来自美国纳税人联盟的消息202011

来自美国纳税人联盟的消息

       全国纳税人联盟敦促所有代表对H.R.8294，即“国家学徒法”投反对票。虽然出于善意，全国纳税人联盟认为H.R.8294将扩大联邦官僚机构的规模，增加支出而无任何减免抵消，并妨碍了私营部门的创新学徒计划获得认可。我们希望立法者们能在不增加纳税人债务的情况下，采取两党合作的方式，帮助工人和雇主。

       全国纳税人联盟支持消除就业障碍或使企业更容易雇用到工人的政策。例如，全国纳税人协会支持立法扩大529个教育储蓄账户，以便家庭可以将这些资金用于学徒计划。此外，全国纳税人协会支持立法禁止类似于全国劳动关系委员会的“联合雇主”规则的规定，并终止建设项目劳动协议，以便更多的美国人可以参与建筑项目。这些有害的要求限制了企业充分发挥潜力，增加劳动力的能力。

这些建议有一个共同点：减少政府对私营部门规模和影响力的限制。不幸的是，尽管存在更多的繁文缛节，H.R.8294仍使得联邦政府通过自上而下、一刀切的方法来扩大政府规模。然而，根据国会的预算，H.R.8294使得10年的财政预算超支39亿美元。如果以数万亿联邦预算赤字来衡量，10年内超出39亿美元可能听起来微不足道，但单纯支出纳税人的钱而无任何减免抵消，那仍然是糟糕的财政管理。

除了相关的财政影响外，H.R.8294阻止了对劳工部的行业认可的学徒计划（IRAP）这一规则授予合格资格。全国纳税人协会支持IRAP，因为该计划旨在扩大学徒制的可获得性，并使采用灵活学徒制的私营部门的行业类型多样化。虽然IRAP规则相对较新，现在判断它有多成功还为时过早，但到目前为止，已有数十家企业加入了该计划。因此，排除一个可能被证明是巨大成功的项目是没有意义的。

对H.R.8294的点名表决将被纳入全国纳税人协会对国会的年度考评，“反对”票将被视为支持纳税人的立场。

       如果您有任何问题，请通过Thomas.Aiello@ntu.org联系全国纳税人协会政策与政府事务经理托马斯.爱洛。

National Taxpayers Union urges allRepresentatives to vote “NO” on H.R. 8294, the “National Apprenticeship Act.”Though well-intentioned, NTU believes H.R. 8294 would expand the size of the federalbureaucracy, increase spending without offsets, and prohibit innovativeapprenticeship programs provided by the private sector from being granteligible. Instead of a partisan proposal, we hope lawmakers work on abipartisan approach that helps both workers and employers without saddlingtaxpayers with more debt.

NTU is supportive of policies that removebarriers to employment or make it easier for businesses to hire workers. Forexample, NTU supports legislation to expand 529 education savings accounts sothat families can use these funds on apprenticeship programs. Additionally, NTUsupports legislation prohibiting regulations similar to the National LaborRelations Board’s “joint employer” rule, and terminating Project LaborAgreements so more Americans can participate in construction projects. Theseharmful requirements limit a business’s ability to reach their full potentialto grow their workforce.

These proposals share one thing in common:reducing the size and influence of government on the private sector.Unfortunately, H.R. 8294 would expand the size of government through a topdown, one-size-fits-all approach by the federal government though more redtape. Most concerning, however, H.R. 8294 would authorize an increase inspending of nearly $3.9 billion over the ten year budget window, according tothe Congressional Budget Office. While $3.9 billion over a decade might soundinsignificant when measured against the multi-trillion federal budget deficit,it is still poor fiscal management to spend taxpayer dollars withoutoffsets.

In addition to the concerning fiscalramifications, H.R. 8294 excludes the Department of Labor’s Industry RecognizedApprenticeship Program (IRAP) rule from being grant-eligible. NTU is supportiveof the IRAP as the program is meant to expand accessibility to apprenticeshipsand diversify the types of industries that make use of flexible apprenticeshipsthough the private sector. While the IRAP rule is relatively new and it is tooearly to determine how successful it is, so far dozens of businesses haveenrolled in the program. As such, it makes little sense to exclude a programthat could prove to be a resounding success.

Roll call votes on H.R. 8294 will be includedin NTU’s annual Rating of Congress and a “NO” vote will be considered thepro-taxpayer position.

If you have any questions, please contact NTUPolicy and Government Affairs Manager Thomas Aiello atThomas.Aiello@ntu.org