Posted on 01/22/2005 7:33:29 AM PST by SwinneySwitch
AFPF Texas
How would the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights help Texans? Had a Taxpayer's Bill of Rights amendment been implemented in Texas in 1991:
At least $4.7 billion would have been returned to taxpayers in rebates or tax cuts.
The recent $10 billion state budget crisis would have been prevented.
A Texas Taxpayer's Bill of Rights would:
Limit growth in state spending to growth in population and inflation;
Allow Texans to use surplus revenue to:
Establish a budget stabilization fund;
Create an emergency fund; and/or
Return surplus revenue to taxpayers.
Require voter approval for tax and spending increases.
Don't we already have a spending limit? Texas voters thought they were putting limits on state government spending when they passed a 1978 constitutional amendment. But that limitation didn't have teeth. It included no restrictions on dedicated funds, and loopholes allow legislators to increase spending at will.
What can I do?
Call or write your state legislators to tell them you support the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights. To find your representatives, click here.
Join Americans for Prosperity's Texans for TABOR initiative. Click here for more information on TABOR in Texas.
Sign up to be a Texan for TABOR (below) and join AFP in this initiative!
(Excerpt) Read more at americansforprosperity.org ...
What are chances of getting this passed with Perry in office?
Wait lets make that two questions:
1. Chances of getting this passed?
2. Getting it passed with Perry in office?
Zero...if we do nothing!
Texans for TABOR Ping!
If you want to stick it to 'em, make all revenue derived from fines and seizures rebated to taxpayers in proportion to taxes paid.
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