Presidential Actions, Week 1
I’m going to keep saying this so that I remember; “Obama is my President.” It’s important to remember we are called to be good citizens. But that doesn’t mean we check our beliefs and feelings at the door and blindly follow our new Dear Leader. In one week – He reestablished federal funding for overseas [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Bailouts and Earmarks
As we all know by now, Congress failed to pass the Bailout Bill on Monday for $700 billion (a number, apparently, the US Treasury just made up). If they pass it, they saddle taxpayers with the debt and socialize the banking system. If they don’t pass it, they tell us civilization will end as we [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Killing Immigration Reform
It’s almost dead. Let’s hope it keeps dying. The immigration “reform” bill which basically opens the door to a flood of illegal immigration is hitting some roadblocks. If it passes, US taxpayers will essentially be footing the healthcare and school bill for anybody that can get into the US by any means, and strip the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A Win for Texas Taxpayers
Goodness. I never thought I’d see taxpayers win this one. One of my biggest complaints about promoting a cap on home appraisals was about my opposition, like the Texas Association of Counties or the Texas Municipal League. They use *my* tax dollars to keep *my* taxes high. It was absolutely unfair. A judge this week [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Danger Train Hotel
Why is Houston Metro using our tax dollars to build hotels? If they’ve run out of transportation projects, shouldn’t we taxpayers get our money back instead?
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Appraisal Cap Progress, HB 1984
Dwayne Bohac, Texas state representative and Appraisalcap.com supporter is making progress in capping appraisals. He introduced Texas House Bill HB 1984 that will show each homeowner how their property taxes have risen in the last 5 years. It’s the first step to making this “taxation creep” apparent to taxpayers. It’s a good first step. By [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Tax-n-Spend Defeated by CLOUT
Heh. The election this weekend in Friendswood is over. Mayor Kim Brizendine endorsed his wife Kitten Brizendine and Lonnie Moffit. They were soundly defeated by nobodies John LeCour and Chris Peden, who entered the race solely on the appraisal cap issue. The nobodies, endorsed by C.L.O.U.T., handily won by a 2:1 margin. Trounced the tax-n-spenders, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Texas Senate Squeezes More Turnips
Fresh off killing any kind of appraisal cap reform, the Texas state senate is going to raise sales tax to offset any temporary cut in the property tax. If you haven’t been paying attention to this blatant ripoff of Texas taxpayers with the help of the 36 Texas R.I.N.O.s led by Fred Hill, the Senate [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Stealth Tax
The Houston Chronicle did a terrible job discussing the appraisal cap issue which came up on the Texas Senate floor yesterday: Cities and counties would be the hardest hit by a lower appraisal cap because it would hamper their ability to raise revenues to pay for local services. This is absolutely false. Revenue can go [...]
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