Word: antitaxers
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...Reagan to accept excise taxes as part of the trust fund for the transition of programs to the states. A week before his speech, Reagan agreed. But before he left for Camp David that weekend, he told his top aides that he had decided to stick with his own antitax instincts...
Dean Hazel, 28, a General Motors worker who has been a leader in the antitax movement, claims that the income tax is unconstitutional (incorrect) and that the Flint IRS office lacks the manpower to prosecute so many tax evaders at once (correct, as even the IRS concedes). But the agency has sent warnings to 1,100 people claiming unusual numbers of dependents. "Terror tactics," scoffs Hazel. "The IRS depends on fear." (Correct.) As of last week almost one-half of those receiving letters had asked their employers to resume the proper withholding...
Atiyeh, the son of Syrian immigrants, will be the nation's first Governor of Arab descent. In a vigorous grass-roots campaign, he traveled 40,000 miles, relentlessly calling for tax relief for homeowners. Straub apparently misread the antitax mood until very late in the campaign. Said Atiyeh after his victory: "I think the phrase from the movie Network covers what I've been hearing during this campaign: 'I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more...
...government-spending questions dominated the plebiscites. Almost everywhere, the antitax forces won. Idaho and Nevada placed constitutional ceilings on property taxes, and Arizona limited state spending to 7% of its residents' total personal income. Texans not only cut property taxes by about $500 million, but also barred their legislators from increasing outlays faster than the state's economic growth. Massachusetts overwhelmingly approved a complex measure designed to prevent sharp boosts in residential property taxes. Declared Arizona State Senator Ray Rottas, the G.O.P. sponsor of his state's winning proposal: "The message is simple. Taxpayers want rampant spending brought under control...
Indeed, the antitax spirit often seemed strong even where measures were technically defeated. Michigan voters refused to okay a 50% rollback in property levies, but approved a modest limit on state spending. Tax relief failed in Oregon, but only because voters split their support almost equally between two anti-tax amendments; as a result, neither polled the simple majority required for passage. Only in Nebraska, Colorado and Maryland were antitax and spending proposals clearly rejected...