The following was sent to members of the Georgia State Senate this morning as they prepare to consider HB-233 this week:
DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER….
… if you are a Republican who is a “team player,” whether or not “the team” is RIGHT OR WRONG…
… if you will not vote your conscience (or your intelligence) because it might cost you that plum committee appointment…
… if you really DON’T CARE whether or not the legislation you support actually DOES what it is supposed to do, or might even cause MORE HARM than good…
… if you have NO CLUE and do not care to know THE TRUTH about HB-233.
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The following was sent to members of the Georgia House this morning. We invite you to reinforce the message by contacting your own state legislator.
Good morning, Representative.
Have you ever SERIOUSLY considered WHY Rep.Edward Lindsey’s assessment cap proposal, HR-1, must be enacted as a Constitutional amendment?
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The following was sent to all State House members this morning as they prepare to reconsider HR-1, the constitutional amendment to impose a 3% annual cap on increases in property assessments:
NOW….
Local officials can adopt the same millage rate as in the previous year, even as property assessments increase. This generates a tax windfall known as the “back door tax increase.” Property owners pay more even when local politicians don’t “raise taxes.” Read more…
I have written an article describing, with actual numbers, the (I believe, unconstitutional) inequity inherent in HB-233, which was approved by the Georgia House of Representatives on Thursday. Click the link below.
The State Constitution requires that government treat its citizens equitably, except where the legislative creation of a special classification can be reasonably justified. In operation, HB-233 creates a special class of taxpayer– "Owner of a Property Substantially Increasing in Value"– and rewards him with a significant tax benefit.
MillageRate.com: Why HB-233 Is Unconstitutional… And Dangerous
Lindsey said freezing property assessments would eliminate such “back-door tax increases.”
Rep. Edward Lindsey (R-Atlanta) is wrong about HR-1, which would impose an assessment ‘freeze’ constitutionally, or HB-233 which seeks to do the same thing without a constitutional amendment for a two-year period. Not only is he wrong, but his ignorance is a danger to local governments, taxpayers and the Georgia property tax system.
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