Now that we have defeated the forces of evil socialism for the presidency, our NE Taxpayers for Freedom group is reconstituting our NE Taxpayers for Trump project, in which we lobby local, state, & national officials to support & promote the Trump Agenda. If you are interested in joining this noble effort, please reply to netaxayers@gmail.com and help Make America Great Again here in Nebraska!
Taxpayer
praise to all 7 Douglas County Commissioners who voted to lower the county
property tax levy 1/2c per $100 of valuation, after finding that the county
valuation increase averaged 11.5% instead of 9%. Although property owners still will pay more
property tax to the county because of inflation, Douglas Co. Commissioners made
an effort to ease the tax hike pain. Thank
them. Email netaxpayers@gmail.com to join our NTF
County Watch Project.
To all who now squawk &
holler about their property valuation/taxes rising after receiving their post
card notices: Taxing authorities already have set their property tax
rates. The time to contest your tax levy
was during the time that elected officials were preparing their annual budgets
& providing a public hearing for taxpayer comment. Plenty of time for homeowners to do budget
analysis. Email netaxpayers@gmail.com for info on How
to Monitor a Taxing Authority.
Southeast
Community College insulted property taxpayers by hiking its tax levy
immediately before a law removing most property taxing authority from community
colleges takes effect, replaced with state aid.
It added another insult to taxpayers by reversing itself & canceling
a scheduled event for conservative Sen. Kathleen Kauth. Urge your state senator to cut state funding
for SCC next legislative session. Email netaxpayers@gmail.com to join our NTF
Education Watch Project.
OPS, the largest school
district in the metro area, collects about 55%-60% of our total property taxes &
instructs over 50,000 students.
Yesterday, the district held its public budget hearing. Only 3 individuals, NE Taxpayers for Freedom
members, testified on the budget. If all
the homeowners who complain about their high property taxes attended school
board budget & other meetings, perhaps elected officials would pay more
attention to taxpayers. Email netaxpayers@gmail.com to join the
fight!
Thousands of rural & urban
property owners across the state loudly complain about their skyrocketing
property valuations that continue to increase annually. If all these complaining residents would
attend their local taxing authority public budget hearings & demand that
their elected officials lower the property tax levy to neutralize the valuation
hikes pending the next election, officials would listen. Email netaxpayers@gmail.com
for our budget speech template.
Property owners continue
to complain about skyrocketing property valuations, & rightly so! You can whine. Or, you can attend local taxing authority
public budget hearings in Aug. & Sept. & request elected officials to
ratchet down their property tax levy the same % as your valuation increased,
thereby neutralizing much if not all of your valuation subject to property
taxation. Email netaxpayers@gmail.com for a template to
use at hearings.
The Omaha City Council public
budget hearing is Tue. In the budget is
millions appropriated to the streetcar project. Despite the Mayor & city council assuring
taxpayers that city residents will not have to pay the streetcar bill, the local
transit authority, which already levies a property tax, easily could assume
responsibility for streetcar payments & stick a streetcar tax to Omaha
taxpayers. Email netaxpayers@gmail.com to fight a
streetcar tax.
Taxing authorities holding
upcoming public budget hearings do not publicize them well, purposely. They do not want taxpayers showing up to
demand that they lower their property tax levies to neutralize recent valuation
spikes. Don’t let elected officials get
away with saying they did not raise our property taxes by keeping the same tax
levy. See taxing entity websites for
budget hearing dates. Email netaxpayers@gmail.com for our budget
hearing testimony template.
During July-Sept., local taxing authorities, e.g., cities, school districts set their property tax levies. Because property valuations have skyrocketed, eroding a portion of our property tax credits, most will pay higher property taxes in 2023. Unless we convince elected officials to lower our property tax levy rate. NE Taxpayers for Freedom has developed a standard speech for those courageous enough to attend upcoming budget hearings & demand a levy drop. Email netaxpayers@gmail.com.
