Putting Taxpayers First
What to Know: Several cities in northeast Tarrant County “are adopting property tax rates for the upcoming fiscal year at or below the no-new-revenue rate.” By doing so, these cities are lowering property tax bills for countless homeowners, businesses, and renters.
The TPPF Take: Conservative city officials are putting taxpayers first.
“Conservative city officials are proving that you can have good government and lower taxes. They are not mutually exclusive,” says TPPF’s James Quintero. “Every city official in Texas ought to take note of what’s happening in northeast Tarrant County and follow suit by adopting the no-new-revenue tax rate—or something lower.”
For more on local taxes, click here.
Student Loans
What to Know: Even the Washington Post says President Biden’s student loan plan is a “regressive, expensive mistake.”
The TPPF Take: Biden’s plan will make student loan debt worse, not better.
“Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan would make the student loan problem worse. First, students will take out even more debt from now on, under the reasonable belief that they won’t have to pay all of it back thanks to future rounds of forgiveness,” says TPPF’s Andrew Gillen. “Second, colleges will respond by raising tuition, since their students are now less price-sensitive. The combined effect of these will be to create even more student loan debt.”
For more on student loans, click here.
Mail-In Ballots
What to Know: Why is the U.S. Postal Service opening a new mail-in ballot division? Is it really to ensure the “swift and secure delivery of ballots for the 2022 midterm election,” as officials claim?
The TPPF Take: USPS unions give heavily to Democratic candidates, TPPF’s Chuck DeVore told Fox News’ Tucker Carlson recently.
“Democrats love mail-in ballots because you can send people to the house of voters and help them fill out the ballot and make sure that they vote for the ‘right’ people,” Chuck said. “So what happens with mail-in ballots, Tucker, is you lose the secrecy of the ballot.”
For more on mail-in ballots, watch Chuck’s interview with Tucker Carlson here.