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August 3rd, 2004:
Libertarians Call for 365-Day Sales Tax Holiday
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Patrick Dixon, Libertarian Party State Chair: 512-771-3936 tclppatjdixon@earthlink.net
Wes Benedict, Libertarian Party Executive Director: 512-442-4910 wes220@aol.com
Kris Overstreet, Libertarian Party Media Coordinator: 936-685-4992
(cell 936-425-6523) redneck@wlpcomics.com
While state government officials in Austin praise the savings families will realize from the annual Sales Tax Holiday beginning August 6th, the Libertarian Party of Texas believes the three-day holiday doesn't go far enough.
"The popularity of the tax holiday demonstrates clearly that a healthy economy is promoted by lower taxes, and that people do not appreciate paying higher prices to fund government bureaucracies," said Pat Dixon, state chairman of the Libertarian Party.
"The officials in Austin – both Republicans and Democrats – regard the Sales Tax Holiday as a gift for their constituents," added Kris Overstreet, Polk County chair for the Libertarian Party of Texas. "They seem to have forgotten that the money taken in sales taxes doesn't belong to them – it belongs to the people."
The Libertarians pointed out two points which made the sales tax holiday unsatisfying to them:
* The Sales Tax Holiday, instituted to aid families in preparing children for school, lasts only three days out of a 366-day year. "Families don't stop being families for 363 days – they're families year round," Overstreet said.
* The Sales Tax Holiday only applies to a limited group of goods – generally children's clothing and school supplies. "The Sales Tax Holiday deceives people by its name," said Overstreet, "into thinking that all their purchases this weekend are tax-free – which is the farthest thing from the truth."
In general, the Libertarian Party feels that the holiday is a good thing – but it doesn't go far enough. Libertarians call for state government to cut wasteful spending, stop borrowing money through the issue of bonds, and cut the sales tax all the year, on all products – not just for one weekend.
"If voters want a permanent, year long tax holiday, they can help by putting Libertarian candidates in office this November," said Dixon.
The Libertarian Party will field over seventy candidates in the general election in November, including Presidential candidate Michael Badnarik. These candidates support the Libertarian Party of Texas platform, which says in part, "...we seek to reduce government spending to an absolute minimum, reduce taxes to match, and explore means of funding vital government functions without taxation."
Libertarian Party candidates that will appear on the November General Election ballot in Texas can be found online at LPTexas.org/candidates.shtml
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