A Good Idea. A No-Brainer, In Fact.

If you donate up to $50 per year to an Ohio candidate you can write it off your taxes. This is not just a tax deduction, but a tax credit. So you will get your $50 back in full with your refund. So there is no reason not to do it as long as you can find a Good Choice. I have not researched the voting records of the candidates mentioned by Tom Zawistowski in the video. (I already donated $50 for 2013.) You can find out more about these candidates (and all candidates) at votesmart.org. Act fast, you have to get your donation in for 2013 by the end of the year!  Here is more information from the Ohio Liberty Coalition:

As year end approaches, we urge our liberty minded supporters to take advantage of an Ohio tax credit that allows you to make a contribution of up to $50 (or $100 per couple) to certain political candidates and claim it as a credit on your state income tax.  By doing so, you can provide valuable financial resources to Ohio Assembly members who have been steadfast in their support of conservative issues.

These leaders have:

• Stood strong against Medicaid expansion

• Voted against the severance tax increase

• Voted for the heartbeat bill

• Supported restoring gun rights

• Opposed state budget increases

Now the Ohio Republican Party is looking to primary these individuals in 2014 and replace them with politicians who will do the party's bidding.  OLC supporters need to show conservative leaders who have stood with us, that we will protect them from Republican party retribution.  By helping fund their campaigns, we can give them the resources they need to get their message out and to continue to move forward liberty-minded principles.
To take advantage of the tax credit, you can donate up to $50 (or $100 per couple) to one candidate or spread out the donation between all the conservative candidates.  Any dollar amount up to the $50 per person limit will make a difference.
Please include on the memo line, "Donation from the Conservative Strike Force," so that  these conservative leaders know the OLC is behind them.
Please watch the following message from Tom Zawistowski for further details.

Defend Voter Freedom by Supporting our Seven Conservative Candidates!

And thank you for the time, energy and personal resources you have given to the cause of liberty this year! Donations can be made on line by clicking the links to the candidates' websites or mail your contribution to the appropriate address(es) below.Matt Lynch - Ohio House:  Geauga/Portage Counties
Lynch for Ohio Committee
17392 Sugar Hill Trail, Chagrin Falls, OH 44023
www.mattlynch.comRon Young - Ohio House:  Lake County
Friends of Ron Young, 9110 Tyler Blvd, Mentor, OH 44060
www.ronyoungforohio.comKristina Roegner - Ohio House:  Summit County
Kristinia Roegner for Ohio, 222 East Streetsboro Rd., Hudson, OH 44236
Ron Hood - Ohio House:  Hocking/Fairfield/ Pickaway Counties
Ron Hood for Ohio, 14553 Walnut Creek Pike, Ashville, OH 43103
www.ronhood.comJohn Becker - Ohio House:  Clermont County
Friends of Becker, 925 Locust Lane, Cincinnati, OH 45245
www.beckergop.comNino Vitale - Ohio House:  Champaign/Shelby/Logan Counties
(John Adams is term limited)
Friends to Elect Nino Vitale, 4940 Benson Road, Urbana, OH 43078
www.votevitale.comKris Jordan - Ohio Senate:  Delaware/Knox Counties
Friends of Kris Jordan, 161 Stonebend Drive, Powell, OH 43065
www.krisjordan.org 

G. Edward Griffin on the Federal Reserve

This makes me feel like I should give money to the Ron Paul campaign even though I disagree with him on a few important issues.  Since my employment is funded by the government, I feel like I'm a participant in screwing the poor.  

Dictator Obama Shuts Down L.A.

Is this what Obama meant by the "Audacity of Hope"?

Rand Paul Seeks Money from Bailout Senators

If this is true, then I'm withdrawing my endorsement.

From the Daily Paul:

http://dailypaul.com/node/138354#comment-1476791

shame :(

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky Republican senatorial candidate Rand Paul is seeking fundraising help from GOP lawmakers who voted for the massive 2008 financial bailout, flip-flopping on a campaign promise to shun those lawmakers.

The libertarian-leaning Paul, who condemns taxpayer-backed bailouts of the private sector, will benefit from a Thursday night fundraiser at the National Republican Senatorial Committee in Washington, D.C. Nine of 12 GOP senators listed on the invitation voted for the $700 billion bank bailout in 2008. Tickets to the event went for $1,000 per person, with sponsorships up to $5,000 per group.

During the primary, Paul pledged not to accept contributions from any senator who had voted for the financial bailout. That promise was included on his campaign website at the time but has since been removed.

The first-time candidate slammed his main primary opponent, Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson, for taking campaign cash last year at a Washington fundraiser hosted by a number of senators who backed the bailout.

That was then, but now the Paul campaign is welcoming support from lawmakers it once shunned.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100622/ap_on_el_se/us_kentucky_...