End Property Taxes!!!
TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO END
PROPERTY TAXES IN NEBRASKA!!!
ACT FAST!
SIGN OUR PETITION
BY JUNE 24TH
TO END PROPERTY TAXES!
THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE
DON'T WAIT.
We have a real solution
Property taxes give the government a permanent lien against your property.
The EPIC Option petitions will allow Nebraska voters to vote to ELIMINATE property – personal income – inheritance – sales – corporate income taxes on the November 2024 ballot.
EPIC Provides Full Funding
A 7.5% consumption tax on new retail products and services will replace the five current burdensome taxes
AND FULLY FUND all Nebraska state – city – county government budgets and 244 public school budgets.
EPIC Consumption Tax
All Nebraska residents will pay their fair share
of consumption tax when they decide to buy new retail consumer products and services.
There is no consumption tax on used goods like
cars – furniture – clothes, which will help stretch
the budgets of low-income households.
There will be no consumption tax on groceries.
Where Can I Sign The Petition?
Here is the list of businesses you can go to right now
to sign our petition to end property taxes:
In Lincoln: Big Shots Gun Range
In Bellevue: Affordable Computer Repair
In Papillion: 706 Hogan Drive. John: 402-215-4217
In Grand Island: Express Signs
In Hastings: Farmers Insurance - Larry Schanaman
In Norfolk: Henkel Oil Co
In Columbus: Penne Screen Printing & Signs
In Sidney: Kisst Organic Health Store
In Tekamah: Lee Valley Farm Equipment
In Chadron: Martin's Gun Repair
In Ogallala: Mirror & Mirror Hair Studio
In Bridgeport: Good Neighbor Pharmacy
In Valentine: Plus One Manufacturing
In Red Cloud: Fat Fox's Kitchen
In Sterling: 61260 734 Rd. Troy Wentz: 402-866-0090
Things to know ABOUT GETTING RID OF PROPERTY TAXES
MYTH #1 (False): The EPIC Option would expand the tax base only to individuals.
TRUTH: The EPIC Option would EXPAND the tax base to include all government agencies and non-profit organizations. In fact, as of 6/8/2024, Nebraska has a $49 Billion Tax base, after EPIC Option is approved, THE NEW TAX BASE WILL BE $162 Billion - of which $11.6 Billion revenue will cover schools & government!
MYTH #2 (False): The EPIC Option forces those on fixed income to make hard choices.
TRUTH: Those on a fixed income would pay no income taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, or inheritance taxes. Further, those on a fixed income are more likely to buy used goods which are NOT taxed. Under the current tax code, those on a fixed income cannot plan for their rising property taxes. We can save those on a fixed income once EPIC Option is approved!
MYTH #3 (False): The EPIC Option impedes free market economics.
TRUTH: NO. This is the ONLY tax which can never over-tax the people. It operates on a pay-as-you-go basis. Under the current tax code, the government goes shopping first and sends the bill to the taxpayer, regardless of his or her ability to pay. Under the EPIC Option, the taxpayer would go shopping first and the government would have to live off of what he or she spends at the store.
MYTH #4 (False): The EPIC Option does not build communities.
TRUTH: People would have more money in their pockets to pour into their communities. The EPIC Option does not change any current funding to the social or community programs.
MYTH #5 (False): The EPIC Option would require a rate of 15% or higher.
TRUTH: The false myth above is based on a faulty study from the Open Sky Institute produced 3 years ago by the Institute on Tax and Economic Policy (ITEP). The study fails for 3 reasons:
1. It is not a study on the EPIC Option.
2. It is a static, not dynamic study.
3. The study failed to factor in $75 billion in taxable sales due to the elimination of all the current sales tax exemptions.
The Beacon Hill Institute published their dynamic study of the EPIC Option in February 2023 and concluded that the tax rate could be set at 7.23% and still be revenue neutral.
That study is available online at : www.epicoption.org
MYTH #6 (False): The EPIC Option shifts the burden of taxation onto lower and middle income families.
