Bruce was recently named California’s citizen advocate of the year from the prestigious Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. He was recognized for the work accomplished as the President of the Sacramento Taxpayers Association (SacTax). Under Bruce’s leadership SacTax achieved a number of majors policy wins for the great citizens of the Sacramento region. These included: MeasureContinue reading “Bruce Named “Citizen Advocate” of the Year”
Category Archives: Taxation
Three Months of Observations – Lessons Learned
Good day, dear readers! I’m W. Bruce Lee, President of the Sacramento Taxpayers Association (SacTax) which is responsible for all of Sacramento County. My responsibility is to represent you, the taxpayers. You may have read earlier OpEds regarding the November 2020 sales tax increase ballot Measure M in Citrus Heights – which was wisely defeatedContinue reading “Three Months of Observations – Lessons Learned”
Transportation Ignores the People … Higher Taxes, Now? … Really??
This article first appeared in California Political Review on 7/2/20. Hey, are you aware of the half-cent sales tax increase proposed for Sacramento County on the November ballot to raise $8.4 billion over the next forty years for transportation purposes? It would make the countywide tax a whopping 9.25% – higher than 88 percent ofContinue reading “Transportation Ignores the People … Higher Taxes, Now? … Really??”
Opposition to Measure A Coalesces as Disparate Groups Align | Elk Grove News Podcast
On May 22nd, Bruce was interviewed by Elk Grove News about why he and the Sac County Residents Against Measure A are opposed to the sales tax that residents will be asked to vote on in November. Bruce explains the details of the tax and outlines the broad coalition of people and organizations mounting opposition.Continue reading “Opposition to Measure A Coalesces as Disparate Groups Align | Elk Grove News Podcast”
Sacramento Transit Authority, This is No Time to Move Ahead with a Tax Increase
Here’s an excerpt from an article Bruce wrote as the President of the Sacramento Taxpayers Association, as published in Fox and Hounds: Over the last month, the country has come to a complete standstill. In early March, at least ten California counties, including Sacramento, ordered their residents to “shelter in place” due to COVID-19: noContinue reading “Sacramento Transit Authority, This is No Time to Move Ahead with a Tax Increase”
Taxes Must Have a Rhyme and Reason
This article was originally published in the “CAPITOL BUSINESS : The Business-Government Connection” section of the Sacramento Union on May 30th, 1991. Tax, tax, who gets the tax? Like a deviation of the traditional children’s game of “button, button” – the business community, as all California, is trying to guess who is going to getContinue reading “Taxes Must Have a Rhyme and Reason”
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