Protecting People from Politicians by Pledge: A Chat with Grover Norquist
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English - March 02, 2022 17:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsBusiness tax politics biden tax reform bernie elizabeth warren economics business accounting Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Scott and Jeff interview Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR). We discuss the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, which has been signed by many national and state-level politicians, including past presidents, many senators, sitting governors, and others. The signing is mostly partisan, with Republicans mostly signing, and Democrats rarely signing.
Grover Norquist discusses his views on taxes and government, and argues that there is never a good reason to increase income tax collections.
Grover Norquist describes how he believes raising taxes can lead to political trouble for Republican politicians.