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NEW! November 27, 2009 Update. New hope for the SPTEA; the PTCC makes an important endorsement. Click here.

November 7, 2009 Update. The SPTEA is introduced; the PCTA grows again. Click here.

NEW! What's your potential school property tax increase for 2010? The 2010 Act 1 index is here.

Autumn 2009 SPTEA Promo Pack. Goodies to help you promote the SPTEA. Click here.

March 27, 2009 Update. A deputy sheriff speaks out. Click here.

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Features

Personal SPTEA Calculator
Excel calculator to see your tax savings under House Bill 1275, the School Property Tax Elimination Act. Now includes calculations for Philadelphia property tax reduction!

SPTEA Petitions
Sign an individual petition to demonstrate your approval of the SPTEA or distribute a multi-signature petition to really gather support! Print extra copies for your friends, family, and neighbors so they can help, too! Download the petitions as PDF files here.

SPTEA Promo Pack
A downloadable collection of materials and ideas that you can use to help spread the word and increase support for the School Property Tax Elimination Act.

Why school property taxes need to be eliminated!
Two excellent essays on the fallacy of property taxes for education funding.

Voice your opinion!
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PTCC Archive

22 June 2006

Dear Friends,

Just a short note today.

The statewide taxpayers’ alliance has gotten some good press over the past few days from media outlets from across the state. Here are the latest links if you’d like to check them:

The Pottstown Mercury

The Intelligencer

The Wyalusing Rocket-Courier

That’s it for today. I’ll be updating you as events occur.

As always, please feel free to forward this to friends, relatives, and acquaintances. If they would like to subscribe to this virtual taxpayers’ advocacy list, please have them send an E-mail to pataxpayers@gmail.com.

Your comments, suggestions, and input are always welcome.

Thanks again for all of your support!

David

"The purpose of government is to serve the people and if government doesn't serve the people, there's no purpose in having a government."