“Tax The Rich” is an idea approved by more and more people across the political spectrum according to multiple polls taken in 2019.
Right now we have a very real chance to move this popular idea forward. California passed Prop 13 in 1978, flattened property tax for residents and corporations, and unfortunately started an overall “tax revolt” which has benefited the super-wealthy for more than 40 years while pretending to help the rest of us.
The key thing for everyone to know is that this Prop 13 reform does not affect residential property — not homeowners, not renters, not even second homes, vacation homes, or even luxury complexes owned by large corporations, and it helps small businesses.
WHAT CAN WE DO NOW?
- Sign the paper petition. If you signed one before October, it was an earlier version, and you can now sign the revised measure entitled “The California Schools and Local Communities Funding Act of 2020.”
- Do not sign it twice. Remember the image of a school house on the petition form and/or the words “INCREASES FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS” at the top.
- Collect signatures. Volunteer to collect signatures via https://www.evolve-ca.org/volunteer-sign-up or https://www.schoolsandcommunitiesfirst.org/volunteer. The best time is now before the middle of December.
- Ask people to vote YES in November 2020. Tell them it does not affect any residential property.
WHAT’S THE MESSAGE?
The message is that this Prop 13 reform will “make large corporations pay their fair share” and “close the corporate loopholes of Prop 13.” Before 1978, residential and commercial property tax totals were about 50/50. Now residential shoulders 72% of the property tax responsibility while commercial gets away with only 28%. Disneyland is one of many glaring examples: the average homeowner is paying 8 times the rate Disneyland pays in property taxes.
PEOPLE CAN WIN AGAINST MONEY!
“Tax The Rich” is an idea whose time has come, and California can help move this idea along by passing Prop 13 reform in November 2020. Big Money has already started to spread its misrepresentations and downright lies. Here are some real FACTS.
This win can provide an inspiring example across the USA of people winning against big money. Sign the petition, collect signatures, and be sure to tell people it does not affect any residential property at all!