Americans for Tax Reform

The following was originally posted at www.workerfreedom.org In response to October's abysmal employment numbers, the Alliance for Worker Freedom sent out the follow press release: Click here to view AWF's press release as a PDF Document While Obama officials tout the success of the stimulus the American economy continues to shed jobs. The Obama administration boasts that “stimulus” spending has “saved or created 650,000 jobs,” a claim that doesn’t stand up to even minimal scrutiny. Click read more to continue...

The following was originally posted at www.workerfreedom.org On Saturday, the House passed H.R. 3962, a health care bill which includes a public option. The Alliance for Worker Freedom sent out the following press release to highlight some of the lesser known effects government-run health care can have on unionzation rates, and costs. Click here to view AWF's press release as a PDF Document A lot has been made of Pelosi’s recently passed H.R. 3962 health care bill, legislation which intends to provide coverage to all Americans. While the bill does give more Americans coverage, it does so in the most ineffective way possible- by further muddling up the health care system with a government program, a public option. Through a slew of accounting gimmicks, collecting taxes for three years before the public option begins and by claiming to cut billions of dollars in found waste, fraud, and abuse that just aren't there, Democrat’s claim that their pet project, a public option, is deficit neutral. Click read more to continue

Rutherford County GOP Chair Lou Ann Zelenik, who is running for congress in Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District, recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. Cook Political Report classifies the seat as a R+13 on the PVI index, one of many Republican leaning districts currently being held by a Democrat. The incumbent, Bart Gordon, has served since 1985 when he replaced Senator-elect Al Gore. Congressman Gordon has an ATR lifetime rating of 32% and ACU gives him a lifetime rating of 28%... not exactly a “hero to the taxpayers” if you will.                                                           As a pledge signer, Chairwoman Zelenik has made a commitment to the taxpayers in Tennessee that she will fight to ensure that their taxes are not increased. Congressman Gordon is not a pledge-signer, but we here at ATR encourage him and all candidates for Federal office to follow suit and pledge to the taxpayers that they will do their part in fighting on behalf of the interests of those who elect them.   For more on Lou Ann Zelenik signing the Pledge, click below.