The Other Brooks Brothers and Their Sister, Too. — “Suddenly-relevant”

NoHomeTax.org, a Charleston-based grassroots organization that worked with others for recent property tax reform measures, launched a new radio ad calling on the General Assembly to improve the state’s property tax structure.

With a fictional reporter questioning an equally fictional “Representative Seesaw” at a press conference, the subject revolves around NoHomeTax.org’s belief that South Carolina property taxes remain too high and that the legislature seems to be out of touch with taxpayers.

According to the ad which is running in each of the state’s major media markets, “A number of legislators are considering an improved property tax relief plan.”

The ad’s reporter claims that through an additional 1 cent sales tax the plan will:

• Completely eliminate homestead taxes
• Eliminate point-of-sale assessments
• Give new relief to all 4% and 6% properties.

The group promises to post the names of legislators who support and oppose H.4784 along with members’ home and Columbia contact information.

While the May 1 crossover deadline passed last week (meaning that after May 1, any bill passed in one chamber requires a two-thirds vote from the other chamber before it can be debated), NoHomeTax.org officials hope that pressure on legislators will help the bill move quickly and that its proponents can generate enough support to have the bill heard and voted on by both houses.

– Wilson Charles