TRUTHS: Those who are wealthy would pay more consumption taxes than those who are poor because they have more disposable income. Those with less income are more likely to purchase used good which would not be subject to the EPIC Option Consumption Tax programs.
MYTH #7 (False): There is no guarantee that landlords would lower their rates.
TRUTH: Yes there is. The law of supply and demand would cause landlords to compete with each other in order to attract the best tenants.
Families who currently rent a home or an apartment have their rents continuously raised on them because their rents are tied to the landowner's ever-increasing property values & property taxes. Once these taxes are repealed, the incentive for landlords to raise their rents would go away.
No more property taxes
MEANS you
finally own your land!
WE ARE THE BEST option
get your money back that you deserve!
sign now!
Taxes Increases Yearly
You know your property taxes go up yearly, in the past year, Tax Valuations for most Nebraskans have increased by 10% to 20% to 30% or more!
If you don't sign this petition, next your they will increase again, or you may be moving out of state because it will cost too much money to keep your house.
Finally Own Your House!
As long as property taxes exist, the government owns your property (home or land) forever. No more property taxes means you finally are entitled the TRUE American dream.
"I moved to Missouri because my $300k house valuation increased to $497k and there was NO way I could pay the property taxes."
~ Jill Smith, former resident of Omaha.
THE LEADERSHIP
Mark Bonkiewicz
Statewide Director
Brenda Bickford
Board Member, Central Volunteer Regional Director
Rob Rohrbough
Eastern Regional Director
Kyle Haddock
Social Media
Allan Pettit
Grass Roots Marketing
Endorsed by industry leaders
What Nebraska
is Saying about us
Quotes from Statewide Leaders
"Our current Nebraska tax structure is broken beyond repair. There have been thousands of legislative bills over the past 30 years to exempt more products to tweak the tax system. The result is we have no cap on spending and over 100 carve outs due to the lobbyists. The people in charge like our current system because they have the power to pick winners and losers for TIF Financing, the Nebraska Advantage Act, and ImagiNE Act. EPIC Option is the ideal solution because the people decide how much they will pay in taxes when they buy retail products and services. Then the government and public schools have to live within the tax dollars that have been collected."
SENATOR STEVE ERDMAN
(Bayard, NE)
"As long as property taxes exist, no one owns their property because the government has a permanent lien on homes, farms, and ranches. My proof is that the government will sell your property if you don’t pay your property taxes for three years. EPIC Option will ensure all of us will truly own our property because government can’t sell your property because property taxes have been eliminated by a vote of the people."
SENATOR STEVE HALLORAN
(Hastings, NE)
“[EPIC Option] takes the boot off the throat of the economic engine that creates security for all the citizens of the state.”
— Daniel J. PIlla, tax-litigation specialist.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Will Epic Option impede free market economics?
No. This is the ONLY tax which can never over-tax the people. It operates on a pay-as-you-go basis. Under the current tax code, the government goes shopping first and sends the bill to the taxpayer, regardless of his or her ability to pay. Under the EPIC Option, the taxpayer would go shopping first and the government would have to live off of what he or she spends at the store.
Will the Epic Option create a bureaucracy when it sets up the Budget Equalization and Review Board?
The Budget Equalization and Review Board closely resembles how the budgeting process worked in Nebraska prior to 1967 . Moreover, The EPIC Option would eliminate vast areas of bureaucracy within state government. For example, the entire income tax division, property assessment division, and inheritance tax division of the Nebraska Dept. of Revenue would all be dissolved and go away.
Will the EPIC Option move control of budgets to the Legislature?
The regional representative on the Budget Equalization and Review Board would not be allowed to alter a county budget. Instead, the regional rep, along with the Secretary and the State Auditor, may ask a county board to fix their budget. ONLY when time runs out on Oct. 15th does the bill give authority to a regional rep to fix a county budget. The state needs to operate the same way as a private citizen. The EPIC Option would force lawmakers to pay attention to the state of the economy instead of just needlessly spending taxpayer dollars.
Office: 813 West 3rd Street, Hastings NE 68901
Call (402) 490-8612
Email:
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Site: epicoption.info