Americans for Tax Reform RSS http://www.atr.org en-us info@atr.org This is the RSS Feed for Americans for Tax Reform. Pushback Against EPA’s Attempts to Regulate Carbon Emissions Grows http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=EPA_Pushback Americans for Tax Reform applauds the letters sent by business leaders and governors supporting Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) resolution of disapproval which would prevent the Environmental Protectio... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:59:21 -0500 http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=EPA_Pushback Minnesota Gubernatorial Candidate Running on a Platform of Tax Hikes http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=031110ltr_mnbak The Minnesota DFL (the state's Democratic party) has a crowded field for the 2010 gubernatorial race, with about 10 credible candidates vying for the nominate. One of them is Sen. Tom Bakk (DFL-C... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:50:29 -0500 http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=031110ltr_mnbak The Evergreen Tax and Fee Spree http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=031010wacrazyhi Washington suffers from a $2.8 billion overspending problem and it seems that the only remedy state lawmakers can come up with is to raise taxes...by a lot. In fact, the only creative “solutio... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:37:12 -0500 http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=031010wacrazyhi The Left Agree: Obamacare Ushers In Their Radical Ideological Agenda http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=040910_Klein President Obama has repeatedly attempted to sell his government takeover of healthcare as a centerist, middle of the road policy. Something that won't be radical, but rather will be 'consensus' based.... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:17:58 -0500 http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=040910_Klein Does the Obamacare Investment Surtax Apply to Capital Gains? http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=capgainsyn ATR today sent a letter to President Obama asking him to clarify whether or not the 2.9 percent surtax on "unearned income" applies to capital gains.  Here's an excerpt: In part... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:46:40 -0500 http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=capgainsyn More on the VAT http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=080410_VAT  As more and more on the left are floating the idea of imposing a Value Added Tax (VAT) to pay for some of their outlandish spending proposals, and indeed as a general panacea to the country's fi... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:11:15 -0500 http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=080410_VAT How 550,000 jobs were destroyed by the minimum wage hike http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=100310_MinWage In 2007, the Federal government demonstrated their ignorance of economics by raising the minimum wage, an action that was guaranteed to kill jobs, whilst simultaneously not increasing people's wages (... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:39:38 -0500 http://www.atr.org/index.php?content=100310_MinWage