Believes the property tax system in Pennsylvania must be reformed. It’s an inequitable and regressive system for funding our public schools.
Rejects the proposal for reform of the property tax system proposed by Tom Mehaffie, Scott Wagner and their Republican colleagues in Senate Bill 76.
The Republican plan will raise your state personal income tax by 61%, from 3.07% to 4.95%.
The Republican plan will raise your sales taxes by a minimum of 17%, from 6% to 7% and extend the sales tax to essential items such as daycare, diapers, caskets, certain legal services, funeral home services, certain foods plus many other items not now taxed.
The Republican plan will shift the tax burden for funding schools from corporations to families.
The Republican plan will take local control from local school boards and place it in a state-run board.
Supports a common-sense approach to reforming Pennsylvania’s property tax system according to the following principals:
Provides adequate funding for Pennsylvania’s public schools.
Maintains local autonomy and control.
Provides property tax relief to those most burdened by the tax, such as the elderly and low-income homeowners.
Will work with Governor Wolf in the coming legislative session to see that such a common-sense plan is developed and passed by the General Assembly.
