“You pay off your Banker, but you never pay off your Taxman.” – Senator Paul “The Taxman” Bettencourt (He actually calls himself that. Would you be proud of that?) And that was Mr. Bettencourt’s response at the end of my 3-minute testimony. He made it clear he did not disagree with anything I said. He […]
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In August 1914, British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance and set sail for Antarctica to cross the last uncharted continent on foot. In January 1915, after battling its way through a thousand miles of pack ice and only a day’s sail short of its destination, the Endurance became locked in an island of
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Waste of time. Polite disinterest. That’s how I felt 3 minutes into my meeting yesterday with Joan Huffman’s Chief of Staff, Wroe Jackson. It’s pretty telling when you open by asking these people, “How do you feel about eliminating property tax?” If I asked you that, would you have something to say? Maybe not if
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I wish I had a better report. The Texas House conspired against us yesterday. Rick Cunningham and I were in the Texas Capitol to meet with House Reps. Drew Springer and Matt Shaheen. But unexpectedly, the House called members into an unscheduled session at 11:00. We had no other choice but to cancel our 11:30
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Guess who sold their home and moved because property taxes were too damn high?I met Representative Sarah Davis in the early afternoon on Wednesday, October 17. It was her district office here in Houston. I opened by asking how she felt about eliminating property tax. Well,… we had a surprisingly open discussion about why we
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Great meeting yesterday (THR, 10 OCT 2018) with Senator Judith Zaffirini’s Legislative Aide, Andrew Hendrickson about HB3742, our bill to Eliminate Property Tax. We now have both a Texas Senator and a Representative interested in discussing our solution. Zaffirini is a former Senate Finance Committee member. Springer is on the House Ways & Means. This
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Great meeting today (TUE, 04 SEP 2018) with Rep. Drew Springer’s Chief of Staff, Jonathan Mathers on our bill to Eliminate Property Tax. Jonathan Mathers invited us, saying, “I would love to sit down with you some afternoon in the coming weeks to discuss this issue and your bill.” He’d responded to an email I’d
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(And the elimination of Property Tax in Texas) August 5, 2010 Including a Brief Historical Synopsis and Summary of Enhancing Texas’ Economic Growth, Through Tax Reform, A study by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, April 2009 Private property ownership is, first and foremost, a freedom issue. History clearly testifies that the prosperity of a nation
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Sep 15, 2010 by Debra Medina | The reality of the Texas economic condition finally seems to be showing up on the radar screen of some media and elected officials. The hardship, of course, is not new to working Texans. Those in the private sector have been feeling the pinch for well over two years
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