During July-Sept., local taxing authorities, e.g., cities, school districts set their property tax levies. Because property valuations have skyrocketed, eroding a portion of our property tax credits, most will pay higher property taxes in 2023. Unless we convince elected officials to lower our property tax levy rate. NE Taxpayers for Freedom has developed a standard speech for those courageous enough to attend upcoming budget hearings & demand a levy drop. E
The legislature removed most
property taxing authority from NE community colleges to offer property tax
relief. However, before that takes effect, a few community colleges like SE
Community College are increasing their property tax levies by 26% or more,
which, combined with valuation hikes, will increase property taxes by 50%+. This ruse also will increase their future
state funding. Contact your state
senator to financially penalize these taxing authorities in the 2024
session.
Today, 5 Nebraska
Taxpayers for Freedom members attended the Douglas Co. Board FY 2023-2024
budget hearing. 2 of us spoke. Only 8 members of the public present. If all the property owners who loudly
complain about their property taxes would have attended this meeting to demand
commissioners lower the tax levy to neutralize the valuation hikes,
commissioners might have paid attention.
But it’s easier to only complain.
Email netaxpayers@gmail.com
to do more than complain.
Beyond the July 4 fireworks,
picnics, & parades, I hope that taxpaying conservatives realize the
seriousness of the political & cultural war in America. Our Founding Fathers sacrificed much to bestow
upon us a constitutional republic. Now,
leftwing “progressives” & their moral degenerate allies plot to transform
our republic into a socialist/communist Sodom & Gomorrah. We can either be sheeple & meekly
surrender our country or fight to retain the freedoms we still enjoy and can
reclaim. Email netaxpayers@gmail.com to join the
fight!
Good
riddance to UN-O Chancellor Ronnie Green, who promoted Critical Race Theory all
over that institution, permeating every aspect of campus life. Unfortunately, his successor is the same
proponent of CRT diversity, equity, & inclusion. Thus, White students will feel like 2nd
class citizens on campus, made to feel guilt & shame. The NE university
system soaks up lots of tax $$, so we must elect aggressive conservative regent
candidates. Volunteers?
Opinion: A
crowd of children participated in the teacher union rally against opportunity
scholarships for underprivileged children.
This action proves that the teachers’ union is less interested in educating
our kids than indoctrinating them to be budding leftists. 55%-60% of our property tax dollars fund
public education. Decline to sign the
teachers’ union petition that would repeal opportunity scholarships. Email netaxpayers@gmail.com
to join our NTF Education Watch Project.
Although he
has not formally applied for the position, OPS acting superintendent Matt Ray
would be an excellent choice for permanent superintendent. Ray consistently has solicited and replied to
taxpayer inquiries about various OPS policies and management & pursued solid
strategic goals. This school district
desperately needs such commonsense leadership and vision. Lobby your OPS school board member to select
Matt Ray. Email netaxpayers@gmail.com to join our NTF
Education Watch Project.
OPS plans $2.2
billion in renovations for its schools.
It suffers a $1.4 billion deficit in its pension plan, its 2nd
billion $ shortfall caused by mismanagement & poor investment
decisions. The Legislature certainly
will not bail it out, & the teachers’ union, the beneficiary of this
generous pension plan, will balk. Count
on OPS to try to soak resident taxpayers to fund this pension debacle while its
academic scores plunge. Email netaxpayers@gmail.com to join our NTF
Education Watch Project.
NE citizens
must borrow $$, incur enormous debt, or sell homes in order to pay for dialysis
treatments. Yet, illegal aliens medically
rewarded with free dialysis treatments by merely showing up at hospital
emergency rooms. Illegals actually sneak
across the border to receive these treatments, not available in their home
countries. Lobby Cong. Don Bacon to sponsor legislation to stop this
travesty. Email netaxpayers@gmail.com to join our
Project Immigration.
Between 55% and 60% of our property tax dollars fund public schools. Taxpayers irate over pornographic books & sex-oriented clubs in our schools have a right to complain to elected school boards. Those who are brave enough to challenge school boards deserve strong support from others. Don’t be one of the sheeple. Learn how to monitor & lobby your school board. Email netaxpayers@gmail.com for details.
