Lobbying for Federal Tax Dollars
This is how the game is played:
Rather than get rid of inefficient routes and shape up its operations, Amtrak’s management has been giving grants to the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP), which lobbies for more federal spending on Amtrak.
That is just one example. Then there is this:
An even more disturbing case is that of the OECD, which not only lobbies for more U.S. taxpayer dollars but also for increasing taxes on U.S. citizens. . . The U.S. provides about a quarter of the almost $400 million OECD budget. . . [T]he OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) has recommended the U.S. adopt a Value Added Tax (VAT) and increase at least a dozen other taxes.
And finally:
Veronique de Rugy of the American Enterprise Institute noted: “It is rather ironic that OECD bureaucrats receive tax-free salaries, yet they consistently endorse higher taxes, both in America and around the world.” All citizens should be concerned when both U.S. and non-U.S. citizens use taxpayer dollars to directly lobby for increasing the burden on U.S. taxpayers.
The whole article here.