Thank You for Voting to Freeze the Flat Tax!
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Subject: Thank You for Voting to Freeze the Flat Tax!
Dear Representative,
Thank you for taking a strong stand for Rhode Island's working families and small businesses by voting for Rep. Guthrie's amendment to freeze the alternative flat tax in the supplemental budget. This amendment would have begun to fix one of Rhode Island's most unfair and unaffordable tax policies.
As you know, Rhode Island is severely over-dependent on property taxes, the foundation of our upside-down tax system where the less you earn, the more of your income goes to local and state taxes. The best start to fixing Rhode Island's tax structure is for our elected leaders to repeal the alternative flat tax.
This year, Rhode Island is scheduled to lose $56.2 million dollars in revenues from this tax break for less than 1% of Rhode Island's taxpayers, two-thirds of whom live out of state! In this most difficult year, with harmful cuts to cities, towns and education, the burden is falling to those least able to bear it. The Rhode Island Division of Taxation reports that by the end of next year the flat tax will have cost our state $220 million.
I hope that in the 2011 budget, you will do what's best for Rhode Island again by supporting the elimination of the alternative flat tax. This will lower our state's over-dependence on the regressive property tax, and allow Rhode Island to make the investments in our communities that create the opportunities for economic success, including to our schools and higher education, public safety and services, and our future -- so that Rhode Island will be a great place to live, work, and raise a family.
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Subject: Thank You for Voting to Freeze the Flat Tax!
Dear Representative,
Thank you for taking a strong stand for Rhode Island's working families and small businesses by voting for Rep. Guthrie's amendment to freeze the alternative flat tax in the supplemental budget. This amendment would have begun to fix one of Rhode Island's most unfair and unaffordable tax policies.
As you know, Rhode Island is severely over-dependent on property taxes, the foundation of our upside-down tax system where the less you earn, the more of your income goes to local and state taxes. The best start to fixing Rhode Island's tax structure is for our elected leaders to repeal the alternative flat tax.
This year, Rhode Island is scheduled to lose $56.2 million dollars in revenues from this tax break for less than 1% of Rhode Island's taxpayers, two-thirds of whom live out of state! In this most difficult year, with harmful cuts to cities, towns and education, the burden is falling to those least able to bear it. The Rhode Island Division of Taxation reports that by the end of next year the flat tax will have cost our state $220 million.
I hope that in the 2011 budget, you will do what's best for Rhode Island again by supporting the elimination of the alternative flat tax. This will lower our state's over-dependence on the regressive property tax, and allow Rhode Island to make the investments in our communities that create the opportunities for economic success, including to our schools and higher education, public safety and services, and our future -- so that Rhode Island will be a great place to live, work, and raise a family.
Your Name
Your Organization
123 Your St.
Yousville, YO 12345
Phone: (123)456-7890
Fax: (123)456-7890x123
p.s.
Your Personal Statement
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Campaign (<em>1991</em>): <em>Thank You for Voting to Freeze the Flat Tax!</em>
Learn more about this campaign here: <em>http://www.citizenspeak.org/node/1991</em>
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This campaign was created with CitizenSpeak. Visit us online at http://citizenspeak.org
