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School Property Tax Elimination Act of 2007
Pennsylvania Property Tax Reform has a great opportunity to get passed
this fall if you get involved... please take the time to read the information on current legislation
that would eliminate School Tax on property and move it to a state wide sales
tax or SUT (Sales and Use Tax). Evaluate the information and decide for yourself, but please act by
contacting your State Representatives who
will vote for you...
Learn more:
A group of lawmakers has been working
on a The
Plan for Pennsylvania's
Future for several years to eliminate school
tax on private property and stimulate the economy in Pennsylvania. The
School Property Tax Elimination Act of 2007 is a
complete fix of a major problem, not a temporary solution to a problem that has
become the number one reason for senior citizens to be pushed out of their homes
by ever increasing school taxes and keeping lower income citizens in rental
because they can not afford the mortgage payments with the school taxes added.
The state representatives have worked very hard on The Plan to research and
write acts of legislation necessary to eliminate school property taxes and
stimulate economic progress thru-out the state. This bipartisan group of
representatives have announced their plan for Pennsylvania's Tax
Reform.
THE PLAN FOR PENNSYLVANIA’S FUTURE
Plan Highlights: School Property Tax Elimination Act of 2007
BENEFITS TO CONSUMERS
- Produces
significant economic gains for
Pennsylvanians from all walks of life, including the creation of an estimated
139,000
new jobs in the first three years.
- Homeowners
will benefit from unprecedented
financial freedom and hope without the oppression of rising property taxes.
- Senior citizens
will no longer be forced out
or evicted from their homes due to property tax bills they cannot pay.
- Farmers
will not have to sell family
properties that have been handed down for generations.
- Renters
will benefit from the prospect of
qualifying for home ownership and
stabilized rent
costs.
- Consumers
will experience easier and more
accurate shopping (i.e. the price you see is the price you pay, no need to
determine if it is a taxed item or not).
BENEFITS TO EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
- Stabilizes
a crumbling school financing system
by replacing an outdated, inadequate and inequitable revenue source (school
property taxes, etc.) with a broad based, modernized and sufficient revenue
stream (Sales and Use Tax).
- Creates
a dedicated Educational Operating Fund
(EOF) separate from the General Fund into which all SUT (Sales and Use Tax)
revenues would be deposited. From this schools would be adequately funded and
provides for an Education Trust Reserve (ETR).
- Allows
local school districts to focus on
academic instruction and student performance rather than the lack of school
funding.
BENEFITS TO BUSINESS
- Creates
139,000 good-paying jobs in just the
first few years.
- Reduces
school property taxes by 50%, the second
largest fixed expense for most businesses.
- Reduces
the cost of business compliance,
bureaucracy enforcement and the continual fear of yearly audits.
- Modernizes
an archaic property tax system by replacing this tax
with a broadened, sales tax.
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- Stimulates
ongoing new construction and
investment in Pennsylvania.
- Improves
the state-to-state competitive economic advantage to
make Pennsylvania more attractive to businesses.
Please visit the websites that are
linked to this page, email or call if you have question. This is a great plan that's needed to eliminate a huge school tax
problem in Pennsylvania.
YOU MUST ACT NOW
If you support the
Plan for Pennsylvania's
Future ask your Representative to vote in favor of the
School Property Tax Elimination Act of 2007
that will eliminate property tax and stimulate the state economy.
Here are links to the Contact Information for your State Representative by County..
NOTE: First the State
Representatives will vote on the plan this fall. When passed it will go to the
State Senate for final vote before going to the Governor to sign it into
law.
Be Prepared to hear slanted or misinformation from opponents who support
other legislations like slot machines to support schools. Be firm that they
support the School Property Tax Elimination Act of 2007
This information and more
can be found by clicking on the links provided on this page.
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