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Here are some materials AHEAD used in 2007, in the fight against the proposed Gross Receipts Tax.
It is always helpful to call or visit your legislator, and to encourage your employees to do the same. A personal contact will have far more impact than any other action.
Letters to the editor are a very powerful tool.
Legislators read their local papers very closely, with an inside-baseball attention to every detail.
When a letter to the editor appears on an issue before them, it carries a lot of weight. It is more than simply the voice of the single person who wrote it; it represents all the people who read that paper and think about what appears in it.
An effective letter is short, direct and tells a personal story.
Take a look at the Talking Points and the Helpful Hints, and think for a moment about your own story. If you only had an elevator ride to tell your neighbor about the impact of this legislation on your business, what would you say? The more personal and specific you can be in your story, the more people will remember what you have to say.
Samples to refer to as you write for your local paper:
- Sample Letter to Editor #1 (Word)
- Sample Letter to Editor #2 (Word)
A bill to reinstate this law was reintroduced in Springfield this spring, but it was never called for a floor vote.
Thanks to all of you who voiced your opposition to your legislators!
