From the desk of Peter Foy, State Chairman...
AFP Statewide Chairman Peter Foy spoke to 500 of California’s fiscal watchdogs this weekend at the California Republican Assembly Convention in Bakersfield, California. Foy spoke about the vacuum of leadership in California on jobs, taxes, and the state of the economy, as well as the need to defeat Proposition 1A, the massive $16 Billion Tax increase.
“As Californians continue to suffer, the Politicians in Sacramento continue to be out of touch with the People,” said Foy during his Keynote address. “Jobs continue to move to bordering states and the national economy continues to take its toll, yet our leaders continue to call for higher Taxes as the solution.”
HERE ARE THE FACTS
Sacramento politicians just raised taxes on all Californians while 1 in 10 is unemployed, foreclosures are at record levels, and people and jobs are leaving the state.
That's right, higher sales taxes, higher income taxes and a higher car tax. If you have children, you have lost much of your tax credit for dependents.
The Governor and two-thirds of the Legislature have voted to make California taxpayers the highest taxed people in the country for the next two years.
Proposition 1A is a blatant attempt to raise all Californian's taxes to support the continual overspending by Sacramento politicians.
PROPOSITION 1A
FACT — PROPOSITION 1A IS A $16 BILLION TAX INCREASE: As part of the budget “fix,” the California Legislature raised income taxes, sales taxes, and nearly doubled the dreaded car tax. This “deal” also robbed Californians with dependent children of the $200 per child tax credit. These tax increases are supposed to be temporary, but voters know that taxes, once imposed, rarely go back down.
As part of the same deal, these same politicians placed Proposition 1A on the May19th special election ballot, which would, effectively, more than DOUBLE the taxes they already imposed by extending them for another two years. Unless we stop these higher taxes by defeating Proposition 1A, they will cost the average California family over $1,100 per year. That's right, higher sales taxes, higher income taxes, higher car taxes and more taxes if you have children — the worst anti-family tax package in history.
FACT — PROPOSITION 1A IS PHONY BUDGET REFORM: Knowing that voters won’t support massive tax increases, the proponents of Proposition 1A are calling it “budget stabilization” and “budget reform.” But, Proposition 1A is NOT a true spending limit. It allows payments into the so-called “Budget Stabilization Fund” to be suspended for any reason and, more importantly, it allows the spending “limit” to be adjusted upward any time the Legislature increases taxes. This provides NO spending discipline at all.
FACT — PROPONENTS HAVE TRIED TO HIDE THE TAX HIKES FROM THE VOTERS: Proposition 1A’s ballot language, ballot title and summary were NOT
prepared by an independent authority, such as the Attorney General. There is virtually no mention of the massive tax increase consequences in the ballot material accompanying Proposition 1A. THIS DECEPTION WAS INTENTIONAL. The San Diego Union Tribune called this deception an “abuse of power.” The Bakersfield
Californian said, “Taxpayers should be outraged by the way Prop. 1A is being presented to the voters.” The Orange County Register stated that the “spending cap’s tax bomb is concealed” from voters. This fraud, if discovered by voters, will likely lead to its defeat.
PROPOSITION 1A = VOTER DECEPTION!
PROPOSITION 1A = PHONY BUDGET REFORM!
PROPOSITION 1A = A MASSIVE $16 BILLION TAX INCREASE!
PROP. 1A = EXTENSION OF HIGH TAXES FOR 2 MORE YEARS!
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Peter Foy
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