GOP Ron Paul Rally On Exclusionary Iowa Debate

GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul's voice will be heard at the Iowa debates on June 30, even though the event organizers have excluded him for not being a "serious" or "electable" candidate.

The announcement can be seen at the Ron Paul blog, here:

www.RonPaul2008.com

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In Iowa: Ron Paul to Celebrate Life and Liberty

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul will celebrate life and liberty at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, June 30th. Dr. Paul will share his message of freedom, peace and prosperity at the Hy-Vee Hall, Room C, Iowa Events Center, 730 Third Street, Des Moines, Iowa. The rally will start immediately following the conclusion of the Presidential Candidates Forum sponsored by Iowans for Tax Relief and Iowa Christian Alliance at approximately 4:30 p.m.

The public is invited. Food and beverage will be provided to the first 500 people who arrive. FYI: Hundreds and maybe thousands of supporters are meeting in Iowa on June 30 at the Ron Paul Rally after the ITR/ICA Forum.

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The event is listed at:

http://eventful.com/events/E0-001-004986982-7

More information on this issues is provided by Jan Mickelson of WHO News Radio 1040 in Des Moines. Mickelson recently interviewed Ron Paul 2008 chairman Kent Snyder about Ron Paul's exclusion from the upcoming candidates forum sponsored by Iowans for Tax Relief and Iowa Christian Alliance. Ed Failor of Iowans for Tax Relief joined the interview later to explain why his group decided to keep Ron Paul out.

http://www.mickelson.libsyn.com/

Suprising facts are emerging about the group, Iowans for Tax Relief, which is one of the groups sponsoring the debates. A commentary from "Roth & Company PC," - posted March 2006 - pointed out the following about the IFTR:

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The group "Iowans for Tax Relief" has a name that belies its purpose. It supports special interest carve-outs and corporate welfare tax subsidies that shrink the tax base and raise the rates on the rest of us. It also refuses to even consider eliminating the deduction for state income taxes in exchange for lower rates.

All of this gets the Iowa tax system great publicity. Earlier this week Iowa was listed by the Tax Foundation as having one of the ten worst tax environments for business, thanks in no small part to the work of Iowans for Tax Relief. Yesterday Iowa made another top-ten list, in a Wall Street Journal editorial titled "Meathead Economics."

Iowa's listed right up there with glamorous states like New York, California, Hawaii and New Jersey. ... If we just lowered the rates and eliminated the deduction, 6.46% would get us out of the Meathead top-ten list, but thanks to Iowans for Tax Relief, there it is. (Some people say they don't trust the legislature to creep the rates back up. That's where a supermajority for tax increases or a Colorado-style taxpayer bill of rights comes into play). Maybe IFTR will consider changing their name to the more accurate "Iowans for Special Interest Loopholes and High Rates."

P.S.: Iowa's 12% top corporate tax rate is still #1. Thanks, IFTR!

http://www.rothcpa.com/archives/001719.php