Grover Norquist's Real Game: Shifting Power and Wealth to the 1 Percent

Norquist's real mission has been government that serves corporate America.

December 20, 2011

Grover Norquist is fast becoming the man everyone loves to hate –  except  those who  fear him.  Norquist, the leader of Americans for Tax Reform, is both the architect and enforcer of the Republican Party’s  obsessive opposition  to all  taxes – an obsession that threatens to drive America off a fiscal cliff.  

Every Republican running for president (except John Huntsman) has signed Norquist’s no-tax pledge.  So have 13 governors, 1,300 state legislators,  40 of the 47 Republicans in the Senate, and 236 of the 242 Republicans in the House. 

Politicians who refuse to sign Norquist’s pledge – or who violate it after getting elected by voting for tax increases --  risk  facing his wrath in the next election. To avoid getting branded as pro-tax, they sign.  Few candidates have wanted to appear “soft” on taxes since Ronald Reagan beat Walter Mondale in 1984  after the Democrat said that, if elected,  he’d raise taxes.  READ MORE

Grover Norquist's Real Game: Shifting Power and Wealth to the 1 Percent

Norquist's real mission has been government that serves corporate America. December 20, 2011 Grover Norquist is fast becoming the man everyone loves to hate – except those who fear him. Norquist, the leader of Americans for Tax Reform, is both the architect and enforcer of the Republican Party’s obsessive opposition to all taxes – an obsession that threatens to drive America off a fiscal cliff. Every Republican running for president (except John Huntsman) has signed Norquist’s no-tax pledge. So have 13 governors, 1,300 state legislators, 40 of the 47 Republicans in the Senate, and 236 of the 242 Republicans in the House. Politicians who refuse to sign Norquist’s pledge – or who violate it after getting elected by voting for tax increases -- risk facing his wrath in the next election. To avoid getting branded as pro-tax, they sign. Few candidates have wanted to appear “soft” on taxes since Ronald Reagan beat Walter Mondale in 1984 after the Democrat said that, if elected, he’d raise taxes. READ MORE

Norquist: GOP Won't Be 'Fooled' Into Raising Taxes

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 05:00 PM PST

As a Congressional "super committee" tasked with cutting the deficit on the verge of failure, anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist insisted in a series of interviews Monday that it wasn't his fault.

Norquist told CNN's Carol Costello that Republicans were willing to "compromise" with Democrats as long as additional tax revenues were off the table.

At least 279 Republican members of the current Congress have signed Norquist's pledge to never raise taxes.
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