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| Dear Neighbor,
Hurricane Idalia devastated parts of our district, largely in Levy, Dixie, Lafayette, Hamilton, and Suwannee Counties. Recovery efforts are underway to restore power and other utilities to the hardest-hit areas, and we are in constant contact with local leaders, law enforcement, and utilities companies to keep folks updated on these restoration efforts. This morning I visited Cedar Key with Senator Rick Scott to see the damage and hear from homeowners, business owners, law enforcement, and city leaders about what they need most right now. The entire Florida delegation is working together to make sure all federal resources are available for our communities, including resources from FEMA, the Small Business Administration, the USDA, and more. For those whose homes or business were damaged, please see below or here for information about the necessary steps to file insurance and disaster claims. Our office stands by to help process those claims with the appropriate federal agencies. In the coming days, we’ll share more information on mobile office hours for our staff, along with representatives from the other federal agencies. We anticipate being available in-person at several sites throughout our communities to answer questions and accept claims throughout September. As the recovery process continues, stay updated on our website, and on Twitter, Facebook, Instagra As always, we are with you and will weather this recovery together. If our team can be of assistance, please give us a call or reach out to us at KCammack.Hurricane@mail.house. |
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| For Freedom,
Congresswoman Kat Cammack Proudly Representing Florida’s Third Congressional District |
Jena Sullivan of Edward Jones was recently installed on the Board of Directors for the Lady Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. President, Jeanne Lazo is pictured handing her the lanyard all board members receive. Jena will be filling a seat on the board after a recent vacancy.
Total Quantum Healing celebrated its Grand Opening with a ribbon-cutting celebration. They are located inside Perhealth Chiropractic in Mulberry Plaza The Villages. They offer a holistic approach to traditional medicine. Curious about what’s happening inside your body & mind? Schedule a scan today!
By TomL
Information from the net!
Social Security is financed through a dedicated Payroll Tax.
Employers and employees each pay 6.2 percent of wages up to the taxable maximum of $160,200 (in 2023), while the self-employed pay 12.4 percent. The payroll tax rates are set by law, and for OASI and DI, apply to earnings up to a certain amount.
In listening to the financial news a comment was made about “ China is our largest debtor”. Not true the largest debtor is our own Social Security Fund! Politicians can’t stand the fact the Social Security Fund had money in it. So they have been using the money for things other than the aging. Actually they are budgeting in advance for other things not related to the elderly before they have it in hand. Continue reading
By TomL
There are many well known artist that have attempted to capture the culture, religion histories and day to day atmosphere of the Seminole Indians, but failed to do so. A boy hood friend did. We spent some fun times together. One day while we were going snake and alligator watching I hid my new bike in the bushes and when we came back it was gone. Back in those days we called him Harry. His name is Harry Guy LaBree.
Harry was a very unique person he went every where barefoot, They had a heck of a time getting shoes on him to go to school, when he went to school. He connected with the Seminole Indians that were in our school at an early age and after growing up he actually live with them for a short time. The Seminole Indians went to school in Dania and as population grew they went to a different school, thats when I lost tract of Harry and saw him and spoke to him on several occasions over the years. Last contact was on the phone was just before he passed away, he lived in arcadia Florida near or in what was describe to me was really rural. His is missed and I will always remember him. I was a bless person to experience a small part of his life.
One persons opinion! “MINE”
Starting out with this column is hard to decide what to start with. But here we go “BIDEN LIED?” no matter what is said from this time forward I will not believe anything he says, thats my opinion! They can spin it anyway they want, he is not telling the truth. He and his son both need to be impeached and or prosecuted. They need to be fined for every cent they stole and put it into the United States Treasury fund to repair foreign affairs. I ask you if you were from another country and was promised preferential treatment after paying millions of dollars for it! What would you do? It’s a perfect storm, they can’t admit to paying bribery money.
No wonder these foreign countries are so mad at us. Promises made promises broken! Apparently they paid a lot of money to the Biden’s.
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Conflict of Interest?AOC receives a salary of $174,000 and she still owes $50,000 in student debt!
When Bidens Social spending proposal was a staggering $1.75 trillion she want him to put pressure on Student debt forgiveness. Continue reading
Although the Flat Tax and the FAIRtax share some important similarities they also have many important differences. They are both flat rate taxes that are neutral with respect to savings and investments. However, the flat tax retains the invasive income tax administration apparatus (known as the IRS ) and can easily revert to a graduated, convoluted mess as it has many times in the past. Few people truly understand the flat tax. It’s authors will tell you it is a consumption tax that uses the income tax system for implementation.
Any politician that claims the flat tax will eliminate the IRS is not telling the truth. Only a government bureaucrat could come up with the idea of a consumption tax being regulated by the IRS when you can simply have a retail sales tax (the FAIRtax) that reduces the bureaucracy by 90% or more. In addition, a large part of the tax burden of the flat tax (the business tax) remains hidden in the price of goods and services. The FAIRtax eliminates that hidden cost. Individuals would still need to file income tax returns under the flat tax and, while the form may be simplified, it still requires burdensome record keeping. Under the FAIRtax, individuals never file a tax return. When you pay at the cash register, your tax obligation is over. Under the flat tax, the payroll taxes, which are the most regressive of taxes on the working family, would be retained. Continue reading
The CEP’s talent development initiative called NEXTworks exist because we believe the next generation works by engaging businesses with Marion County Public Schools and Career Technical Education (CTE) educators along with our higher education providers.
The NEXTworks talent development initiative seeks to develop training programs and tools that align with what our business community needs. Students get real world application in these career paths businesses are aligned with high schools to create a pipeline and give kids access to opportunities they may not have been aware existed. This builds awareness of what careers are available here locally in fields like construction, healthcare, equine, technology, robotics, and logistics.
One example is the partnership between Bellview High School and Optimum RV who is also the NEXTworks presenting sponsor. The RV industry is an exploding sector and servicing those vehicles is a skill that requires special training and significant earning potential. Through this partnership, students receive classroom instruction at Bellview and then spend a portion of their day at the Optimum facility getting hands-on experience. A fully certified RV technician can earn well over $100,000/year. Continue reading
by Chief Steve Hunt
Speeders, speeders, speeders.
The number one complaint received from citizens to the police department is drivers speeding in their neighborhood. I can assure you it is no different throughout the country whether it be Bangor, Maine or Lady Lake, Florida. I also share in the same frustration. I routinely find myself loudly expressing my disappointment with folks “flying” by my own home at least once every weekend while I am mowing the lawn or doing an outside project. Everyone seems to be in such a hurry these days. Everyone needs to push that yellow light before it turns red. Everyone is so easily offended about even the slightest traffic grievance as though one was being called out to participate in a duel. There was a day if you mistakenly cut someone off, they would give a “salute”, now folks are waving guns around. John Lennon would say, “strange days indeed”. Continue reading
Dear Friends,
As we prepare for the next legislative session, allow us to take the time to remind you to stay prepared during hurricane season. Stretching from June 1st to November 30th, we still have three long months until we’re in the clear. During last session, the Florida Legislature passed two separate two-week Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holidays to help Florida citizens prepare for the coming stormy weather. The first sales tax holiday was between May 27th and June 9th. Don’t worry, if you forgot to take advantage of the first Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday, there is another one from August 26th to September 8th. Hurricane season is well underway but there’s still time to stock up on all the supplies you’ll need! Continue reading
