- Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy Releases Local Transparency Study for VA (CFA Site »)
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
- New Transparency Resource for Connecticut Taxpayers (CFA Site »)
- Colorado Senate Debates "Dirty Dozen" Tax Package
- About Those Jobs Numbers (CFA Site »)
- More Job Creation By The Federal Government
Monday, February 8, 2010
- Van Taylor, candidate for Texas State House, Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge
- February 6, 2010: Ronald Reagan Day
Saturday, February 6, 2010
- The Obama Budget
- Obama Feels International Pressure to Pass FTAs
- Let's Expedite Debate on Spending Reductions! (CFA Site »)
- Bipartisan Reform Commissions - a Comparison (CFA Site »)
- Obama Should Cooperate with Boehner and Cantor to Force Debate on Spending Reductions
- Not All Bipartisan Reform Commissions Are Created Equal
- Populist Politicians Use Poultry to Pontificate and Pander (ASA Site »)
- The Hidden Tax Hikes in the Obama Budget
Friday, February 5, 2010
- PACT Act May Reduce Tax Hike Pressures
- Arizona Congressional Candidate Eric Wnuck Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
- David Schweikert Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge for Congressional Race
- ATR and CFA Will Rate House Vote Against Debt Ceiling Hike and PAYGO
- Why Everyone Should be Worried About Craig Becker (and why Scott Brown needs to stop him)
Thursday, February 4, 2010
- New UAW Union-Foxwoods Contract Will Cost Connecticut Casinos Millions (AWF Site »)
- Guess Where Politicians From Socialised Medicine Countries Go For Healthcare...
- De-Facto Card Check Vote Coming Soon
- De-Facto Card Check Vote Coming Soon (AWF Site »)
- Grover Norquist Urges Senators to CoSponsor Non-Government Spending Jobs Bill
- Jim Ward Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in Arizona Congressional Race
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
- Good Evening Arizona Pledge Breakers
- The Obama Budget and Small Business
- Administration Pushes Ahead With Internet Takeover
- SEIU Response to Lobbying Investigation Tongue-Tied (AWF Site »)
- Brewer Sales Tax Hike Passed out of Senate Committee
- A Senate Vote for Craig Becker, NLRB Nom, is a Vote For Card Check (AWF Site »)
- Sound Tax Competition Policy From Switzerland
- U.S. Attorney Reviews AWF's Call for Probe of SEIU Activities with White House, Congress (AWF Site »)
- Colorado House Disregards U.S. and State Constitutions; Passes eTaxes (Stop eTaxes Site »)
- The President's Budget: No Fiscal Restraint in Sight
- Vulnerable Colorado Democrats Vote for Higher Taxes
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
- Colorado House Signs Off On Tax Package
- Do You Know Where Your Tax Dollars Go?
- US Attorney Reviews Call for Probe into SEIU President Andy Stern’s Lobbying Activities
- Property Rights is a Global Affair (PRA Site »)
- What does the "budget freeze" actually mean?
- Utah Legislators Paving the Way for Higher Taxes
- The Budget & International Tax Competition
- Initial Thoughts on the New Obama Budget
- Another Look At Employment Data
- Obama Labor Board Nominee, "workers should not be able to choose against having a union"
- State Level Taxpayer Protection Pledge Signers in Illinois
- Presidential Math: Failed Policies + More Failed Policies = More Jobs
Monday, February 1, 2010
- The Effects of the Mere Possibility of a Bank Tax on Your 401(k) (ASA Site »)
- Very well, so there is a 'job boom'
- Survey Says: Legal Downloading Not So Bad (PRA Site »)
- Post "Stimulus" Unemployment: A Historical Perspective
- Virginia Senator Janet D. Howell Doesn't Get It
- Trains, Pains, and a Whole Lot of Subsidies
- Do You Know Which Candidates in Illinois Have Signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge?
