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Robert Runyon
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
Common sense lost?
Wendy Lee has got it wrong again,
and those who think you can attain prosperity through taxation lives in a state of fantasy. Kind of like a person standing
in a bucket and trying to lift themselves up by the handles. Universal Healthcare, with or without Public Option is little
more than another “rob Peter to pay Paul” approach. Cap and Trade! How do you justify the cost of producing green
energy with today’s technology? All things being equal, you raise the price of cheap energy. Environmentalism- Who in
their right mind doesn’t want to live in a clean environment? However, cutting yourself off from your own sustainable
resources leaves you at the mercy of others.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
On Thursday, September 24th , 4 of the 34
statewide citizen taxpayer groups under the banner of PCTA (Pennsylvania Coalition of Taxpayer Associations), Citizens
Against Property Taxes from Luzerne County; the Patriots' Voice of Columbia and Luzerne counties; Scranton and Lackawanna
County Taxpayers and Citizens Association, Inc.; and the Wyoming County Concerned Taxpayers sponsored a meeting bringing several
hundred people to Wyoming Valley West High School to hear about the School Property Tax Elimination Act for Pennsylvania.
Also in attendance were representatives of
the Ches-Lan Anti-School Tax association, from Lancaster County, Bill Kemner, John McCartney, Charles M. Buckley and Tim Cianci.
David R. Baldinger of the Pennsylvania Taxpayers Cyber Coalition, Berks County, and spokesperson for the statewide PCTA made
the presentation of the facts on HB1275, (School Property Tax Elimination Act, SPTEA), to an often cheering crowd.
WILK talk show host Sue Henry, who emceed, read a letter from a deputy sheriff who wrote of doing foreclosures and evictions,
"It's dirty, disgusting and shameful." Many people at
the meeting raised their hands when Henry asked how many people knew someone who lost a home because of taxes.
The following is an excerpt from the Citizen’s Voice. ‘..the only legislator from northeastern Pennsylvania to
co-sponsor HR1275 was State Rep. Karen Boback, R-Harveys Lake. After the meeting, when asked why she supported SPTEA, Boback replied, "I read the bill."
She read the bill! Why, what a novel idea. So what is your excuse Rep. David Millard?
Next year could be such a promising year, as people all across Pennsylvania
are rising up against the hollow promises of “relief” and “reform” and you may hear fellow taxpayers
opt for nothing less than ELIMINATION.
It is time to take the taxing authority out of the hands
of all Pennsylvania School Boards and put these people back into the business of educating our children, because proficiency
levels dictate the need, and out of the business of tax and spend.
A little over four years ago, 5 taxpayer
groups planned a meeting to join forces in the effort of eliminating property taxes in Pennsylvania. About a month later our
5 groups met in a meeting room in the Capitol Building in Harrisburg and forged an alliance under the name of Pennsylvania
Coalition of Taxpayer Associations, (PCTA) and representing around 2000 property owners across the state. Today we are 34
taxpayer groups and represent over 80,000 property owners across the state.
We are gaining a
voice in Harrisburg and in a year or two we may rival the voice of special interest, like the PSEA. Take note Wendy Lee, my
promise to you a few years ago may be in your future. We may be able to accomplish our goal of accountability of taxpayer
monies, like ending public funded guaranteed retirement. You may want to check into other retirement options like a 401k.
We may be able to bring enough pressure to end tenure, teacher strikes, Fair Share, and adopt
pay scale determined by performance. Remember when I said the taxpayers needed a lobby in the big burg? We’re close,
really close! Remember, NO TAX SHOULD HAVE THE POWER TO LEAVE YOU HOMLESS!
Robert Runyon
The Patriot's Voice
3 oct 09 @ 12:37 pm
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