March 6, 2005

Revolting!

The Tennessean profiles the role of Tennessee Tax Revolt in the upcoming debate over raising property taxes in the city of Nashville. The story is even-handed in its treatment of the organization, which grew out of the protests against a state income tax in 1999-2002 (a story chronicled in this fine book). However, the paper ignored - or simply isn't aware of - the role that Tennessee Tax Revolt played over the last week or so in publicizing and hampering efforts in the state legislature to pass legislation that would make it easier for county commissions to raise wheel taxes and strip the right citizens now have to defeat such tax increases via a successful petition drive and referendum.

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