NTU has created a ballot guide (http://www.ntu.org/pdf/20081006_NationalBallotGuide.pdf) on more than 100 fiscal policy-related measures that will appear on state ballots Nov. 4.

Among them:

• Colorado's Amendment 59, which would undo the nation's strongest taxpayer protection


• Massachusetts' Question 1, which would repeal the state individual income tax by 2010;


• North Dakota's Statutory Measure No. 2, which would lower the state corporate income tax by 15 percent and cut the state personal income tax in half;


• Arizona's Proposition 105, which would require a majority of electors to pass tax- or spending-hike plans; and


• South Dakota's Initiated Measure 10, which would prohibit taxpayer funds from being used for lobbying and create an online state spending database.

Sign the “No More Bailouts” Petition today!: http://ga1.org/campaign/no_bailouts

Are you tired of hearing about how your tax dollars are going to bail out government-sponsored enterprises and private institutions? We are.

Did you send your hard-earned money to the IRS to cover the fiscal mismanagement at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Bear Stearns, and AIG? We didn’t.

Do you like the sound of a new $25 billion bailout for big auto companies? We don’t.

It’s time to say “enough is enough!” Sign our “No More Bailouts” petition to Congress and the President today.

Unless people like you speak out, there’s no end in sight to this abuse of taxpayer dollars. Act today!

Sign the “No More Bailouts” Petition: http://ga1.org/campaign/no_bailouts

Government already takes over one-third of your personal income every year. And with the cost of everything from gasoline to food going up, we can’t afford another elected official who’ll dig deeper into our wallets.

You can’t stop them alone. But united, we can!

Join NTU’s nationwide campaign to send the politicians a message even they can understand – take the citizen pledge to not vote for tax hikers.

Working together, we can stop tax hikes … and keep more of our hard-earned money!

Visit www.notaxhikers.org today for your free bumper sticker!

NTU and NTU Foundation have three internship positions offered on a flexible, full- or part-time basis year-round for undergraduate and graduate students or new graduates (applications are accepted on a rolling basis):

1. NTU Government Affairs Intern: Government Affairs Interns assist NTU's Director of Government Affairs, Government Affairs Manager, and State Government Affairs Manager in lobbying on federal and state issues; conducting policy research and analysis; assisting in grassroots taxpayer education efforts; formulating reports and opinion editorials; and attending or participating in policy seminars or briefings. Interns also will have the opportunity to work on Foundation (NTUF) research projects. Candidates will possess an interest in public policy issues (specifically budget, tax, and regulatory issues) and strong research, communication, and writing skills. Interested candidates may submit a cover letter, resume, and brief writing sample to krasmussen@ntu.org.



2. NTU Communications Intern: Communications Interns assist NTU's Vice President for Policy and Communications and Communications Manager in responding to media inquiries and research requests; conducting media outreach; identifying placement opportunities in print, broadcast, and online media; tracking media coverage; writing for NTU and NTUF newsletters; and editing numerous written materials such as newsletters, press releases, letters to the editor, and other publications. Interns also will have the opportunity to work on Foundation (NTUF) research projects. Candidates will possess an interest in public policy issues (specifically budget, tax, and regulatory issues), knowledge of the media, and strong communication and writing skills. Interested candidates may submit a cover letter, resume, and brief writing sample to naltamirano@ntu.org.



3. NTUF Policy Associates assist NTUF's Director of Congressional Analysis and Senior Policy Analyst by tracking and reporting on Congressional spending patterns through the Foundation's BillTally and VoteTally reports. Interns also will be encouraged to pursue suitable research and writing topics that will lead to publishable policy papers, issue briefs, or op-eds. Candidates will possess basic quantitative skills, attention to detail, an interest in public policy issues (specifically budget, tax, and regulatory issues) and strong research, communication, and writing skills. Interested candidates may submit a cover letter, resume, and brief writing sample to ntuf@ntu.org.

In Saturday's The Wall Street Journal, Government Affairs Manager Andrew Moylan argues that developing the nation's vast domestic energy resources could help reform our increasingly complex tax system -- beginning with a repeal of the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). The nearly $2 trillion in revenue from domestic oil drilling would help offset the "lost" tax collections from protecting millions of families from the AMT. "While oil and gas development won't fill government's coffers overnight, it will provide a down payment in the near-term, and big windfalls in the out-years that can help deal with some of the most intractable tax problems we face," Moylan writes.