A Tale of Two Wildly Differing UN Treaties

This week is the start of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) COP26 meeting with up to 30,000 delegates descending on Glasgow, Scotland, to decide future global policy. There is also another UN-backed meeting taking place next week as the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) holds its ninth Conference of the Parties (COP9) online beginning November 8. While similar-sounding, the difference between how the two are conducted could not be more distinct.

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Watchdog Calls for USPS Reform After $4.9 Billion Loss

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) called on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to reverse course after the agency reported a staggering $4.9 billion loss for fiscal year (FY) 2021. According to the agency, the “adjusted” loss climbs to $6.9 billion after excluding “non-cash workers' compensation adjustments for the impacts of actuarial revaluation and discount rate changes.” Large losses at the agency continue, despite the USPS’ push to implement its 10-year-plan which includes the slower delivery of first-class mail. The agency reported $2.4 billion in controllable losses, undercutting the notion that net losses are beyond the agency’s control. In total, the USPS has lost more than $90 billion over the past fifteen years.

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TPA Continues to Cover COP9

TPA is hosting a live streams on our Facebook pages this week to coincide with COP9 and provide insight to the conference and the WHO’s FCTC. On Monday, November 8, we hosted Paul Blamire, from Australia, to discuss the latest news in the land down under, as well as his country’s role in COP9. You can find other videos from our live stream on our Facebook page.

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Taxpayer Group Launches Week-Long Campaign Monitoring the World Health Organization’s Tobacco Control Meeting

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Between November 8 and 13, delegates from around the world will meet virtually at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control’s (FCTC) 9th Conference of the Parties (COP9). The meeting was postponed from 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Taxpayer Group Launches Week-Long Campaign Monitoring the World Health Organization’s Tobacco Control Meeting

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Between November 8 and 13, delegates from around the world will meet virtually at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control’s (FCTC) 9th Conference of the Parties (COP9). The meeting was postponed from 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Powerful Congressman Forgets How Stores Work

Look, it’s fair to say most of us haven’t gotten out much over the last two years or so due to the pandemic. Yet, while Covid-19 definitely accelerated the pre-pandemic trend of online shopping, most people still remember what it’s like to shop at brick and mortar grocery stores, department stores, and pharmacies… except for Congressman David Cicilline (D—Rhode Island) apparently.

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TPA Sends Letter on BBB: No CBO Score; Vote No

The Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) urges members of Congress to oppose the Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376. This bill is expected to be called for a vote on the House floor without a score by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and without a true estimate of the cost to the American people.

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TPA Sends Letter on BBB: No CBO Score; Vote No

The Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) urges members of Congress to oppose the Build Back Better Act, H.R. 5376. This bill is expected to be called for a vote on the House floor without a score by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and without a true estimate of the cost to the American people.

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Taxpayer Group Confused and Shocked by New House Reconciliation Bill

Yesterday, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) was shocked when it read the new reconciliation framework released by House Democrats. The bill includes a number of taxes and regulations that would stifle the economy. It also spends at levels that will exacerbate concerning inflationary pressure the nation has seen as of late.

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