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April 10, 2014 - Grover Norquist
opens Americans for Tax
Reform's Tax Day press conference at the Capitol Visitors Center.
This came on a day when the House Oversight and Government Reform
Committee voted to hold former IRS official Lois Lerner in
contempt. Conservatives are also alarmed about proposed IRS
regulations on 501(c)(4)s. In addition to addressing IRS abuses,
Norquist also called on Congress to approve tax extenders—temporary
tax breaks that are up for renewal every few years—specificially he
advocated for maintaining "bonus depreciation" (and working toward full
expensing). Norquist said the United States should reduce its
corporate tax rate and should adopt a territorial tax system rather
than the current worldwide system, which he said discourages
repatriation. (Below) Sen. Rand Paul
(R-KY) was one of nine members of Congress to address the ATR press
conference. He has a long record of
advocating for taxpayers, having founded the Kentucky Taxpayers United
(KTU) in 1993. |
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Before taking questions,
Norquist noted ATR's "50 in 2050" effort which aims to eliminate state
income taxes in all 50 states by 2010. Eight states currently
have no income tax and Tennessee is close, having only a
tax
on interest and dividend income from investments. There
are ongoing efforts to eliminate state income taxes in Kansas and
Louisiana, both states controlled by Republicans. Indeed,
Norquist said a test is currently being waged in the states between two
approaches to
government. The map shows Republican and Democratic control in
the states; in 24 states Republicans control both the governor's office
and the legislature compared to 13 states where Democrats control
both the executive and legislative branches.
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