ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force

{{#badges:AEX}} The Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force of the American Legislative Exchange Council:

Subcommittees

Internet Subcommittee
Tax Reform Subcommittee
Tax and Expenditure Limitation (TEL) Subcommittee^[1]
Fiscal Policy Reform Working Group^[2]
Unfunded Liabilities and Public Pensions Working Group^[3]

Co-Chairs

Jim Buck (R-IN), Public Sector Chair^[4]
Bob Williams (Founder & Senior Fellow, Evergreen Freedom Foundation^[5]), Private Sector Chair^[6]

The Freedom Foundation is a libertarian think tank based in Olympia, WA, that says its mission is "to advance individual liberty, free enterprise, and limited, accountable government."^[7] The Freedom Foundation is a member of the State Policy Network^[8] and has received funding from the following conservative foundations: Coors-funded Castle Rock Foundation, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the Sarah Scaife Foundation and the Walton Family Foundation (Wal-mart founders).^[9]

Corporate, Trade or Other Group Members

This is a partial list:

National Taxpayers Union^[10]
Barry W. Poulson, Ph.D. (Professor of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder and Senior Research Fellow, Texas Public Policy Foundation; former President, North American Economics and Finance Association^[11]), Co-Chair, Unfunded Liabilities and Public Pensions Working Group^[12]
Amber Gunn (Director, Economic Policy Center, Evergreen Freedom Foundation)^[13]
Jason Mercier (Director, Center for Government Reform, Washington Policy Center; contributing editor to the Heartland Institute's Budget & Tax News; Treasurer, Washington Coalition for Open Government; and advisor to the 2002 Washington State Tax Structure Committee), Executive Committee member^[14]
Richard Vedder (Distinguished Professor of Economics, Ohio University; member of ALEC's Board of Scholars), Advisor^[15]
Kristina Rasmussen (Executive Vice President, Illinois Policy Institute)^[16]

Legislative Members

Chris Lauzen (R-IL and Certified Public Accountant), Co-Chair, Unfunded Liabilities and Public Pensions Working Group^[17]
Steve Brunk (R-KS)^[18]
John P. Adams (R-OH)^[19]
Jamie Van Fossen (formerly R-IA), former Public Sector Chair^[20]

Staff

Jonathan Williams (adjunct fiscal policy fellow at the Kansas Policy Institute, former Koch Associate, former staff economist at the Tax Foundation^[21]^[22]), Director^[23]
Kati Siconolfi, Legislative Assistant^[24]
Pia Decarsin, former Legislative Assistant^[25]
Don Sheff, former Legislative Assistant^[26]

Articles and resources

External resources

External articles

References

↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force, organizational website, accessed June 1, 2011
↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Agenda for 2011 ALEC Spring Task Force Summit, organizational website, accessed June 14, 2011
↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC May 2009, organizational newsletter, May 2009, p. 8
↑ Ibid., accessed May 28, 2011
↑ Evergreen Freedom Foundation Bob Williams, organization bio, accessed May 28, 2011
↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force, organizational website, accessed May 28, 2011
↑ Freedom Foundation Home, organizational website, accessed May 2011
↑ State Policy Network Member Organizations, organizational website, accessed June 14, 2011
↑ Media Matters Evergreen Freedom Foundation, Funding Recipient profile, accessed June 14, 2011
↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Jan. 2011, organizational newsletter, January 2011, p. 4
↑ Texas Public Policy Foundation Policy Expert - Dr. Barry Poulson, organization bio, accessed May 28, 2011
↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC May 2009, (pdf) organizational newsletter, May 2009, p. 8
↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Mar. 2009, organizational newsletter, March 2009, p. 6
↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Apr. 2010, (pdf) organizational newsletter, April 2010, p. 8
↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Apr. 2010, (pdf) organizational newsletter, April 2010, p. 6
↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Apr. 2010, organizational newsletter, April 2010, p. 11
↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC May 2009, (pdf) organizational newsletter, May 2009, p. 8
↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Jun. 2009, (pdf) organizational newsletter, June 2009, p. 15
↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Apr. 2010, (pdf) organizational newsletter, April 2010, p. 15
↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Apr. 2009, (pdf) organizational newsletter, April 2009, p. 29
↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Jonathan Williams, organization bio, accessed May 28, 2011
↑ Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation After The Program, organizational website, accessed May 27, 2011
↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force, organizational website, accessed May 28, 2011
↑ Ibid.
↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Sep./Oct. 2009, (pdf) organizational newsletter, September/October 2009, p. 17
↑ American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Apr. 2009, (pdf) organizational newsletter, April 2009, p. 30

[1] American Legislative Exchange Council Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force, organizational website, accessed June 1, 2011

[2] American Legislative Exchange Council Agenda for 2011 ALEC Spring Task Force Summit, organizational website, accessed June 14, 2011

[3] American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC May 2009, organizational newsletter, May 2009, p. 8

[4] Ibid., accessed May 28, 2011

[5] Evergreen Freedom Foundation Bob Williams, organization bio, accessed May 28, 2011

[6] American Legislative Exchange Council Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force, organizational website, accessed May 28, 2011

[7] Freedom Foundation Home, organizational website, accessed May 2011

[8] State Policy Network Member Organizations, organizational website, accessed June 14, 2011

[9] Media Matters Evergreen Freedom Foundation, Funding Recipient profile, accessed June 14, 2011

[10] American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Jan. 2011, organizational newsletter, January 2011, p. 4

[11] Texas Public Policy Foundation Policy Expert - Dr. Barry Poulson, organization bio, accessed May 28, 2011

[12] American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC May 2009, (pdf) organizational newsletter, May 2009, p. 8

[13] American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Mar. 2009, organizational newsletter, March 2009, p. 6

[14] American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Apr. 2010, (pdf) organizational newsletter, April 2010, p. 8

[15] American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Apr. 2010, (pdf) organizational newsletter, April 2010, p. 6

[16] American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Apr. 2010, organizational newsletter, April 2010, p. 11

[17] American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC May 2009, (pdf) organizational newsletter, May 2009, p. 8

[18] American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Jun. 2009, (pdf) organizational newsletter, June 2009, p. 15

[19] American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Apr. 2010, (pdf) organizational newsletter, April 2010, p. 15

[20] American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Apr. 2009, (pdf) organizational newsletter, April 2009, p. 29

[21] American Legislative Exchange Council Jonathan Williams, organization bio, accessed May 28, 2011

[22] Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation After The Program, organizational website, accessed May 27, 2011

[23] American Legislative Exchange Council Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force, organizational website, accessed May 28, 2011

[24] Ibid.

[25] American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Sep./Oct. 2009, (pdf) organizational newsletter, September/October 2009, p. 17

[26] American Legislative Exchange Council Inside ALEC Apr. 2009, (pdf) organizational newsletter, April 2009, p. 30

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