Why Proposition 406 Matters

For the last 13 years, Gilbert budget planners have forecasted large multi-million dollar deficits. Magically, the Town ended either with a surplus or very small deficit each year. Each year some of our elected officials make the case to raise some sort of tax whether it’s a primary property or sales tax or Use Tax. Taking a moment to reflect on the history of Gilbert budgeting has great importance on our current election.

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Prop 406 – Linda Abbott & Co.’s Sales Tax Increase

After the 6/30/2009 taxes were rescinded on 8/11/2009 by a unanimous vote of the Council (see “The Taxes are Rescinded! For Now”), Council Member Abbott resumes beating the drum for a committee made up of citizens to help Abbott & Co. (including incumbent candidates for re-election Dave Crozier and Les Presmyk, plus John Sentz and Steve Urie) figure out how to cut spending and generate revenue for the Town.

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Don’t be Fooled by John Sentz

There’s an old adage: “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.”  When John Sentz first ran for Gilbert Town Council back in 2009, he fooled the Gilbert Small Business Alliance (GSBA). He convinced them that he was pro business. They believed him and endorsed him for Gilbert Town Council. And then, two weeks before the election, he declared his support for tax increases.  Once elected, he immediately glommed on to the powerful RINO Council majority (Councilmembers Abbott, Crozier, Presmyk, and Urie) and turned his back on the Gilbert Small Business Alliance.

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Steve Urie: Quotes & Votes II

On 11/13/2007, former Gilbert Councilmember Steve Urie voted to bring in SEIU (Service Employees International Union). Recently, this Union called for a boycott of Arizona, due to the passage of SB 1070. No one in the local Gilbert SEIU denounced the boycott, even when asked to do so by Jared Taylor.

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