Property Tax Monkey

The folks behind the S.T.O.P. plan to eliminate property taxes are asking everyone on their contact list to help spread the word about efforts to eliminate property taxes in Pennsylvania. And I love the "Property Tax Monkey" cartoon that came with the e-mail. There are competing efforts (the Plan for Pennsylvania's Future, formerly known as the Commonwealth Caucus plan, and also known as the School Property Tax Elimination Act of 2007 and the S.T.O.P. plan) to deal with property taxes. I don't care which plan is passed as long as something is done to eliminate property taxes in Pennsylvania. Lawmakers have been giving us lip service on the property tax issue for 30 years and Gov. Rendell has been playing a shell game with Pennsylvania homeowners for the past 5 years. Here's the information from S.T.O.P.

For thirty years the homeowners and taxpayers of Pennsylvania as well as the governors of both parties, the legislators, school boards, county and municipal officials have had the property tax monkey on their backs. Thousands of hours of discussion and debate, millions of taxpayers dollars have been expended trying to find a solution to the property tax nightmare.

Our current governor and current legislators have the opportunity to once and for all solve this problem and make Pennsylvania the most attractive state in the nation to own a home and establish a residence.

ONLY ONE PLAN IS THE PERMANENT SOLUTION TO HOMEOWNER PROPERTY TAXES IN PENNSYLVANIA. ONLY ONE PLAN WILL MEAN THE GOVERNORS AND LEGISLATORS WILL NEVER AGAIN NEED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND CAN FOCUS THEIR TIME AND ENERGIES ON OTHER ISSUES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA.

ONLY ONE PLAN COMPLETELY AND PERMANENTLY ABOLISHES ALL PROPERTY TAXES ON ALL PRIMARY RESIDENCES (HOMESTEADS AND FARMSTEADS) IN PENNSYLVANIA. The STOP PRIMARY RESIDENCE PROTECTION PLAN.

SENATORS: Please speak with Senator Sean Logan or Senator Jane Orie about SB 717-718.

REPRESENTATIVES: Please speak with Rep. Keith McCall or Rep. Marc Gergely about the soon to be introduced STOP legislation in the House.

HOMEOWNERS: Want the property tax monkey off your back once and for all? No more phony, incorrect property assessments; no more assessment hearings; no more school, county or municipal property taxes to pay. No more sheriff sales and stolen equity for so called 'delinquent property taxes.' No more property tax escrow payments as part of a mortgage. For the first time in history you will truly own your own home...not merely rent it from the school board, and county and municipal officials. Ask your State Senator and Representative to support the STOP LEGISLATION TO ABOLISH ALL PROPERTY TAXES ON PRIMARY RESIDENCES.

Note: The STOP plan was found to be fiscally sound and viable in a study conducted by the Legislative Budget & Finance Committee. Data from the PA Revenue Department concurs with the LBFC findings. Please share this article with everyone you can!

Learn more at www.grandoldusa.com or www.spedunkie.com (hit on STOP page).