TPA YES! RLC joins Florida tax (and spending) revolt
Tuesday, 29 January 2008 23:59 | 
Written by R.B. Lee | 
After a frenzy of spending by county governments over the past half decade, taxes in Florida are at an all-time high. As a result, a tax revolt is brewing across the state -- and the RLC is part of it.
At a state board meeting following the Jan. 26 Americans for Prosperity Summit in Orlando (see story below), the RLC endorsed the concept of the Taxpayer Protection Amendment (TPA) as outlined by the James Madison Institute and committed itself to pursuing its adoption in 2008. In doing so, the RLC is joining a growing statewide coalition for serious property tax and spending reform.
Grover Norquist, Philip Blumel and Rep. Tom Feeney; RLCFL Chair Lisa Bullion
In its annual grassroots lobbying trip to the capitol in Tallahassee in mid-March, RLCers from around the state will meet with Republican leadership in both houses and the governor's office to press for a TPA. As currently conceived, the TPA would limit the increase in spending to the growth in inflation and population, a recipe for restraint that would have prevented the current spending crisis and will prevent the next one.
R.B. Lee and Armando Grundy; Steven Burden at RLC table and with Neal Connor
All RLCers are encouraged to read the James Madison Institute Backgrounder #54 to educate themselves about the problem and proposed solution, the TPA. Feel free to order additional copies of this publication for distribution at your monthly Republican club meetings.