FreedomWorks
FreedomWorks is a conservative organization founded in 1984, headquartered in Washington, DC, and has hundreds of thousands of grassroots volunteers nationwide.[1] FreedomWorks drives policy change by training and mobilizing grassroots Americans to engage their fellow citizens and encourage their political representatives to act in defense of individual freedom and economic opportunity. FreedomWorks believes individual liberty and the freedom to compete increases consumer choices and provides individuals with the greatest control over what they own and earn. The organization is led by former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey and their President is Matt Kibbe. FreedomWorks is a major player in the emerging Tea Party Movement.
Mission
FreedomWorks fights for lower taxes, less government and more economic freedom for all Americans. Dick Armey has said that the organizations core motivation and mission driver is to inform all Americans about government policy which may threaten individual liberty.
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FreedomWorks combines the stature and experience of Americaâs greatest policy entrepreneurs with the grassroots power of hundreds of thousands of volunteer activists all over the Nation.
Tea Party
In 2010, FreedomWorks is active on many fronts. They are holding the Take Back America conference in the nations capitol. Also, they are organizing the Taxpayer March on Washington event September 9-12th. Dick Armey's new book was published Give Us Liberty. A Tea Party Manifesto.
Other Issues
FreedomWorks offers an extensive list of issues to fight for such as tax reform, school choice, work not welfare, lawsuit abuse and personal retirement accounts in place of Social Security. In addition, border security, environment, free trade, anti-card check, anti-internet tax, anti-global warming, judicial nominees, budgets and spending.