS we believe that government has no money nor power not derived from the consent of the people; WHEREAS we believe that people have the right to keep the fruits of their labor; and WHEREAS we believe in upholding the U. S. Constitution as the supreme law of the land; BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Liberty Caucus endorses the following principles: 1.0 FEDERALISM 1.1 The...