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TCS creates complete databases of the [[Earmark (politics)|earmarks]] that appear in [[United States Congress|Congressional]] spending bills. TCS is credited with labeling the [[Gravina Island Bridge]] proposal in [[Ketchikan, Alaska]] as the "Bridge to Nowhere."<ref name="Safire">{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/magazine/08wwln_safire.html?ei=5070&en=f20ee30ccdba3b33&ex=1188619200&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1188504097-MmdkUN6Oz4er0JO7R7V1uQ |title= Bridge to Nowhere |author=[[William Safire]] |work=[[New York Times]] |date= October 8, 2006}}</ref> |
TCS creates complete databases of the [[Earmark (politics)|earmarks]] that appear in [[United States Congress|Congressional]] spending bills. TCS is credited with labeling the [[Gravina Island Bridge]] proposal in [[Ketchikan, Alaska]] as the "Bridge to Nowhere."<ref name="Safire">{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/magazine/08wwln_safire.html?ei=5070&en=f20ee30ccdba3b33&ex=1188619200&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1188504097-MmdkUN6Oz4er0JO7R7V1uQ |title= Bridge to Nowhere |author=[[William Safire]] |work=[[New York Times]] |date= October 8, 2006}}</ref> |
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== Taxpayers Mission == |
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Taxpayers for Common Sense is a non-partisan budget watchdog serving as an independent voice for American taxpayers. Our mission is to achieve a government that spends taxpayer dollars responsibly and operates within its means. We work with individuals, policymakers, and the media to increase transparency, expose and eliminate wasteful and corrupt subsidies, earmarks, and corporate welfare, and hold decision makers accountable. <ref name="Taxpayers for Common Sense">{{cite news |url=http://www.taxpayer.net/about.php |}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:00, 12 August 2010
Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS) is an nonpartisan federal budget watchdog organization based in Washington, D.C. in the United States. TCS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization; its 501(c)(4) affiliate is Taxpayers for Common Sense Action (TCS Action). The current president of TCS is Ryan Alexander. Founded in 1995 by Jill Lancelot and Rafael DeGennaro, TCS works to ensure that the federal government spends taxpayer money efficiently and responsibly.
TCS creates complete databases of the earmarks that appear in Congressional spending bills. TCS is credited with labeling the Gravina Island Bridge proposal in Ketchikan, Alaska as the "Bridge to Nowhere."[1]
Taxpayers Mission
Taxpayers for Common Sense is a non-partisan budget watchdog serving as an independent voice for American taxpayers. Our mission is to achieve a government that spends taxpayer dollars responsibly and operates within its means. We work with individuals, policymakers, and the media to increase transparency, expose and eliminate wasteful and corrupt subsidies, earmarks, and corporate welfare, and hold decision makers accountable. [2]
References
- ^ William Safire (October 8, 2006). "Bridge to Nowhere". New York Times.
- ^ http://www.taxpayer.net/about.php.
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