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Congressional Caucuses: The steps toward reform

Congressional Caucuses are a long-term project of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) that seek to incrementally move the United States tax code to a simpler, fairer, and more efficient tax system. Today we pay taxes when we earn our paychecks, when we save, when we invest, when we buy products and services and when we are foolish enough to die, the government wants half of what is left. Furthermore, our current tax system discourages investment, saving and capital formation by taxing capital excessively.

These variables are the foundations for economic growth. Slower growth, in turn, reduces the standard of living for all Americans. Thus everyone is affected by our current inefficient tax system.

Real tax reform taxes income only once. Therefore, ATR is working to eliminate all forms of double taxation on American workers and businesses.

To achieve this goal, ATR is working with members of Congress to establish Congressional Caucuses seeking to abolish each form of double taxation and other capital-killing taxes.

Current Caucues Include:

  • Abolish the Capital Gains Tax Caucus
  • Abolish the Death Tax Caucus
  • Abolish the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) Caucus
  • Full Business Expensing Caucues
  • Universal IRA (Individual Retirement Account) Caucus

ATR is in the process of updating all caucus lists for the new class and session.

Check back soon for all caucus listings.