Rep. Rick Becker is a leading advocate for limited government in the North Dakota State Legislature.
Rep. Rick Becker (R – District 7) went on Facebook Live last night and discussed a variety of issues while making some cordial with chokecherries. Included in that social media discussion was the issue of property taxes. Based off of Rep. Becker’s comments, it sounds like North Dakotan’s can look forward to an initiated measure this year that will propose eliminating them.
You can watch for yourself, but not only does Becker discuss possible funding sources — that already exist — after the elimination of property tax, but he expressly refers to accomplishing it “this year” through an initiated measure.
This wouldn’t be the first time the issue has gone to a vote of the people. In 2012, a group known as Empower the Taxpayer put a measure to eliminate property taxes on the June ballot. Unfortunately, between the fear campaign against what was then known as Measure 2 and what has now proven to be empty promises of legislators to “fix” the property tax problem, the people voted down the effort.
T. Arthur Mason is a native North Dakotan who has spent nearly all of his life in the Peace Garden State. As the third of four children in Western North Dakota, Mason grew to appreciate family and the outdoors. Some of his fondest memories are annual deer hunts with family and friends.
In his early teenage years, faith became a central part of T. Arthur Mason's life. He and the majority of his family attend church together on a weekly basis and find this a fulfilling aspect of their lives.
Through the influence of his father, T. Arthur Mason became intrigued with politics. As a boy, he attended political events with his father and enjoyed the friendships that resulted as a byproduct of those political associations. As Mason grew older, he became convinced that the quote often attributed to Thomas Jefferson was true, "That government is best which governs least."
Today, T. Arthur Mason enjoys time with his wife and children, an occasional hunt, and an increasingly active life on the political scene. This blog is the fulfillment of a dream to design a web site in the realm of politics and to advocate for the principles of Liberty and constitutionally limited government.
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