END the Mass. Income Tax

Small Government News*
Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Publisher: Carla Howell
Editor: Michael Cloud

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IN THIS ISSUE
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-- END the Income Tax Initiative Headed For Ballot
-- Boston Globe Article
-- "Congratulations," Writes Citizens for Limited Taxation

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END THE INCOME TAX BALLOT INITIATIVE HEADED FOR BALLOT
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Dear Friend,

We're frazzled, fried, and fatigued.

Last week, we delivered 100,000 petition signatures for our END the
Income Tax Ballot Initiative to 351 town clerks for validation and
certification.

This week, we have to arrange pickups and shipping of these legally
validated signatures to us.

Next week - by Wednesday, December 5th - we must file our validated
petition signatures with the Massachusetts Secretary of State.

Then the fun begins. We get to show Massachusetts taxpayers and voters
the huge, immediate, direct benefits of ENDing the Income Tax in
Massachusetts. We get to tell them why they can make themselves
dramatically better off by ENDing the state income tax - and giving
3,000,000 Massachusetts workers and taxpayers $3,600 each, every year.

To donors: Thank you for giving us the tools to do the work. Your
donation got us over the hardest hurdle.

To volunteers: Thank you for helping with the labors of liberty. Your
work made a difference.

We have a long 8 days ahead of us - to get the validated petition
signatures to the Secretary of State by December 5th.

We're finishing up this part of our work to END the Income Tax - and
make government small.

We'll give you a situation and progress report later this week.

Thank you to everyone who helped.

Small government is possible,

Carla Howell & Michael Cloud


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BOSTON GLOBE ARTICLE
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On Saturday, November 24, The Boston Globe published an article on the
4 Ballot Initiatives qualifying for the 2008 ballot. Here are the 136
words they wrote about us:

Michael Cloud of the Committee for Small Government said his group
collected about 100,000 signatures for the income tax repeal, "enough
of a cushion to blow back any challenge." When it last appeared on the
ballot in 2002, the initiative received more than 45 percent of the
vote. Cloud predicted it would pass next year, adding that the group
plans to spend $500,000 on ads for the initiative campaign, compared
with just $90,000 five years ago.

The initiative would decimate the state budget, chopping it from about
$28 billion to $17 billion, which was about the size of the state's
1995 budget, according to Cloud. He said the average household's
savings would be about $3,600 a year.

"If the legislators feel like they need more money, they can make
their case to the people," he said.

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"CONGRATULATIONS," WRITES CITIZENS FOR LIMITED TAXATION
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"The last time Carla and her Small Government organization put [the
END the Income Tax Initiative] on the 2002 ballot over the objections
of the Legislature, it garnered over 45 percent of the vote -- the
result of which probably kept Beacon Hill from even thinking about
hiking the income tax rate," wrote Chip Ford in the CLT Newsletter.

"What an achievement, in this 'busy people' climate!" wrote Barbara
Anderson in a message.

For 33 years, Citizens for Limited Taxation (CLT) has worked to
reduce, restrain, and restrict Massachusetts taxes. Under the
leadership of Chip Ford, Barbara Anderson, and Chip Faulkner, CLT has
been "the Voice of Massachusetts Taxpayers."

http://www.cltg.org/cltg/clt2007/07-11-24.htm


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KING CONSERVATION DISTRICT ELECTION

Citizens' Alliance for Property Rights urges you to get out and vote for Matt Livengood. You must go to one of the 7 polling places.

From the KCGOP Weekly Newsletter (email), Feb 1, 2007 ...

KING CONSERVATION DISTRICT ELECTION
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2007

Remember this election from last year? This is the one where all King County voters (except for the following five cities: Federal Way, Enumclaw, Milton, Pacific and Skykomish) are eligible but only seven polling places are open across the county. Last year Ron Sims tried to change the composition of the board by promoting an unqualified liberal candidate. He failed but he’s trying it again. Please support the incumbent, Matt Livengood by voting this Tuesday.

You can find the seven polling places here. Matt Livengood’s candidate questionnaire is here (PDF) and his opponent, Ron Sims’ candidate, Max Prinsen’s candidate questionnaire is here (PDF).

For more information:
http://www.kingcd.org
http://www.scc.wa.gov
425-277-5581 x103