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About Florida TaxWatch
Florida TaxWatch is the only statewide organization entirely devoted to protecting and promoting the political and economic freedoms of Floridians as well as the economic prosperity of the state. Since its inception in 1979, Florida TaxWatch has become widely recognized as the watchdog of citizens' hard-earned tax dollars. The nationally distributed City and State magazine (purchased by Governing magazine) in 1989 published a poll of the nation's statewide taxpayer research centers. Based on this poll, the publication cited Florida TaxWatch as one of the six most influential and respected government watchdogs and taxpayer institutes in the nation.
In recent years, news stories about Florida TaxWatch have run in all Florida newspapers, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Washington Post. In addition, Florida TaxWatch has been featured on the prestigous MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour.
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TaxWatch is a private, non-profit, non-partisian research institute supported
by voluntary, tax-deductible membership contributions and philanthropic
foundation grants. Membership is open to any organization or individual
interested in helping to make Florida competitive, healthy and economically
prosperous by supporting a credible research effort that promotes constructive
taxpayer improvements. Members, through their loyal support, help Florida
TaxWatch to bring about a more effective, responsive government that is
accountable to the citizens it serves.
Florida TaxWatch is supported by all types of taxpayers -- homeowners, small businesses, corporations, professional firms, labor unions, associations, individuals and philanthropic foundations -- representing a wide spectrum of Florida's citizens.
Florida TaxWatch's empirically sound research products recommend productivity enhancements and explain statewide impact of economic and tax and spend policies and practices. Without lobbying, Florida TaxWatch has worked diligently and effectively to build government efficiency and promote responsible, cost-effective improvements that add value and benefit taxpayers. This diligence has yielded impressive results: through the years, three-fourth's of TaxWatch's cost-saving recommendations have been implemented, saving taxpayers over $6.2 billion.
That translates to approximately $1,067 in added value for every Florida family!
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