Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) is ostensibly a group that pushes for lower taxes founded in 1985 by [[Grover Norquist]]. It has close ties to the [[Republican Party]] and has frequently allied itself with the [[tobacco industry]]. (ATR) describes itself as a group that "believes in a system in which taxes are simpler, flatter, more visible, and lower than they are today. The government's power to control one's life derives from its power to tax. We believe that power should be minimized."<ref>Americans for Tax Reform, [http://www.atr.org/about About Americans for Tax Reform], organization website, accessed May 22, 2013.</ref>
==Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council==