Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist
Grover Glenn Norquistis an American political advocate who is founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform, an organization that opposes all tax increases, and a co-founder of the Islamic Free Market Institute. A Republican, he is the primary promoter of the "Taxpayer Protection Pledge," a pledge signed by lawmakers who agree to oppose increases in marginal income tax rates for individuals and businesses, as well as net reductions or eliminations of deductions and credits without a matching reduced tax...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth19 October 1956
CountryUnited States of America
If you have to change the law to get more money, that's a tax increase, and Americans for Tax Reform supports all efforts of tax reform, getting rid of deductions or credits, or something that's misclassified, as long as you at the same time reduce rates so that it's not a hidden tax.
The taxpayer group in every state is always - always referred to as nuts.
The Republican Party and the conservative free market movement have been presidentially focused for too long.
Obama is a guy who claims to be unaware that there was a Tea Party, a guy that's detached from the country.
I'm not for no taxes. That would be an anarchist. I am for lower taxes.
I was a math guy as a kid. I was really good at math. I wasn't particularly interested in it.
We laugh at liberals who declare that their favorite spending programs should be exempt because the spending is for a noble cause.
There's no reason to raise taxes. Taxes should be lower... The problem we have is that government spends too much, not that taxes are too low.
People learn their politics at a young age and tend to stick with it.
My wife and I have what's known as mixed marriage. I am a Methodist, she is a Muslim. So we're keeping it in the M's.
Most Republicans have made it very clear they're not interested in raising taxes. They want to reform government.
The central issue of our time - of all times - is the size, power and scope of government.
Wars are expensive and dangerous. They're not political winners.
Americans for Tax Reform is a national taxpayer organization dedicated to opposing any and all tax increases. We work at the national, state and local level for lower taxes, less government spending and limited government.