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Representative Mark DeSaulnier voted no on a bill beneficial to all Californians, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. He not only opposed this bill, but deliberately misrepresented it to his constituents. Ninety-five percent of taxpayers will benefit, including those in high tax states impacted more by deduction limits. Offsetting deduction limits, taxes at every level are reduced, the standard deduction is doubled and everyone will enjoy a lower marginal tax bracket making each dollar earned worth more. The AMT has been permanently fixed so that it impacts only the wealthiest as it was originally intended. Long overdue changes to corporate taxes will make companies globally competitive and invigorate our economy. We need an honest representative who will reject petty partisan politics. That person is clearly not Mark DeSaulnier. I respectfully ask DeSaulnier to resign so that we can be elect someone who will put our interests first. Thomas Nelson Danville Submit your letter to the editor via this form Read more Letters to the Editor

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It hasn’t been a great couple of weeks for Alibaba in the U.S.. First affiliate Ant Financial’s proposed acquisition of MoneyGram collapsed due to objections from the U.S. government, now its Taobao service has the dubious honor of again featuring on the USTR (United States Trade Representative) naughty list. Taobao, Alibaba’s hugely popular marketplace, is among 25 e-commerce sites to feature in the latest USTR ‘Notorious Markets’ list. The annual list roots out physical and digital marketplaces that are adjudged to be “engaging in and facilitating substantial copyright piracy and trademark counterfeiting.” The key concern of the report on Taobao is around how Alibaba works with IP holders to remove counterfeit listings and prevent sales of unlicensed goods. “A high volume of infringing products reportedly continue to be offered for sale and sold on Taobao.com and stakeholders continue to report challenges and burdens associated with IP enforcement on the platform,” the report said of Taobao, which is a key service that helps Alibaba reach 488 million Chinese consumers each year. The USTR acknowledged that Alibaba has taken steps to improve the situation, but it noted that “important unresolved concerns remained.” In particular, the report said Alibaba hasn’t clearly articulated the scale of Taobao’s counterfeiting issue, instead choosing to present progress it has made. It was also criticized for prioritizing major brands over the concerns of SMEs. Alibaba responded with with a “point by point rebuttal” of the section of the report focused on Taobao. Alibaba Group President Michael Evans said in a blog post that the company “went above and beyond each specific concern raised by the USTR last year.” “It’s clear that no matter how much action we take and progress we make, the USTR is not actually interested in seeing tangible results. Therefore, our inclusion on its list is not an accurate representation of Alibaba’s results in protecting brands and IP, and we have no other choice but to conclude that this is a deeply flawed, biased and politicized process,” Evans said. In a separate statement, Alibaba said politics were behind Taobao’s inclusion on the list: “As a result of the rise of trade protectionism, Alibaba has been turned into a scapegoat by the USTR to win points in a highly-politicized environment and their actions should be recognized for what they are.