A Blueprint for Tax Freedom

April 17, 2025
Seal SD Liberty

Opinion: A Blueprint for Tax Freedom That Could Liberate Any State—If Progressives Don’t Sabotage It

South Dakota’s GRT Plan: A Liberty Revolution

South Dakotans, we’ve struck gold with the SEAL SD Liberty GRT plan. By 2027, we’re erasing $1.6 billion in property taxes, replacing them with a 2.5% Gross Receipts Tax that raises $1.8 billion—$200 million more than we need for schools, roads, and services (April 15, 2025, 20:21). That’s $3,000-$5,000 back in your pocket yearly in Rapid City, and ~$200M-$225M for our farmers, like those in Custer saving ~$3,900 each (April 15, 2025, 20:31). It’s the kind of tax freedom the Founding Fathers dreamed of—liberty from government overreach, pure and simple (March 26, 2025, 17:57).

But here’s the real kicker: this isn’t just South Dakota’s win. It’s a blueprint for any state where citizens are fed up with crushing taxes. And let’s be real—progressive socialists in deep blue states are going to hate it. Let’s dive in with a bit of snark, shall we?

Why Progressive Socialists Will Despise This Plan

Progressive socialists thrive on big government—it’s their happy place, where they can tax you into oblivion and call it “progress.” Our GRT plan? It’s their worst nightmare, a liberty-loving gut punch they’ll never see coming:

  • Oversight? They’ll Run Screaming: We’ve got DOGE-SD—South Dakota’s Department of Government Efficiency—watching every penny. Zero-based budgeting, public audits by March 31, and a seven-member citizen oversight board mean no shady spending (April 14, 2025, 14:00). In Custer, DOGE-SD saves ~$1.15M-$2.2M, keeping counties honest (Q1, April 15, 2025, 20:31). Progressives might faint—someone watchdogging their pet projects? Oh, the humanity!
  • Local Control? Not in Their Playbook: Counties like Rapid City and Custer keep their GRT funds—~$116.1M and ~$3.3M respectively—deciding for themselves what matters most (April 15, 2025, 20:31). State aid (~$66.5M-$142.5M) supports rural areas without strings attached (Q6, April 15, 2025, 20:31). Progressives will clutch their socialist manifestos—local control means less power for their centralized schemes. Sorry, comrades, we’re not your minions!
  • Tax Freedom? They’ll Have a Meltdown: We’re slashing $1.6 billion in property taxes, saving you ~$17,640 by 2034 on a $200,000 home (April 15, 2025, 21:26). Compare that to New Mexico’s GRT, which adds ~$500-$1,000/year to household costs while keeping property taxes (April 16, 2025, 06:31). Progressives might cry “class warfare”—how dare we let you keep your hard-earned cash instead of funding their latest “woke disaster” (April 14, 2025, 14:00)?

A Blueprint for High-Tax States—If They’ve Got the Guts

Deep blue states like California, New York, and New Jersey are taxing their citizens into the ground. California’s property taxes rake in ~$80 billion yearly, with a 0.76% effective rate—~$3,040/year on a $400,000 home (2023 CA Taxpayers Association). New York’s 1.72% rate means ~$6,880/year, and New Jersey’s 2.49% hits ~$9,960 (2023 Tax Foundation). Their citizens are begging for relief, but their progressive overlords love those tax dollars too much to let go.

Here’s where it gets fun: they could steal our blueprint—if they’ve got the guts to put liberty over control. Picture this:

  • California: Ditch that $80 billion property tax burden with a GRT. Their $2.2 trillion GDP could fund everything at our 2.5% rate, saving households ~$3,000/year (2023 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis). But Sacramento’s progressive socialists might have a meltdown over DOGE-SD audits—too much transparency for their taste!
  • New York: A GRT could erase their $6,880/year property tax on a $400,000 home, freeing up cash for families. Albany’s bureaucrats might scream “social injustice”—but only because they can’t stand the idea of you keeping your money!
  • New Jersey: With the nation’s highest property taxes at ~$9,960/year, a GRT could be a lifeline. Trenton’s progressive elite might clutch their pearls at citizen oversight, but Jersey folks could use this to demand real freedom.

Force Liberty on Elected Officials—Whether They Like It or Not

Here’s the snarky truth: progressive socialists in these states would rather tax you into the poorhouse than admit they’re wrong. They’ll fight oversight like it’s a personal attack—because it is! Who wants a watchdog sniffing out their wasteful spending sprees? Not them! But if citizens in California, New York, or New Jersey want relief from their sky-high taxes, they can grab our blueprint and run with it. Rally at the grassroots, demand transparency, and force elected officials to be liberty-minded—whether they like it or not. Start local, push for citizen oversight like our DOGE-SD, and make tax freedom happen, just like we’re doing in South Dakota. Join us at the Liberty Forum on April 19, 2025, to see how we’re leading the charge. Just saying—liberty doesn’t wait for permission!