We're home. All of us. The vet gave him a cortisone shot, thinking it's his spine. It's certainly worth a try. He has a bag of other meds too. We'll know in 24 hours if the cortisone works. *crosses fingers*
Thank you for your correspondence regarding your thoughts on the proposed tax increase on tobacco products in the 2014 Mid-Biennium Review. I appreciate hearing from you.
Since taking office three years ago, the legislature and I have cut Ohioans' taxes by $3 billion. We have eliminated the death tax which lets family farmers and small business owners pass on their enterprises to the next generation. Additionally, virtually all small business owners in Ohio who receive a profit from their business can deduct 50% of that income up to a cap of $250,000, and by 2016, every Ohioan who pays taxes will see their income tax cut by 10 percent.
Thanks to these and other jobs-friendly policies, Ohioans have created 238,000 private-sector jobs in the past three years. At 6.5 percent, Ohio's unemployment rate is below the national rate and is at the lowest level since June 2008.
Advancing the policies that are getting Ohio back on track is essential to strengthening and broadening the benefits of our economic recovery. The 2014 Mid-Biennium Review furthers those policies by proposing additional income tax cuts and overdue tax reforms.
Over two years, the cigarette tax would go from $1.25 to $1.85 per pack and the tax on other tobacco products—such as the previously untaxed e-cigarettes—would rise to a level equivalent to the cigarette tax. This change, along with other proposals, would cut income taxes across all income levels by 8.5 percent over the next three years, bringing Ohio's top income tax rate below 5 percent.
Ohio's income taxes are too high and are a barrier to new job creation. Thanks to $3 billion in tax cuts, modernizing our tax code and other pro-growth policies, Ohio is getting back on track. However, additional tax cuts are needed so that Ohioans can keep more of their hard-earned money and more funds are available for economic growth, investment and job creation.
Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts. If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to contact my office.
Sincerely,
John R. Kasich
Governor
Stretchy, you need to get your governor on the phone, stat. This is his response to a proposed HUGE tax on e-cigs.
I got a new eye glass prescription. I found several frames on Zenni I like. I can't decide. I need help.
I hope they have answers Tiff.
Just got off the phone with the vets office. Leaving early to take Jake in. He keeps falling, and I think he's in pain.![]()
I am 0 at the shack this morning.
Drott's dog shack on the move.
Which ones?
Thanks Stretchy. "Fixing" the budget through the wallet of vapers is a really wrong idea. I appreciate you getting involved, most people just wait for someone else to do it.
Jake is the same this morning, Doc said 24 hours for the shot to start working. So hopefully this afternoon he can feel his back feet again. Getting old is hard on all of us, dogs included.
Post them Tiff, we'll help!
Two eggs?? *crawls to look, it's too early to dash*
I see two eggs in the nest this morning!
*Punkin on the run*
I am 0 at the shack this morning.
Drott's dog shack on the move.
Hey James. Glad you're back.