nfib-texas was neutral on senate tax-cut plan? really?

March 24, 2015 The Honorable Dan Patrick, Lt. Governor Members of the Texas Senate P.O. Box 12068 Austin, Texas 78711 Dear Lt. Governor Patrick and Members of the Texas Senate: We are writing you today to express our strong support for the property tax and business relief efforts contained in Senate Bill 1, SJR 1, Senate Bill 7 and Senate Bill 8. The passage of these bills will total nearly $4.6 billion in savings to hard working Texans. Well-funded and vocal opposition to these measures show little regard for homeowners who are crippled under our current property tax system. Or for any business, especially small businesses, who are working within a tax system that stifles business expansion and economic opportunities. Furthermore, in objecting to these tax relief measures the opposition boldly state lawmakers should protect infrastructure and special interests needs first: “If there is any money left over, it is appropriate to consider tax relief.” While we support long-term infrastructure needs in Texas, we feel it is time to put home owners and business interests at the forefront of any public policy debate and not as a trickle down afterthought. Senate Bill 1 will give property owner’s significant tax reductions and SJR 1 will prevent future legislatures from creating a barrier to homeownership and small business expansion. Moreover, Senate Bills 7 and 8 will reduce or eliminate the tax burden for many businesses, primarily small businesses, which need the tax relief the most. All of the measures contained in these tax-relief bills will ensure Texas remains a great place to own a home and do business. Sincerely: Travis Kessler, Texas Association of REALTORS Will Newton, National Federation of Independent Business/Texas Scott Norman, Texas Association of Builders John Fleming, Texas Mortgage Bankers Association Leslie Midgley, Texas Land Title Association Connie Heyer, Texas Self Storage Association DJ Pendleton, Texas Manufactured Housing Association Scott Joslove, Texas Hotel and Lodging Association Marit Peters, Independent Insurance Agents of Texas Randy Lee, Stewart Title Guaranty Company

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Back in late March, NFIB-Texas joined Realtors and eight other groups to endorse the Texas Senate's tax-cut plan. On May 18, though, NFIB-Texas had the audacity to tweet "Correction @RobertTGarrett we are neutral & stand w/ @TPPF @TexasAFP 2 End Margin Tax http://bit.ly/DearFranchise ." Have they switched from "for" Senate package to "neutral?" Did they announce the switch? Were we supposed to know this telepathically?

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March 24, 2015

The Honorable Dan Patrick, Lt. Governor

Members of the Texas Senate

P.O. Box 12068

Austin, Texas 78711

Dear Lt. Governor Patrick and Members of the Texas Senate:

We are writing you today to express our strong support for the property tax and business relief

efforts contained in Senate Bill 1, SJR 1, Senate Bill 7 and Senate Bill 8. The passage of these

bills will total nearly $4.6 billion in savings to hard working Texans.

Well-funded and vocal opposition to these measures show little regard for homeowners who are

crippled under our current property tax system. Or for any business, especially small businesses,

who are working within a tax system that stifles business expansion and economic opportunities.

Furthermore, in objecting to these tax relief measures the opposition boldly state lawmakers

should protect infrastructure and special interests needs first: If there is any money left over, it is appropriate to consider tax relief.

While we support long-term infrastructure needs in Texas, we feel it is time to put home owners

and business interests at the forefront of any public policy debate and not as a trickle down

afterthought.

Senate Bill 1 will give property owners significant tax reductions and SJR 1 will prevent future legislatures from creating a barrier to homeownership and small business expansion. Moreover,

Senate Bills 7 and 8 will reduce or eliminate the tax burden for many businesses, primarily small

businesses, which need the tax relief the most.

All of the measures contained in these tax-relief bills will ensure Texas remains a great place to

own a home and do business.

Sincerely:

Travis Kessler, Texas Association of REALTORS

Will Newton, National Federation of Independent Business/Texas

Scott Norman, Texas Association of Builders

John Fleming, Texas Mortgage Bankers Association

Leslie Midgley, Texas Land Title Association

Connie Heyer, Texas Self Storage Association

DJ Pendleton, Texas Manufactured Housing Association

Scott Joslove, Texas Hotel and Lodging Association

Marit Peters, Independent Insurance Agents of Texas

Randy Lee, Stewart Title Guaranty Company