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Founded in 1969, the '''National Taxpayers Union (NTU)''' describes itself as a" nonprofit, non-partisan citizen group whose members work every day for lower taxes and smaller government at all levels.he Our guiding principle has always been: "This is your money and the government should return it to you."" It sees tax reform as a means toward overall political reform, ending "the game of picking winners and losers under the tax laws and break the cycle of dependence between lobbyists and politicians." It wants to see the abolition of the [[Internal Revenue Service]], and two Constitutional amendments:<ref name=About>{{citation | Founded in 1969, the '''National Taxpayers Union (NTU)''' describes itself as a" nonprofit, non-partisan citizen group whose members work every day for lower taxes and smaller government at all levels.he Our guiding principle has always been: "This is your money and the government should return it to you."" It sees tax reform as a means toward overall political reform, ending "the game of picking winners and losers under the tax laws and break the cycle of dependence between lobbyists and politicians." It wants to see the abolition of the [[Internal Revenue Service]], and two Constitutional amendments:<ref name=About>{{citation | ||
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Founded in 1969, the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) describes itself as a" nonprofit, non-partisan citizen group whose members work every day for lower taxes and smaller government at all levels.he Our guiding principle has always been: "This is your money and the government should return it to you."" It sees tax reform as a means toward overall political reform, ending "the game of picking winners and losers under the tax laws and break the cycle of dependence between lobbyists and politicians." It wants to see the abolition of the Internal Revenue Service, and two Constitutional amendments:[1]
It was started by Grover Norquist[2] before the Reagan Administration asked him to start Americans for Tax Reform. OrganizationIt has a staff of approximately 20. NTU proper is principally a lobbying organization. There are two subordinate organizations:[3]
It assigns ratings by the effect on the budget of various votes: [4]
Current activitiesThe group resonates with the frustration seen in the Tea Party Movement, which began with an anti-tax theme. Andrew Moylan, its Director of Government Affairs, described that movement as “"an outgrowth of the frustration people have had with the Republican Party...“I think a lot of people have been angry at Republicans for betraying our trust." [5] It was a Platinum Sponsor of the 9-12-2009 tax protest in Washington organized by FreedomWorks. It is leading a call for health care reform transparency, defined by H. Res. 847, a "Sunshine Resolution," sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Florida), which calls for all negotiations to be "in full public view and not behind closed doors." The NTU letter, joined by groups including , states:
For a discharge petition to force a vote on the resolution, 218 Representatives would have to sign it. There were 166 signatures as of today. References
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