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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!

Individual SPTEA Petition
Sign a petition to demonstrate your support of the SPTEA. Print extra copies for your friends, family, and neighbors so they can show their support, too!
Download the petition as a PDF file 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!
Visit the new PTCC Blog to add your thoughts and suggestions to recent PTCC updates.

The PTCC Archive Index

An archive of previous e-mail posts to the PTCC distribution is listed below by date and content. Please explore them for more information on the issues and read comments and editorials from various Pennsylvania newspapers.

Please note that links to web pages in older posts my no longer work because the content may no longer be available.


15 Jun 2006 - The Legislature has screwed the taxpayers again!
   
20 Jun 2006 - Good press supporting our position.
   
22 Jun 2006 - More good newspaper coverage.
   
26 Jun 2006 - News, comments, and two polls.
   
05 Jul 2006 - More news and some action items on how you can help.
   
24 Jul 2006 - The coalition coalesces; more negatives surround HB 39/Act 1.
   
04 Aug 2006 - A new group for the coalition; radio talk; the new PTCC website.
   
21 Aug 2006 - More new PCTA Groups; PTCCWeb Updates; DBTA Wins a Battle
   
26 Aug 2006 - Action Item - Letter to support passage of the Plan For Pennsylvania's Future
   
13 Sep 2006 - Action Item - Petition for the Plan For Pennsylvania's Future
   
02 Oct 2006 - Action Item - Support the re-introduction of the Plan For Pennsylvania's Future
   
21 Oct 2006 - Pre-election update with Action Item; A new PCTA member; The PFPF calculator
   
10 Nov 2006 - Action Item #4 - Support for House leadership reform candidates
   
16 Nov 2006 - House Caucus election results; Video: Perzel in action; Action Item: Senate Caucus
   
21 Nov 2006 - Senate Caucus election results; GREAT Tony Phyrillas Column; The PTCC Promise
   
30 Jan 2007  - Act 1 Referendum update and ** ACTION ITEM **
   
19 Feb 2007 - Action Item - Write an Act 1 opposition letter to the Pottstown Mercury
   
01 Mar 2007 - PA school boards condemn Act 1; "Operation Tax Scam" 
   
14 Mar 2007 - Text of the PTCC Address to the Lehigh Valley Agricultural Summit
   
05 Apr 2007 - More school boards join the fray; LOTS of good publicity; the sales tax fraud
   
08 May 2007 - Primary election update; defeat the Act 1 Referendum; more school boards object
   
18 May 2007 - Act 1 referendum defeated; a new ** ACTION ITEM **
   
08 Jun 2007 - Details of the new 2007 Plan for Pennsylvania's Future and an ** ACTION ITEM **
   
17 Jun 2007 - ** ACTION ITEM **
   
24 Aug 2007 - The debate begins anew, our chances improve; another worthless tax shift scheme
   
06 Sep 2007 - ** ACTION ITEM ** Encourage House leadership to introduce the SPTEA
   
18 Sep 2007 - House Bill 1600 MUST be defeated NOW!
   
31 Oct 2007 - The SPTEA is Announced, ** Action Item **, Defeat HB 1600 NOW!
   
10 Nov 2007 - The SPTEA is formally introduced, PCN Call-in, Tools you can use
   
07 Jan 2008 - It's time to tell the politicians what we want! Plus, an important survey.
   
14 Jan 2008 - URGENT ACTION ITEM!
   
22 Jan 2008 - Keep up the pressure! Another Action Item.
   
02 Feb 2008 - UPDATE: The week in review and the zoo in Harrisburg
   
26 Feb 2008 - UPDATE: Petty politics = NOWHERE! 
   
20 April 2008 - UPDATE: Homeowners speak out and more political propaganda from Harrisburg 
   
02 May 2008 - Tax Rally! And information on your gambling property tax "relief".
   
20 May 2008 - Join the rally!
   
02 June 2008 - Rally Recap. Video, photos, press coverage
   
08 June 2008 - The Rally and Your Help!
   
More to come...