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{{#badges:AEX}} The '''Tax Foundation''' is the oldest non-profit tax think tank in the country, founded in 1937. Their Its stated mission is "to educate taxpayers about sound tax policy and the size of the tax burden borne by Americans at all levels of government." It also argues for a tax system characterized by "simplicity", "neutrality", "stability", "transparency" and "growth-promotion".<ref>[http://www.taxfoundation.org/about/ "About the Tax Foundation"], accessed March 2009.</ref>
It was founded at the University Club in New York. Founding members included:
The Tax Foundation publishes studies on state on federal tax burdens, costs of tax compliance, and others like the impact of cigarette taxes on smuggling. The major public campaign of the Tax Foundation is its annual Tax Freedom Day, which calculates the total state and federal tax burden of the nation as a percentage of national income, and converts that into the portion of the year taxpayers must "work to pay taxes".
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==Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council==
Fax: (202) 464-6201 <br>
Website: http://www.taxfoundation.org
==External Resources==
* [http://www.gradingthestates.org GradingTheStates.org] provides critical analysis of the Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index and other "business rankings." Grading the States is a project of the Iowa Policy Project, overseen by economist Peter Fisher, professor emeritus at the University of Iowa.
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