NEBRASKA TAXPAYERS FOR FREEDOM
P.O. BOX 6452   OMAHA, NE.  68106                      (402) 551-0921                  E MAIL

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PRESIDENT WATCH
A PROJECT OF NEBRASKA TAXPAYERS  FOR FREEDOM

 EXPLANATION & OBJECTIVES: 

This project commits to fighting the unwarranted regulation, spending, and tax hike plans of American presidents, which will hurt our economy, taxpayers, and families.  President Bush maintains that he will use his office to restore fiscal responsibility to the federal government.  However, his record as governor of Texas was mixed.  He often spoke as a fiscal conservative but acted otherwise.  His appointees sometimes were both fiscal and social liberals.  History demonstrates that tax increases never help an economy but hurt it.  Higher taxes cripple economic incentives and stifle job creation.  Overspending similarly dries up productive private capital venture.  Overregulation hinders economic expansion.  President Watch offers an 8-point plan for President Bush to follow: 1) reform our tax code to reward people who create jobs and opportunities.  Fully index all taxes on savings and investment to stop taxing inflation and reduce the capital gains tax; 2) reduce the payroll tax rate, the greatest burden on middle-class America, to return more money to our pockets; 3) increase the personal exemption for families with children to relieve the tax burden on overtaxed families; 4) establish enterprise zones in depressed urban and rural communities to spur investment, job creation, and economic growth; 5) pur- sue fiscally conservative approaches to cultural and social issues like poverty, education, and health care, that empower families rather than government bureaucracies; 6) eradicate the inheritance tax and marriage penalty; 7)launch market-opening trade agreements to increase U.S. exports and thus offer secure jobs and a secure farm economy; and 8) champion the advance of economic freedom and republican capitalism around the world.  

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 GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
Monitor presidential legislative initiatives and appointments.
Assemble President Watch materials from NTF newsletters, files, issue papers, and other sources.
Make notes to rebut anti-taxpayer initiatives, e.g., a gas tax, and to support taxpayer-friendly initiatives.
Call in your opinions to radio talk shows.
Write your opinions as guest editorials to local newspapers (ask for an NTF list).
       Use NTF “How to Write a Small Editorial” outline.
       Submit your editorial to our web site, where you can view current events on our President Watch web page.
Plan a public debate between an NTFer and liberal regarding a controversial initiative and invite the media.
Lobby your representative and senator.
            Write, call, fax, or email them.
Organize a group visit to your local congressional office.
            Monitor their actions, speeches, and votes.
Volunteer for fiscally conservative presidential and congressional candidates.

Lobby the President.
Write to: The White House, Office of the President, Eisenhower Executive Office Bldg., Washington, D.C., 20500.
Call the White House Comments Line: (202) 456-1114.
Fax the Presidential Chief of Staff: (202) 456-2883.