Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

To: Our thousands of supporters throughout the state (cc'd to the media, house & senate members, and Governor)

From: Tim Eyman, Jack Fagan, & Mike Fagan, initiative co-sponsors

RE: Meat & potatoes -- that's what we need for I-1185 to succeed

Got a phone call from a supporter recently offering to help. He talked about his experience speaking before groups, building bridges between Democrats and Republicans, and other organizational skills. I told him that any offer to help is appreciated, but at this stage of the campaign -- the signature gathering drive -- what we need exclusively is 'meat and potatoes': signatures and money.

It's not complicated. With financial resources, we can hire more people to gather signatures and we can mail more petitions to supporters. The more volunteer signatures we receive, the closer we get to qualifying the initiative on the ballot. Signatures and money -- money and signatures.

To be successful, we need everyone -- from now until July 6th -- to focus on ways to get signatures and raise funds.

I'm calling and meeting with supporters every day and Jack & Mike are busting their butts processing petitions and checks and credit card donations. Raising funds for signature gathering is the most important. It's the lifeblood of this effort.

This year's initiative makes it tougher for government to increase ANY tax. Tougher to raise property taxes, harder to raise sales taxes, gas taxes, business taxes, death taxes, utility taxes, liquor taxes, cigarette taxes, or create and impose new taxes like state income taxes or capital gains taxes. It ought to be tough for them to take more of the people's money.

Help us make this initiative a success (and help pay back Tim’s leftover loan to I-1053 from a 2nd mortgage on his home). Please send us a donation for $10, $25, $50, $100, $250, $500, $1000, $2500, $5000 or more (there are no limits on how much can be given). Please consider a monthly pledge. You can make a secure PayPal / VISA / MC contribution by clicking on the Donate button below.

This is the most effective counter-offensive to Olympia's tax-raising agenda. It's the right proposal for the right time. Help make it happen. FULL STEAM AHEAD!

Sincerely, Tim Eyman, Jack Fagan, & Mike Fagan, Fighting for Taxpayers for 15 Years, ph: 425-493-9127, email: tim_eyman@comcast.net

P.S. There are thousands of politicians, bureaucrats, lobbyists, and special interest groups working each and every day to raise your taxes. Shouldn't there be at least one person, one team, one organization that fights to lower your taxes? Please help us so we can continue our successful efforts on behalf of taxpayers.