Rep. Rachel Jones, a first-time Republican lawmaker from Tucson, believes once someone has paid off their house they shouldn’t have to worry about property taxes. But she acknowledged there are a bunch of practical questions with her legislation, including who would — or should — get a tax break.
By Howard Fischer || Capitol Media Services January 17, 2023
Rep. Rachel Jones, a first-time Republican lawmaker from Tucson, believes once someone has paid off their house they shouldn’t have to worry about property taxes. But she acknowledged there are a bunch of practical questions with her legislation, including who would — or should — get a tax break.
The way Rep. Rachel Jones sees it, once you’ve paid off your house you shouldn’t have to worry about property taxes.
But the first-term Republican lawmaker from Tucson acknowledged there are a bunch of practical questions with her legislation, including who would — or should — get a tax break. And she said her plan is probably going to need some major amendments to get any traction.
Jones, however, said she decided to swing for the fences and start out asking for everything, figuring that gives her lots of negotiating room.
“You go big,” she told Capitol Media Services.
Some of it, Jones said, is philosophical.
“It’s awful that you’re charged taxes on something you own,” she said. Jones said that would be like buying a couch, paying the sales taxes and then having to pay some sort of fee for possessing it.
But she said her focus actually is narrower.
