Posted on 05/10/2005 8:06:01 AM PDT by ArmyBratproud
Texas Freepers, It looks like we have one last chance to stop the payroll tax issue.
It is time for a Texas Tax Revolt!!!! (Make a phone call. E-Mails will just fall by the wayside)
As you have already heard in the news, the State Senate's version has a payroll tax in it. And unlike the House version, which makes the payroll tax "optional (we all know that just opens the door to make is full time), the Senate version looks to be mandated.
The following e-mail was sent to me, and it reminded me of something that every Texan should be doing. URGING EVERY ONE THEY KNOW TO CALL THEIR STATE SENATOR AND TELL THEM THAT THEY WILL NOT STAND FOR A STATE PAYROLL TAX.
I urge you all to get the word out to everyone you know. Tell the State Senate Republicans that if they are going to act like Democrats, then we'll replace them with Real Republicans in the primaries.
There are plenty who want to run against the current elected. They know, due to the tax push, that they have a chance.
Here is the body of the e-mail that is going around from one group of folks-
RE: Senate version of H.B. 3 (the tax bill) Okay everybody, here's the deal: H.B. 3 (the tax bill) came roaring out of the Senate Finance Committee on Friday afternoon and it is set for Senate debate tomorrow, May 10. It is not an easy document to get, but a quick and dirty reading this morning tells us that the bill: (1) would expand the franchise tax in all the usual ways to bring in every business entity other than a sole proprietorship (not new) (2) would establish the following formula for calculation of the franchise tax net profit + 15% of gross payroll x 4%. (Gross payroll determined according to page 1, line 1 of IRS form 940) UNLESS the constitutional amendment enacting a new statewide property tax is actually adopted by the people. In which case the payroll component would be based on 25% of gross payroll rather than 15%. (3) would increase the motor vehicle sales tax (and the general sales tax) rate from 6.25% to 6.5 % UNLESS the constitutional amendment enacting a new statewide property tax is actually adopted by the people. In which case the rate for both sales taxes would be increased to 6.75%. (4) would establish the presumed value tax. In committee, the votes were: Those FOR H.B. 3(i.e. the ones who voted AGAINST dealers and your employees) Steve Ogden (College Station) Judith Zaffirini (Laredo) Kip Averitt (Waco) Kim Brimer (Arlington) Robert Duncan (Lubbock) Kyle Janek (Houston) Florence Shapiro (Plano) Todd Staples (Palestine/Conroe) Royce West (Dallas) John Whitmire (Houston Tommy Willians (Conroe/Woodlands/Beaumont) Those (heroes) AGAINST H.B. 3 (i.e. the ones who voted FOR dealers and your employees) Gonzalo Barrientos (Austin) Bob Deuell (Greenville) Jane Nelson (Denton) Eliot Shapleigh (El Paso) This is bad. It is bad because it contains the jobs tax component that is simply not good for dealers, your employees, your customers, or for Texas. And remember, this is only the beginning. Once this baby gets on the books, all they have to do is ramp up the jobs tax rate any time they "need" more $$$. SO, for those of you who haven't yet done so, NOW IS YOUR MOMENT! Call your senator. Email your senator. (List attached) Let him/her know how you feel about this jobs tax component. Your message is simple: it will cost your employees their benefits, and in some cases you will have to lay off employees. This is anti-jobs and makes no sense in our current economy. Vote NO on H.B. 3. Be sure to identify yourself, your dealership, and how many employees will lose their jobs because of this vote. It doesn't matter where you are or the characteristics of your dealership: EVERY SENATOR SHOULD HEAR FROM DEALER S TODAY!!!!! Time is short and things down here are getting pretty weird. So please do not hesitate to call today. They will, listen.
No. You aren't. These a$$bats are really pushing their friggin' luck.
Good thing that the State Legislature only meets once every two years.
Imagine the damage those crap b@stards would do if they were down there full time!
YIKES!
There are two many lawyers in Austin. We need to send business minded republicans down there next time.
Primary time is not that far off.
Not sure about Estes either.
I am about to call Senator Harris' office and see what his stance will be.
Gonna ask him to push an ammendment to remove the payroll tax at least.
Gonna call Jane and ask her to do the same.
Thanks for the ping. Aux Barricades!
bump!
Call made from both of us to Shapeiro. Let's hope she gets the clue...
Thanks for the ping, will be on the phone ASAP
Here is a PDF link to the article...via the great folks at the Texas Public Policy foundation.
They are the Texas version of the Heritage Foundation.
http://www.texaspolicy.com/pdf/2005-05-10-WSJ-taxes.pdf
Also, there web site is
www.texaspolicy.com
www.texasinsider.org is another good one.
Thank you. :)
Having trouble with my Acrobat Reader or something.
can we throw out Perry next? I know it is eating one of our own, but the RINO has to go.
Thanks! :o)
I finally posted the article, but had to chop it up and do an excerpt.
Actually....it was Perry who zeroed out the budget when he took office so there would not be a huge dept issue.
And prevented the state legislature from pushing major tax increases.
If you want to go after the RINO who pushed this.....
it seems to be David Dewhurst. Which is a shame.
Perry has been pretty good at being Republican. Far more than others.
The state has gained the prospect of number one state for business under his program for that stuff.
Here is the only part of the article that you need to understand who is the main problem in Austin...
From the article in WSJ-
""Mr. Dewhurst defends his plan by trotting out the kind of class-warfare reasoning normally reserved for Washington.
"What good Texan is going to have heartburn about paying -out of $650,000 - $6,000 to $9,000 to improve the education of our youngsters", he asked last week""
Good grief!Thanks. :)
Thanks for the ping, and I did my email duty. Sheesh, they won't stop with this. I'm already in an extremely bad mood over the notice my appraisal district sent me last week. Seems they've decided my home is worth far more than fair market value for tax purposes. Working on an appeal...
Maybe they are going to use the extra money to hire a coach at UT that can beat Bob Stoops????
Why do that?
All they would have to do is higher a coach from a real conference.
The Big 12 is as over rated as the Senate Leadership.
Twice OU gets sent to a national title game that they have no business being in....twice they lose.
USC kicked the crap out of them. It was just...bad.
OU benefits from ratings that come too early....
And the rest of the lil 12 goes nuts trying to be 2nd runner up.
E Mailed Sen. Tommy Williams just now. Told him the voters expect tax relief, not increases and that those who fail to heed this can stand by to be thrown out of office.
Did Dewhurst say that as an endorsement of a payroll tax?
I know who'll have heartburn about it -- he's going to have heartburn eating all that froggy escargot over in France, which is where he's going to have to move if he busts a backdoor income tax on Texans after they told him
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