Agorism
01-28-2013, 10:10 PM
Grover Norquist Endorses Italian ‘Tea Party’ Group’s Anti-Tax Pledge
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/01/28/1506391/italy-tea-party
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A group called Tea Party Italia, inspired by the tea party movement in the U.S. and by Norquist’s pledge, created a similar taxpayer contract it is pushing ahead of the country’s general election next month. The pledge says politicians won’t raise taxes and will work to reduce the country’s debt, which the Associated Press reports hit a record $2.64 trillion in December.
But getting politicians to sign on to the pledge might prove more of a challenge.
“Candidates in the U.S. want to sign this pledge because they have to do a difficult and hard campaign,” he says. Italian candidates, on the other hand, are chosen by the party and don’t go through a campaign season. “So it’s very difficult to find [politicians] that believe in our ideas in Italy.”
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/01/28/1506391/italy-tea-party
http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tea-party-italy.jpg
A group called Tea Party Italia, inspired by the tea party movement in the U.S. and by Norquist’s pledge, created a similar taxpayer contract it is pushing ahead of the country’s general election next month. The pledge says politicians won’t raise taxes and will work to reduce the country’s debt, which the Associated Press reports hit a record $2.64 trillion in December.
But getting politicians to sign on to the pledge might prove more of a challenge.
“Candidates in the U.S. want to sign this pledge because they have to do a difficult and hard campaign,” he says. Italian candidates, on the other hand, are chosen by the party and don’t go through a campaign season. “So it’s very difficult to find [politicians] that believe in our ideas in Italy.”