Stop Gov. Riley’s Tax Increase!

Despite the recent federal tax cut, citizens of Alabama should not count on having more money in their pockets if Governor Bob Riley has his way. That’s because Gov. Riley wants to raise taxes. He’s called a special session of the Alabama legislature to try and push through ten bills that, combined, will hike taxes by about $1.3 billion. This would be the largest tax increase in Alabama’s history!

The truth is that Alabama does have a large budget deficit, but that’s because the state government spends too much. Rather than cutting wasteful and extravagant spending, state politicians have instead decided to tax everything from new homes to vending machines.

Write your state representatives and Governor Riley to tell them to oppose these new tax increases.