Brown County, TX
Republican Party

2006 STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM

• Federal Tax Reform – Federal tax reform is required and any reform should support free enterprise, economic growth, be simple and fair and support job retention in the United States. The Internal Revenue Service is unacceptable to U. S. taxpayers! We urge that the IRS be abolished and the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution be repealed. We further urge that the personal income tax, inheritance (death) tax, gift tax, capital gains, corporate income tax, and payroll tax be eliminated. We recommend the implementation of a national retail sales tax, with the provision that a two-thirds majority of the U.S. House and U.S. Senate is required to raise the rate. Such reforms will encourage investment and economic growth. Such a sales tax plan must ensure that no one in America pays taxes of any kind on the necessities of life, ensuring opportunity and quality of life for low- and fixed-income Americans. We believe every tax at every level should be a separate and clearly visible billing to the taxpayer, regardless of type of tax, and of calculation method, so we support tax visibility in all forms. Tax deduction for private, parochial and home school – We support a Federal Tax deduction for expenses incurred for private, parochial and home schooling.
• Maintain Home Mortgage Deduction – We support the unlimited deduction of home mortgage interest for Federal Income Taxes.
• Permanent Tax Cuts – We urge Congress to make permanent the recent income tax reductions. We further commend Congress for extending the tax reductions.
• Telecommunications – We support the removal of regulatory roadblocks to greater investment in telecommunications infrastructure that would better serve Texas consumers and businesses and enable Texas consumers and businesses and enable Texas to compete with other states.
• State Tax Reform – We believe that Texans are overtaxed and strongly urge the legislature not to create any new tax or to increase any current taxes or fees. Specifically, we strongly oppose the creation of a state income tax or a state property tax – even to pay for education. We support a constitutional amendment providing a two thirds (2/3) super majority of both houses before any taxes or fees could be increased.
• Business Tax - We urge a timely review of HB3 of the 79th 3rd called session for its effect on business and support amendment to the passed bill to ensure fairness and effectiveness.
• Sales Tax and Tax Visibility – We believe every tax at every level should be a separate and clearly visible billing to the taxpayer regardless of the tax type or calculation method. We believe that a sales tax is the most visible, the most stable, the most equitable and the most simple for the taxpayer.
• Property Taxes – The Republican Party of Texas is in favor of abolishing property taxes. Until ad valorem taxes are abolished, we recommend that property valuations be fixed for a period of not less than three years following each revaluation. We believe that the Appraisal Boards should be elected by the people, and call for four board members to be elected by Commissioners Court precinct and one board member elected county-wide.
• Appraisal Cap – We support capping the annual increase in property appraisals at 3%. Internet Taxation – We oppose any taxation of the internet or internet services.
• Tolls on Existing Roads - We oppose tolls charged for traversing previously toll free roadways and disallow continued tolls except for maintenance on existing toll roads already paid for.
  
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