We Remember
What to know: We remember the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The TPPF take: First responders rushed up the stairs of the Twin Towers, even as everyone else rushed down.
“The sacrifices made on 9/11 and beyond speak a truth about America that the current crop of revisionist history books can’t cancel,” says TPPF board member Kevin Roberts. “Those sacrifices were made willingly. The best of America is still in its people—in its brave young men and women who enlist in the military or enroll in police and fire academies, in its men and women who face their fears and labor selflessly for their families, in the people who still come together to grieve the fallen and to demonstrate—again and again—that America remains the ‘last, best hope of Earth.’”
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Hammering Homeowners
What to know: The Comal County Commissioners’ Court adopted a tax rate that will raise the average homeowner’s tax bill by an eye-popping 24.6%. The huge tax hike prompted one resident to ask, “when is enough enough?”
The TPPF take: Tax-and-spend local officials need to be reined in.
“Comal County is a prime example of the lack of fiscal discipline that permeates local public finance today. That any Texas government is moving to raise taxes by 25% is a flashing red indicator that big, big changes are needed,” says TPPF’s James Quintero. “We need the Texas Legislature to step forward with bold reforms to curtail this tax-and-spend mentality.”
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The Great Dispersion
What to know: The affordability crisis is emptying America’s large cities.
The TPPF take: Democrat-led cities such as New York are doubling down on the bad policies that are resulting in their abandonment by working-class Americans.
“NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani announced plans this week to raise taxes on residents earning more than $1 million annually, raising corporate tax rates and instituting a city-wide rent freeze,” says TPPF’s Sherry Sylvester. “One more reason to be thankful we live in Texas.”
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