Sunday, September 15, 2013

Letter to the Editor....About Ranchers

   Dear Editor:

   This letter is not aimed at Calaveras County ranchers specifically, but to all of California. I have read a lot about how much these ranchers get in "welfare" and that is a bad practice.

   But the worst thing California has is called the "Williamson Act". This act has hurt Calaveras County and California more than any other law in recent times.

   What it did was, make it so the ranchers don't have to pay taxes on their land the same way the rest of us do. That way, they don't have to worry about getting a job or making enough money to keep their land.

   I oppose this whole idea. The state needs to put an end to the "Williamson Act" immediately and make these ranchers pay their fair share.

   When I see ranchers dare to come into the Board of Supervisors to complain about those who ARE paying taxes I get mad.

   Only losers don't pay their fair share of taxes, and at this point, you are losers. End the Williamson Act!!!

    Ed in Ebbetts Pass

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