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MattP

(3,304 posts) Thu Jun 30, 2016, 04:42 PM Jun 2016

Howard Jarvis sending out fake tax notices, is this even legal? asking to sign a petition

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Howard Jarvis sending out fake tax notices, is this even legal? asking to sign a petition (Original Post) MattP Jun 2016 OP

THAT is up to the regulating authorities to determine, but if no money is asked to be sent, maybe no tonyt53 Jun 2016 #1

Dead people shouldn't be allowed to do that :) pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #2

No disclaimer does say HJTA in small print MattP Jun 2016 #3

My mother got one of those, she was super pissed off and saved it and showed it to me. Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #4

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)

1. THAT is up to the regulating authorities to determine, but if no money is asked to be sent, maybe no

Reply to MattP (Original post)

Thu Jun 30, 2016, 05:36 PM

Jun 2016

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

2. Dead people shouldn't be allowed to do that :)

Reply to MattP (Original post)

Thu Jun 30, 2016, 06:10 PM

Jun 2016

As Jarvis has been dead for 3 decades, I suspect it's from the anti-tax group he founded.

What's the petition? Is this about the new fire service fees for certain areas? The group has a class action lawsuit going over that.

Usually these kinds of mailings have disclaimers on the envelope and the letter stating that they have no connection to the government.

MattP

(3,304 posts)

3. No disclaimer does say HJTA in small print

Reply to MattP (Original post)

Thu Jun 30, 2016, 06:20 PM

Jun 2016

The petitiom is a b.s. support prop 13 send money and join hjta and how they only lost one tax fight they fail to mention that tax increase saved Ca and they claimed it would make everything horrible

Starry Messenger

(32,342 posts)

4. My mother got one of those, she was super pissed off and saved it and showed it to me.