Thousands of taxpayers, farmers and small business owners will converge on California’s Capitol in Sacramento tomorrow for a Tea Party rally which is being sponsored by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.
At the top of the event’s agenda are California’s job-killing global warming law, AB 32 and the devastation of Central Valley farmlands in an effort to protect a 2-inch long minnow. Economists estimate AB 32 will cost our state over 1 million jobs, will cost the average family nearly $4000 annually and will cost the average small business almost $50,000. Many Central Valley farmers have seen their fields turned into a dustbowl by an order shutting down water pumps, and unemployment in some rural communities now exceeds 40%.
From the huge April 15th Tax Day Tea Party, to our overwhelming defeat of Proposition 1A, taxpayers are in revolt. Much like when Proposition 13 was passed, taxpayers are fed up with a government that has made California a state that leads the nation in high taxes and high unemployment. Unbelievably, some state officials are now even pushing for higher gas taxes and higher property taxes on businesses.
While politicians often tinker around the edges of our problems, we saw with the passage of the last budget that there is still an unwillingness among many in the political establishment to address head on the serious structural reforms that need to be made to get our state back on track. If the tax and spend politicians are still not convinced that taxpayers mean business, we will be on their doorstep tomorrow to remind them.
We are honored to be joined by Congressman Tom McClintock, one of California’s foremost taxfighters and fiscal experts and Congressman Devin Nunes, who has forcefully advocated for Central Valley farmers in Washington. Assemblyman Dan Logue, who is working to stop AB 32 and stop California’s hemorrhaging of jobs and Senator Jeff Denham, a water expert and a farmer himself, will also be addressing the crowd.
Lloyd Marcus, who sings the Tea Party anthem, will perform at the event and our good friend Eric Hogue, a local talk radio host, will serve as emcee.
Many long hours have been invested in this event. Now, it’s time for a rally. We hope to see you tomorrow when we tell the tax-and-spenders, “We’re taxed enough already!”