California’s working families are already struggling with a high cost of living and state and local politicians are making it worse by constantly trying to raise taxes and spike our utility rates.
That’s why Carl DeMaio and Reform California are leading the campaign to block any more tax hikes by passing a powerful state constitutional amendment: The California Taxpayer Protection Initiative.
“Californians are already forced to pay the highest taxes in the nation and we literally have seen millions of working families flee the high cost of our state – enough is enough,” says Carl DeMaio, Chairman of Reform California.
After collecting more than 1.4 million signatures, voters will be asked to vote on this landmark ballot measure in the November 2024 election. Unfortunately, state and local politicians have raised millions in special interest funding to defeat this crucial ballot measure – because they know if the measure passes it will make harder for them to raise your taxes!
What the California Taxpayer Protection Initiative Does:
- Requires a public vote on ALL state tax hikes – no exceptions like what happened with the recent gas and car tax hikes.
- Requires that tax hikes achieve a two-thirds voter approval to pass – not a simple majority.
- Repeals dozens of costly tax hikes that were imposed any time after January 2022.
- Ends the ability of politicians to put deceptive titles on the ballot that fail to disclose a measure contains a hidden tax hike.
- Tightens the definition of a “tax” to eliminate the ability of politicians to call something a mere “fee” to avoid voter approval.
- Prohibits state politicians from raising your electric and gas utility rates through illegal taxes and fees.
Tax Hikes We Are Fighting With This Ballot Measure:
California already has the highest income tax, the highest sales tax, the highest gas tax, and some of the highest property taxes in the country. California politicians have a spending addiction – and no tax increasewill ever be big enough to satisfy their habit! Here are just some of the tax hikes they are trying to impose:
- A Wealth Tax – California would be the first state to impose a draconian tax on your assets, not just your income!
- A Mileage Tax – Gas and car taxes are automatically increased every year and now politicians want a tax charge foreach mile you drive!
- A Tax on Moving Out of State – California would also be the first state to impose a tax on people who flee the state.
- Property Tax / Repeal of Prop 13 – Partial or total repeal of Prop 13 from 1978 which protects homeowners against massive property tax hikes.
- Income Tax – New and higher tax brackets for all income levels – it’s not just the so-called “rich” that will get hurt.
- Sales Tax – Every election nearly 200 measures are placed on the ballot to increase state and local sales tax rates.
- Utility Rate Hikes — We have uncovered over $4.5 billion in hidden state taxes and fees that are spiking your rates, and passing this initiative will help us repeal those charges that are making your electricity and gas more expensive than it should be.
We Have a Two-Track Campaign Strategy:
Reform California is leading a two-track statewide campaign to block tax hikes pass:
- Win the YES Vote on the California TaxpayerProtection Initiative: We MUST win the YES vote at 50% or more to change the rules on how tax hikes are imposed going forward.
- Defeat Tax Hikes Placed on the Ballot: While we work to pass the CTPI, we must also oppose ANY statewide tax hikes as well as the local tax hikes — forming coalitions in each community, raising funds to wage aggressive campaigns, and developing the earned and paid media campaigns to inform voters.
We need YOUR HELP immediately in this fight. Contribute, sign up to volunteer, and share the online petition below with your friends!
Read the full legal text of the initiative here
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