“Just look at many of our downtown's and Main Street’s and you’ll see that California has really struggled to recover from the economic downturn, and our employment figures are still not where they should be. Dr. Laffer’s prescription for adding 180, 974 jobs should be a no-brainer. It’s time for Congress to close this loophole and give the states the ability to cut taxes across the board,” said Ed Manske, who owns Manske Properties with locations across California.
The Marketplace Fairness Act received a bipartisan vote in the U.S. Senate on May 6, 2013, and similar legislation is already pending in the House of Representatives with over 60 bipartisan cosponsors, including Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Jared Huffman, Rep. Alan Lowenthal, Rep. Linda Sanchez, Rep. Loretta Sanchez and Rep. Jackie Speier from this state. Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin (R) and Former Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan have given conservative voices of support to the passage of the legislation. Oceanside resides in the CA-49th Congressional District, currently held by Darrel Issa (R).
