Norquist: Limit spending, but not information

By ANDREW SCHOTZ
June 12, 2009
andrews@herald-mail.com

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The United States that Grover Norquist envisions is full of freedoms and transparency.

Those ideas are tied together, said Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), a nonprofit lobbying organization based in Washington, D.C.

Tax increases burden everyday Americans, he said.

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Texas and Missouri are among more than 20 states with good disclosure models; the public doesn’t have to ask for data, he said.

Norquist said one of the best approaches is in Utah, where even at local levels, spending must be publicly posted.

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