- State of the Union Myth/Fact: Obama's Taxes on Energy & Families
- Real Stimulus Georgians Can Believe In
- Stimulus II: A Sequel America Cannot Afford (ASA Site »)
- SOTU: The President's Misguided Take on Spending
Friday, January 29, 2010
- Colorado House Finance Committee Passes Cadre of Tax Hikes
-
State of the Union Myth/Fact:
Government-Run Healthcare - Colorado Legislature Kicks Off 2010 with an eTax (Stop eTaxes Site »)
- Beth Coulson Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in 2010 Illinois House Race
-
State of the Union Myth/Fact:
Obama's New Taxes on Your 401(k) - Colorado Legislature Kicks Off 2010 with an eTax
-
GOP SC Gubernatorial Hopefuls Debate in Charleston Tonight,
ATR asks all to Sign Pledge
Thursday, January 28, 2010
- ATRF Analysis: Prevent Repatriation Of Earnings In Certain Cross-border Reorganizations
- Possible Heightened Regulation on Banks Similar to Attempted Regulation of Microsoft in Late 90s (ASA Site »)
- Updated: How Much Does It Cost To Hire a New Federal Employee?
- Tax Preparation "Simplification": A Big Government Power Grab
- Ghost of Tim Kaine Seeks to Raise Price of Spirits
- Seven Prudent Reforms Tackling Our Nation’s Over-Spending Problems
- State of the Union: Time to play Obama BINGO!
- ATR and CFA Endorse CARFA Act
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
ATR Supports H.R. 99, the
"Fair and Simple Tax Act"
From Ryan Ellis on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 6:10 PM 
April 1, 2009
The Honorable David Dreier
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Dreier:
Congratulations on your re-introduction of H.R. 99, the “Fair and Simple Tax (FAST) Act.” This pro-growth tax plan would be the largest tax cut in history, and all Members of Congress should become co-sponsors.
The FAST Act would implement many pro-growth policy measures, including:
• Making permanent the 2001 and 2003 Republican tax cuts on families, investors, and small business owners
• An alternate personal income tax structure with three brackets, a 30% top marginal rate, and only the most popular deductions retained
• Permanently killing the death tax
• Indexing the AMT to inflation, with an eye toward eventual repeal
• Cutting the corporate income tax top rate from 35% to 25%
• Cutting the capital gains and dividends rate from 15% to 10%
• Indexing the basis of capital assets to inflation when calculating gain
• Implementing retirement savings accounts, lifetime savings accounts, and lifetime skills accounts
• Creating a “standard deduction” for health insurance premiums of $7500 for individuals and $15,000 for families
• Making permanent the research and development tax credit
It’s important that the FAST Act be re-introduced at a time when taxes are being pushed to record levels by President Obama and Congressional Democrats. H.R. 99 provides a strong vision of a better and more prosperous America, and I encourage its broad support by pro-taxpayer Congressmen.
Sincerely,
Grover Norquist
GGN:rle
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Comments
ATR Supports H.R. 99, the "Fair and Simple Tax Act" Why not support the FairTax? (HR 25 & S 296)
>> Stanley Twomey Friday, April 3, 2009 10:16 AM
The Fair Tax should be the ultimate goal. However, it requires such sweeping and comprehensive changes in the tax laws that Congress, even a favorable one, would not want to tackle it head-on. Moving to the Fair Tax in one step would require exact contingency planning, which as we all have observed, is not often practiced by Congress. Therefore, baby steps will be necessary to reach the final goal of the Fair Tax. H.R.99 introduces some of those baby steps.
>> Cariie Lavendou Friday, April 3, 2009 11:21 AM
ATR supports any and all legislative efforts to cut taxes and make our tax system pro-growth. Put simply, Mr. Dreier asked for our support. We were happy to oblige. It's not exclusive of any other measure.
>> Ryan Ellis Friday, April 3, 2009 2:16 PM
Take a look at the "Fair Tax" program. it will solve all of these problems and more. There are two books in print describing the program.
>> Jerfry Hurd-Smith Friday, April 3, 2009 2:19 PM
Thank you for taking action to fix the system! Clearly our current tax system discourages investors and business builders. I agree with Carrie L: while the Fair Tax is closer to ideal, the proposal on hand is more likely to gain approval because it presents steps in the right direction.
>> Mary Nguyen Friday, April 3, 2009 10:13 PM