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Latest News

NEW! 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.

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

August 19, 2009 Update. All's quiet; an important meeting. Click here.

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




NEW! What's your 2009 property tax relief from gambling money? Check how much you'll receive here.

What needs to happen? A statement from Rep. Sam Rohrer. Click here.

June 2008 Rally Recap! Photos, video, media coverage. 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!
Visit the new PTCC Blog to add your thoughts and suggestions to recent PTCC updates.

The School Property Tax Elimination Act (SPTEA)
Autumn 2009 Promotional Package

The Autumn 2009 SPTEA Promo Pack is 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.

Included in the package:

- Read Me - How to Promote the SPTEA.

- Pension crisis in the news - Information about the upcoming 2012 public pension spike.

- Copy-and-paste letter - To inform relatives and friends about the SPTEA and the pension spike.

- Autumn flyers - Print and distribute in public places.

- Document - How to spread the word about the SPTEA.

- Letter to homeowners' associations - Information about the SPTEA and the pension spike.

- SPTEA Legislative Overview - To send to your state Representative to urge them to support the SPTEA.

- Document - Property tax increase estimate from the 2012 pension spike by district.

- Links to videos of the 2008 SPTEA Harrisburg Capitol Rally.

The SPTEA Promo Pack is a 1 MB zip archive file. Click here to download it to an appropriate place on your computer, and then unzip the file to access the Promo Pack.

Our thanks to Mike Fogarty of the Coatesville Taxpayers Alliance for his work in building these useful tools and assembling this package.



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