Action Update - Issue 69 :: April 10, 2006
If you haven't seen it: 
Tax Fairness:
Property Tax Relief for Texans
The Texas Tax Reform Commission presented its report in preparation of the special legislative session scheduled to begin on April 17th. We are giving our readers several reactions from known conservatives among others.
OPINION: Viable School Tax Reform
by David A. Hartman
"Simply put, "they've done good", in that they have proposed a "reformed franchise tax" that is more broadly and equitably based, economically defensible, and appropriate for shouldering the added franchise tax burden to enable a one-third reduction in public school ad valorem taxes."
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Analysis by The Perryman Group
Finds Substantial Benefits from Sharp Tax Proposal
"...the proposal offered by the Texas Tax Reform Commission
represents a positive improvement over the current structure with regard to numerous objective
criteria such as equity, efficiency, promotion of investment and development, and responsiveness
to an evolving business complex."
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Business Taxes are Permanent; Tax Cuts Aren’t by Peggy Venable
Americans for Prosperity
"Taxpayers should be concerned. Once passed, the business tax is permanent but property tax cuts aren't. If a business tax is passed, we should require a supermajority to increase the rate. We also need taxpayer protections."
"At the very least, safeguards should be put in place to lower the 8% rollback rate and eliminate the petition-gathering process required for a rollback election. The real solution is to institute spending limits at all levels of government tied to population and inflation, with taxpayer approval required for additional spending."
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Trans Texas Corridor Releases an Environmental Impact Statement
New Expose' : Tax Funded Lobbying - TAXMAN vs. TAXPAYER
When Thomas Jefferson wrote, “To compel a man to furnish
funds for the propagation of
ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and
tyrannical,” he likely had no idea that the practice
would become commonplace at state capitols across the country.
RECOMMENDED READING
- Texas Sized Tax Revolt
The Wall Street Journal comments on the hot issue of property taxes.
- 2006 Pig Book Summary
Citizens Against Government Waste's annual compilation of the pork-barrel projects in the federal budget identified 9,963 projects that cost taxpayers $29 billion.
- Immigrants Enter, Natives Leave
New paper published by the Center for Immigration Studies
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A Capital Defect In The Texas Franchise Tax
The Texas franchise tax, perhaps a capital idea 100
years ago, has degenerated to a capital problem for
Texas taxpayers.
- Election Alerts From The Texas Shark Watch Blog
Read more about these stories and follow developments as they happen at www.txsharkblog.com.
Plaintiff Lawyer Brian Keith Walker Reels in Donations from Democrat Trial Lawyer Tycoons
Plaintiff lawyer Brian Keith Walker faces businessman Larry Durrett in the April 11 GOP primary runoff election for House District 11 in East Texas. We have calculated that over 74 percent of Walker's contributions come from plaintiff lawyers. All told, we have determined that $9,000 of Walker's total contributions of $12,140 have come from plaintiffs' lawyers. What would he owe them if he is elected?
Will Texas Trade a Hammer for a Shark?
Plaintiffs' lawyer John Devine has floated his name as a possible replacement for departing Congressman Tom DeLay, according to a news report. As we documented in a previous post on this blog, Devine is a former associate of breast implant barrister and serial Texas Bar Rule violator John O'Quinn. As we have documented in a prior posting on our blog, Devine’s past campaigns have been bankrolled by Democrat trial lawyer kingpins, including members of the Tobacco Five and their front group Texans for Insurance Reform.
Texas Plaintiff Lawyers PAC Drops Nearly 300k in March
According to their latest ethics report, March was a very good month for Texans for Insurance Reform (TFIR), a general purpose political action committee bankrolled by the state's elite class action plaintiffs' attorneys. TFIR raised some $296,074 in March alone and made $255,300 in contributions to Democrat and Republican candidates for the Legislature.
- More Run-Off Election News
CONTACT INFORMATION :
Janelle Shepard, Executive Director
Texans for Texas, Inc., 815-A Brazos St #384, Austin, TX 78701-9996.
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