Biden's Costly, Intrusive Plan for the IRS
Leave Us Alone with Grover Norquist
Release Date: 05/27/2021
How to Build a Movement: Morton Blackwell on Conservative Activism and the Leadership Institute
Leave Us Alone with Grover Norquist
In this episode of Leave Us Alone, Grover Norquist teams up with James and Mike to break down the “One Big Beautiful Bill” advancing through Congress. The bill cuts taxes across all income levels, makes the Trump tax cuts permanent, and reduces government spending by more than a trillion dollars. Later, Grover interviews Morton Blackwell, founder of the Leadership Institute, for a candid conversation about movement-building, political entrepreneurship, and the importance of training the next generation of leaders. If you want to understand how long-term conservative wins happen, not just...
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Delete, Delete, Delete: How the FCC Is Rolling Back Biden-Era Regs
Leave Us Alone with Grover Norquist
In this episode of Leave Us Alone, Grover Norquist is joined by FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington to break down how a Republican-led FCC is preparing to slash outdated regulations—starting with legacy broadcast ownership rules and expanding to the internet itself. Commissioner Simington explains how the FCC is using its “Delete, Delete, Delete” initiative to identify and eliminate obsolete or burdensome rules, many dating back to World War II-era broadcast policies. The conversation also covers reforms to spectrum licensing, the collapse of net neutrality, and how the FCC is preparing to...
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Tax Cuts Across America: Trump’s Agenda and Gov. Gianforte’s Montana Model
Leave Us Alone with Grover Norquist
As the House passes a major Trump tax cut package, red states across the country are driving their own taxpayer revolutions. In this episode, Grover Norquist sits down with Montana Governor Greg Gianforte to talk about how state-level tax cuts—like Montana’s march toward a flat tax—are delivering big wins for taxpayers. From repealing the death tax to defending income tax reform from local overspending, this conversation lays out a blueprint for pro-growth policy in Washington and beyond. If you care about shrinking government and expanding opportunity, this one’s for you.
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The Tax Cut Bill That Delivers: What’s In, What’s Out, and Why It Matters
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What’s better than a tax cut? One that kills bad ideas before they can start. Grover Norquist leads this week’s episode with Mike Palicz and James Erwin to review what’s in—and what was kept out—of the GOP’s latest tax package. The bill locks in key pillars of the Trump tax cuts: permanent lower individual rates, a boosted standard deduction for 90% of filers, a stronger small business deduction, and critical full expensing to drive investment and growth. Also on the win list: repealing Biden’s Venmo snooping rule before it hits taxpayers and expanding tax-free tips to both...
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Inside the GOP Tax Agenda: SALT Debate, Medicaid Reform, and What’s Next
Leave Us Alone with Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist is joined by Ryan Ellis, Mike Palicz, and Isabelle Marchese to unpack the latest in tax policy and spending reform. They cover the looming tax package and the political tug-of-war over the SALT deduction, why most Americans aren’t actually affected by it, and how business SALT is a totally different beast. The team also dives into the upcoming Medicaid reforms that could save hundreds of billions, and why work requirements and eligibility checks are commonsense—not controversial. Plus, a breakdown of the spectrum auctions and stablecoin legislation that could shape the...
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Trump’s First 100 Days: Wins for Taxpayers, Warnings for Republicans
Leave Us Alone with Grover Norquist
With Grover out, ATR’s Mike Palicz and James Erwin take over Leave Us Alone for a deep dive into the first 100 days of the Trump administration’s second term. They break down key legislative wins—like repealing Biden’s overreaching regulations through the Congressional Review Act—and highlight executive orders reviving American energy independence. The episode also tackles GOP tax policy strategy, the importance of work requirements in Medicaid, and warns against misguided ideas like a national car tax. It’s an unfiltered, pro-taxpayer look at what’s working—and what...
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Stop the Spin: How Trump Killed a Tax Hike — and Why It’s Time to Defund NPR
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First, Grover Norquist and Mike Palicz break down how so-called “populist” efforts to raise taxes on small businesses were crushed — with help from President Trump himself. Then, Grover sits down with Dan Schneider of the Media Research Center (MRC) for a revealing conversation about how your tax dollars are propping up left-wing media like NPR, PBS, and even Wikipedia. Schneider outlines MRC’s campaign to defund government-funded media and why taxpayers should care. If the media can’t survive without subsidies, it shouldn’t be funded by you. Show Notes: (ATR Advocacy Alert)...
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Tax Day Truths: The IRS, Trump Tax Cuts, and Stupid Ideas in DC
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It’s Tax Day, and Grover Norquist is fired up. He’s joined by Mike Palicz to break down what’s really happening in Washington—from defending the Trump tax cuts to exposing how the IRS union has been weaponized against taxpayers. They tackle bad ideas in Congress, Trump’s quiet victories on government union reform, and why some Republicans need a history lesson before they float new tax hikes. You won’t want to miss this episode. Show Notes:
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Permanent Tax Cuts, Tax-Free Tips, and a Blow to Union Bosses
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In this episode of Leave Us Alone, Grover Norquist teams up with Mike Palicz, James Erwin, and Rowan Saydlowski to break down the latest wins for taxpayers—and the battles ahead. The team covers: Two Florida special election victories that strengthen the pro-taxpayer majority in Congress The critical push to make the Trump tax cuts permanent using a "current policy" baseline Why Trump’s “No Tax on Tips” plan must include gig workers and independent contractors A major executive order gutting the influence of Big Labor in national security agencies The fall of USPS Postmaster Louis...
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Make the Trump Tax Cuts Permanent & Rein in the IRS
Leave Us Alone with Grover Norquist
In this episode of Leave Us Alone, Grover Norquist, Mike Palicz, and James Erwin break down the Republican Congress’s push to make the Trump tax cuts permanent and restore critical taxpayer protections gutted under the Biden administration. With House leadership urging the Senate to act, the team explains why timing is everything—and why pro-growth provisions like full expensing must be locked in now to jumpstart investment and economic growth. They also spotlight how red states are leading the way on tax reform, moving aggressively toward flat taxes and even zero income tax. Meanwhile,...
info_outlinePresident Joe Biden wants to hire 86,852 new IRS agents, which would more than double the agency’s workforce.
Even Obama-era IRS chief John Koskinen – a longtime advocate of increasing the IRS budget – thinks President Joe Biden’s proposal to increase IRS funding by $80 billion is too much.
Rather than fix the agency's longstanding mismanagement, ineptitude and abuse problems, Biden's approach will make the problem worse.
Numerous watchdog reports have found that the agency’s inability to do its job is due to incompetence, not lack of funding.
The last thing the IRS needs is more power and responsibility. In fact, it is likely that new responsibilities will become overwhelming for the IRS, leading to these new scandals and new cases of taxpayer abuse.
Join ATR President Grover Norquist as he discusses the history of IRS scandals and taxpayer abuses with author James Bovard.