Saturday, June 18, 2005 :::
More on the Freedom & Prosperity Agenda
This time from Jim Bacon:
Everyone has their own idea of what to do with that money. My personal favorite is to give it back to the taxpayers. One place to start looking for ideas might be the Freedom & Prosperity Agenda unveiled by a coalition of Virginia conservaties in April. Just to get the conversation started, here are some of that group's ideas:
* Eliminate the War of 1812 tax (BPOL)
* Pass a Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR)
* Eliminate the Death tax
* Eliminate the prepayment of the Sales and Use tax
* Constitutional Amendment to base real estate taxes on the acquisition value of the property
* Proposals for new taxes must contain sunset provisions
* Eliminate the car tax
There are other planks in the FPA -- including property rights and education. Very soon, I hope to have another round of Q&A with some of the legislators backing the Agenda.
Meanwhile, one person who's actually had to face voters recently, Shaun Kenney, offers his thoughts on the Agenda. Needless to say, he's looking for change, not platitudes. I heartily agree.
::: posted by Norman Leahy at 6/18/2005
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