publication date: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 (part of Winter 2016)

category: Opinion

clue: He likes tax reform, in the sense of no net increases in taxes ever again, and he's gotten most Republicans to pledge their support.

explanation: Norquist founded the lobbyist group Americans for Tax Reform and devised the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, which most Republicans in Congress have signed, in which they promise to oppose any net increase in taxes. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, and Stan Iwanchuk


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