$1.03 per year

$1.03 per year-Would you help a National Guardsman deployed to (out of state) active duty for that amount? Utah Senate Majority “Leader” Scott Jenkins (R) will not. Instead, he states that we have done enough for our National Guard Troops, According to the “leader” of the Senate majority party, we do more than enough for our Guardsmen, after all, we provide them uniforms, allow the families to shop at the PX (basically allowing them not to pay state sales tax) and we even give them some aid for education. Heck, Senator, we even provide them with all the hot lead and IED’s they want!
State Senator Luz Robles (D) introduced SB116 (and SB116S01), which would extend our current state Military Exemptions for active duty military to include Utah National Guard members. This would enable a Utah State Consitional amendment to be placed before the voters, allowing the citizens of Utah to decide if homeowners should give this minuscule amount to exempt members of the Guard from property taxes while they are on active duty for 200 or more consecutive days. The cost to the homeowners would be $1.03 for a residence of approximately $200,000 valuation. $1.03 per year-less than a fast-food hamburger- to give some aid to our men and women in harms way? And the Republican Senate Leader says no? This slap in the face to our National Guard troops, from a Senator who has the right to State-funded health insurance –for life if he is an elected official for 10 years? This- from a Senator who wants to exempt private country clubs from state sales tax? (SB96, passed, sponsor-Senator Scott Jenkins)
$1.03 per year. Senator that is less than the sales tax on the user fees for a country club.
This is NOT “leadership.”
I’ll proudly give this amount for our National Guard Troops! And I call on Senator Jenkins to do the same. (But-he already has said he won’t)
Here is Senator Jenkins’ speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BlZbsJ5ycc&feature=youtu.be

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