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Posted by: mturnipseed on 10/21/2009 11:49
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Californians Against Higher Taxes Media Event
Californians Against Higher Taxes Media Event
Wednesday, October 12, 2009, 10 AM
Kern County Taxpayers Association Office
331 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301-5313
661-322-2973
Comments by Mike Turnipseed, Executive Director
Kern County Taxpayers Association
Good morning, I am Michael Turnipseed, Executive Director of the Kern County Taxpayers Association. We are here today because the State Legislature, elected by the voters of our state to represent our interests, continue to contemplate even higher taxes on Californians. One public employee union has proposed 31 new taxes on consumers and businesses in excess of $40 billion over the next two years. Special interests want to raise taxes that will increase the costs of consumer goods including gasoline, vehicle license fees, beverages, and even internet purchases. They even want to tax services we all use – like nursery schools, auto repairs and even funeral services!
A state government tax commission has been considering a variety of these additional tax increases, as well as a new, an untested tax on employers. The Business Net Receipts Tax would ultimately amount to a tax on jobs. Now, our State Legislature has carte blanche to enact these new proposals along with their own tax increases in a special session called by the Governor. In short, we are facing a Pandora’s Box of potential new taxes on Californians.
They’re also considering a new tax on California oil production, which could be extremely harmful to Kern County, since we produce seventy percent of the state’s oil production.
We know there is a state budget deficit, but the worst thing the Legislature can do is impose even more onerous tax burdens on business. Higher taxes mean more lay-offs, higher consumer prices and fewer revenues for state and local governments.
Instead, the Legislature should do everything it can to get our economy back and help California businesses survive and flourish. Instead of hearings on new taxes, they should be holding hearings on how to encourage job growth. We need to put more Californians back to work and create a healthy economy. That’s the best way to increase state and local tax revenues to fund vital services.
Thank you for taking the time to cover this important event.
Californians Against Higher Taxes Media Event
Wednesday, October 12, 2009, 10 AM
Kern County Taxpayers Association Office
331 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301-5313
661-322-2973
Comments by Mike Turnipseed, Executive Director
Kern County Taxpayers Association
Good morning, I am Michael Turnipseed, Executive Director of the Kern County Taxpayers Association. We are here today because the State Legislature, elected by the voters of our state to represent our interests, continue to contemplate even higher taxes on Californians. One public employee union has proposed 31 new taxes on consumers and businesses in excess of $40 billion over the next two years. Special interests want to raise taxes that will increase the costs of consumer goods including gasoline, vehicle license fees, beverages, and even internet purchases. They even want to tax services we all use – like nursery schools, auto repairs and even funeral services!
A state government tax commission has been considering a variety of these additional tax increases, as well as a new, an untested tax on employers. The Business Net Receipts Tax would ultimately amount to a tax on jobs. Now, our State Legislature has carte blanche to enact these new proposals along with their own tax increases in a special session called by the Governor. In short, we are facing a Pandora’s Box of potential new taxes on Californians.
They’re also considering a new tax on California oil production, which could be extremely harmful to Kern County, since we produce seventy percent of the state’s oil production.
We know there is a state budget deficit, but the worst thing the Legislature can do is impose even more onerous tax burdens on business. Higher taxes mean more lay-offs, higher consumer prices and fewer revenues for state and local governments.
Instead, the Legislature should do everything it can to get our economy back and help California businesses survive and flourish. Instead of hearings on new taxes, they should be holding hearings on how to encourage job growth. We need to put more Californians back to work and create a healthy economy. That’s the best way to increase state and local tax revenues to fund vital services.
Thank you for taking the time to cover this important event.
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