Dan Kelly Quotations
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Alive Quotes
We've staved it off for 15 years, but we have to pay the piper -- the time is here. To use money just to keep a dwindling school alive is not wise. I understand that it's difficult, but looking at it overall, it's not the board's fault enrollment in particular schools is going down, and it's not the board's fault that families have to move to Tracy to buy a house.
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Actual Quotes
The actual idea took about five seconds. It took me maybe an hour to think it through and understand the impact, but the actual idea just popped in my head, ... I was reading an article in the Wall Street Journal about the Hurricane Katrina Emergency Tax Act of 2005 ... I was interested to see what the federal government was doing to help the victims of the hurricanes.
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Addition Quotes
After itemizing a taxpayer compares their itemized deductions to the standard deduction and takes whichever is higher. Seventy percent of the taxpayers take the standard deduction, meaning only 30 percent really receive a tax break for their donations, ... My plan offers a deduction for hurricane relief donations in addition to the standard deduction.
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Board Quotes
The board has made her working conditions intolerable ... She's being forced out -- let's face it. This is not a voluntary resignation. The work is so far from over -- it's just a shame Arlene doesn't get to stay here and finish it. She's a tremendous leader, a tremendous educator and a wonderful human being.
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Break Quotes
The impact if this did become law will be felt nationwide. First it will help generate more donations to the relief effort, ... It will give all taxpayers who take the standard deduction a break for their donations. Finally, it will reduce the burden on the government to fund the relief efforts.