NTU Foundation
@NTUF
Followers
2K
Following
144
Media
382
Statuses
9K
The research & educational org. for National Taxpayers Union (@NTU). The voice of America's taxpayers.
Washington, DC
Joined June 2008
A Colorado water district doubled property taxes without voter approval, an obvious violation of the Colorado Taxpayer Bill of Rights. A determined group of citizens stood up for taxpayer rights. They WON. Learn more about the victory: https://t.co/aTOEXttjvF
1
12
20
.@RepNateMoran discussed his Principles-Based Balanced Budget Amendment (H.J. Res. 110), a streamlined constitutional requirement that federal expenditures and revenues be balanced but that could occur over more than one year. His proposal allows time for Congress to phase in
1
0
2
.@RepMcCormick outlined the Incentivized Savings Act (H.R. 5438), an effort to reverse the perverse “use it or lose it” dynamic that encourages agencies to use up remaining budgetary resources before the end of the fiscal year so that they won’t face budget cuts. His bill would
1
0
0
.@RepMichaelCloud also endorsed @Rep_Davidson's CBO Show Your Work Act (H.R. 724), which would require CBO to disclose the models, assumptions, and datasets behind its scores. Greater transparency will improve the quality of fiscal policymaking. And, while CBO had focused on
1
0
0
.@RepMichaelCloud discussed two important reforms. The Cost Estimates Improvement Act (H.R. 991) would require CBO to include debt interest costs in all legislative cost estimates. This common sense reform would show lawmakers the full cost of proposals and it already won strong
1
0
0
.@RepFeenstra highlighted his Save Our Seniors (SOS) Act (H.R. 4793), which would require CBO to publish a clear comparison between scheduled Social Security benefits and the reduced “payable” benefits that would take effect after trust-fund insolvency. With automatic cuts of
1
0
0
.@RepHuizenga urged passage of the Fiscal Commission Act (H.R. 3289), a bill he introduced with @RepScottPeters. This would establish a bipartisan, bicameral commission charged with improving the nation’s medium-term fiscal trajectory and restoring trust-fund solvency for at
1
0
0
.@RepKatCammack promoted her Unauthorized Spending Accountability (USA) Act (H.R. 143), which would target “zombie” programs operating without congressional authorization. The bill phases in a three-year step-down—10% in year one, 15% in year two, and another 15% in year
1
0
0
During a recent hearing, @HouseBudgetGOP made one point clear: meaningful budget process improvements are urgently needed and will require cooperation across the aisle. 🧵 highlighting some important reforms 👇 https://t.co/oMm6NcOvPq
ntu.org
The House Budget Committee’s recent Member Day hearing offered a window into the growing appetite for strengthening the federal budget process. Lawmakers from across the conference laid out a series...
1
1
0
Florida is poaching a new resident from other states every two minutes and nine seconds. More on why from @PolicyWilford in @SunSentinel
sun-sentinel.com
A senior policy analyst at the National Taxpayers Union Foundation writes that newly arrived Floridians should take a lesson from high-tax states they left behind.
0
0
1
Two longtime Democratic members of Congress from New York, Representatives Jerrold Nadler and Nydia Velázquez, recently announced they will not seek reelection in 2026. Under the FERS formula, Nadler is eligible for an estimated starting annuity of $79,658, while Velázquez’s
ntu.org
Two longtime Democratic members of Congress from New York, Representatives Jerrold Nadler and Nydia Velázquez, recently announced they will not seek reelection in 2026. When they leave office on...
0
0
0
By the time you’ve finished reading this essay, another American will have packed up their bags, left their former state, and moved to Florida. @PolicyWilford in @SunSentinel
https://t.co/fgRPXcoAMI
sun-sentinel.com
A senior policy analyst at the National Taxpayers Union Foundation writes that newly arrived Floridians should take a lesson from high-tax states they left behind.
0
1
2
Come for the Peloton reference.🚴 Stay for the insightful constitutional analysis on whether tax sales should be subject to Eighth Amendment review (they should). 🧑⚖️ Read my latest amicus brief for @NTUF:
ntu.org
NTUF’s Taxpayer Defense Center today filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending the rights of citizens from excessive tax fines. In Pung v. Isabella...
0
3
3
Brandon Arnold, Executive VP of the National Taxpayers Union, tells @ChrisStigall just how fast people are fleeing high-tax states — “every 1 minute and 44 seconds, a taxpayer packs up and leaves California.” @NTUF
2
9
16
The U.S. is now considering a slate of options to respond to elements of Pillar Two that unfairly target American firms amid ongoing implementation of Pillar Two around the world. One option is to implement what is essentially a “revenge tax.” https://t.co/BktMnz9JxY
ntu.org
Introduction As the end of the year approaches, world leaders are trying to reach an agreement on a global tax framework to address U.S. concern over discriminatory taxation. The Organization for...
0
0
1
"Create a tax system that only takes in the amount of revenue you actually need and doesn't treat your residents like unlimited sources of revenue that you can just tap into at any time," @PolicyWilford told me. @NTUF
https://t.co/FbAdxvLOPw
ntu.org
View PDF Key Facts: IRS data counts how many taxpayers move into and out of a state each year. A way to conceptualize that data is to calculate how often, on average, a taxpayer enters or leaves a...
1
3
4
A new report is showing that Washington is losing two taxpayers every hour. Join Washington Policy on the Go this upcoming Tuesday as we are joined by @NTUF's Andrew Wilford on a new report that discusses this trend. Register below!
2
4
13
In 2024, Rep. Henry Cuellar was indicted on bribery and money laundering charges that could have cost him his congressional pension if convicted. With a pardon from President Trump, his taxpayer-funded pension - currently valued at ~$55K - remains intact and will continue to
ntu.org
Congressional Salary Under law, the salary of Members of Congress are set for an automatic annual cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) increase unless Congress votes to not accept it. Since 2009, the...
0
2
1
The National Taxpayers Union Foundation and Forbes both estimated Greene’s pension will be around $8,700 annually, totalling more than $260,000 over her lifetime. https://t.co/HxJyw0kcPV
0
1
1
Our New reports shows California loses a taxpayers every minute https://t.co/8GU6JV6lOV
nypost.com
The damning report paints a bleak picture of the Golden State exodus, revealing a massive transfer of wealth from a high-tax blue state to low-tax red havens.
0
0
1