Young Conservative Kid Asks For Help in Defeating Proposition A Tax Hike
Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 5:00 AM
John Burns, the 26-year-old treasurer for the Citizens for Better Transit, is asking for help.
Burns is leading the charge to defeat a proposal to bump the sales tax in St. Louis County.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported:
“Proposition A is an example of a socialist ballot initiative that would be perfect to fight against!” Burns, 26, of Shrewsbury, told the assembled crowd through a bullhorn. “That’s why I started Citizens for Better Transit. We need your help!”
Just as the Tea Party movement did on the national level a little over a year ago, Burns has emerged from nowhere to serve as one of the most recognizable faces of the opposition to Proposition A, which would raise the county sales tax by a half-cent to help fund the Metro transit agency.
Proponents of Proposition A have reported more than $500,000 in campaign contributions and more than 140 endorsements for the April 6 vote. Burns figures he will have about $150 in his campaign war chest.
Please help the kid out.
MONEY BOMB: Help Citizens for Better Transit Defeat Proposition A, the METRO TAX!!
DONATE NOW, PLEASE!!! We need YOUR help!! DONATE ONLINE AT www.stoptheprop.com
Dear Patriots,
As you know, Citizens for Better Transit has taken a stand against BIG GOVERNMENT in St. Louis. We’re working hard to defeat Proposition A, a regressive sales tax that hurts families through a massive tax increase, and reduces transportation options for the poor and elderly.
Our campaign DESPERATELY needs money for our last minute push for getting out the vote to defeat Prop A on April 6th.
The pro-tax campaign has us outgunned. We NEED YOUR HELP NOW. Don’t let these SOCIALIST CLOWNS DEFEAT LIBERTY.
We’re quickly becoming peasants. The government is bankrupting our country and squeezing the middle class dry through massive taxation on healthcare and a million other taxes…taxes like Proposition A, the Metro Tax.
On the local level, Prop A is a wasteful tax that hurts all of us. It’s a sales tax that increases the cost of groceries and darn near everything else.
PLEASE! Donate whatever you are able to donate. Every penny counts.
Bill Hennessy and theSt. Louis Tea Party Coalition are big supporters of Citizens for Better Transit.
Without YOUR HELP, we’re sunk. PLEASE donate now and tell your other friends in freedom to do the same.
Thank you!!! Remember, on April 6th, VOTE NO, on PROP A!
Thank you.
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NeoKong commented:
Do you know what the difference between you and the old lamestream media is Jim….?
When you use the power of your influence you do it to help people and leave a place better than you found it versus the corrupt MSM that push a dangerous political agenda that favors only a few politicians and works to take away people’s freedom.
You’re a good guy Jim.
You da’ man.
Chippy commented:
We need to ban together as all people. We need to get the word out that no one is free today after this HC bill was signed last week. It does not matter kind of skin color you have, it does not matter how much money you make. Obama and the socialist democrats sold ALL of us down the road to government serfdom. We are All not FREE anymore. In fact, we ARE slaves of the government. We have nobody to blame but ourselves for letting this atrocity to happen. We were all lied too by this pathetic administration. The MAN who owns you are the people in DC. So if anybody is upset about this countrys past in regards to slavery, we ALL are slaves now thanks to our wonderful president.
Opus #6 commented:
Low taxes is likely to win. People hate paying taxes.
Neo Kong, I agree. Jim rocks. We need the new media now more than ever.
Michael in MI commented:
Jim, great post, but I have one complaint…
Could you please not call a 26-year old a “kid”. That plays into the Liberals’ desires to define 26-year olds as kids in terms of healthcare.
Everyone in this country is a legal *adult* at 18 years of age. 26 years old is well into young adulthood.
It’s bad enough when the Liberals go around calling 18 year old men and women in the military “children” and “kids”, let’s not now also join them in calling 26 year olds “kids” for crying out loud.
Otherwise, keep up the good work, sir.
Pat the First commented:
Does St. Louis have a well-functioning mass transit system at this time? What is the purpose of this tax? I have lived in an area with a large and well-functioning mass transit system and paid taxes to maintain and grow it. It was necessary in that metro area.
Is mass transit necessary in St. Louis? I have only been there one time, and it was just for a short time. I never really saw the entire area.
Van commented:
Wow. John in a suit. Kinda like the Gulag outfit better… but I suppose this was a better fit for the circumstances.
Contributed and Money Bomb on my facebook.
BigJ commented:
A few years ago, a similar measure passed here in SoCal. We now have a 9.75% sales tax.
Chris R commented:
Sorry, this is actually a good idea. Not EVERY tax is bad. Vote yes!
(I’m a fiscal conservative, but one who supports mass transit)
Ian Christopher commented:
Recent RNC filings with the Federal Elections Committee reveal that the RNC had spent $1,946 on an edgy sexually themed Hollywood nightclub called Voyeur. The February expenditure documents also showed that the committee sprang for $17,000 in chartered plane fees and $12,000 in limousine expenses in February.
Pat the First commented:
Ian Christopher
March 30th, 2010 | 2:34 pm | #11
Recent RNC filings with the Federal Elections Committee reveal that the RNC had spent $1,946 on an edgy sexually themed Hollywood nightclub called Voyeur.
The person who put in for the reimbursement also is paying it back and someone lost his/her job.
Now, what isn’t being reported is that the DNC spent $10,000 at a club called Josephines in DC according to an RNC spokesman. But then it would be a surprise if was reported. By the way, Josephines is a strip club.
bg commented:
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Good Luck & Godspeed John Burns!!
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bg commented:
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Pat the First @ 3:15 pm #12
DNC Drops $10k At Risque Night Club
typical Dems = saints, Reps = sinners, gah!!
really sick of the stuck on STUPID Dem vs Rep
BS.. start holding “people” accountable period!!
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Steve L. commented:
I am conservative but I don’t believe we should punish an entire population to further a conservative cause. Transit is a service that deserves public support, just as public schools, public libraries and police and fire protection. I will vote yes on Proposition A. Standing on ceremony to further your own political interests does a disservice to your community and the conservative movement in general. A lot of people, including conservatives, will benefit from a better funded public transportation system. I support the TEA party in general, but not on this issue.