Vote YES on Amendment 2
West Virginians Deserve A Win!
Let’s set the stage for lower taxes for working families and make West Virginia more business-friendly.
What is Amendment 2?
Amendment 2 sets the stage for much-needed tax reform benefitting families, current employers and manufacturers, and new businesses and families moving to the Mountain State. Amendment 2 costs taxpayers nothing but gives the legislature the authority to address critical tax policy at a time when schools and local governments can benefit from the fruits of responsible government.
With passage of Amendment 2, the state legislature can move to eliminate taxes on:
- Personal vehicles including cars, trucks, and ATVs
- Machinery and equipment
- Leasehold investments
- Computer equipment
- Inventory
West Virginians know eliminating the tax on our cars and trucks helps working families.
Even better, with over a $1 BILLION in surplus revenues Amendment 2 paves the way for tax relief with protections for local government budget, education, and other funding.
Vote YES on Amendment 2
Yes on the Second Amendment Question on the Ballot!
Think Of What Could Be!
A growing economy that attracts more manufacturing business to West Virginia will help existing manufacturing grow and expand here at home.
Amendment 2 can help move West Virginia to the front of the list for economic development.
- New jobs and career opportunities
- Stronger families
- Thriving communities
- Keeping more of our hard-earned money
With new jobs, we can grow our economy, keep taxes low, and provide more for our schools and local improvements.
West Virginians Deserve A
Make West Virginia First
Vote YES on Amendment 2
What Leaders are Saying
Tax on business inventory, machinery and equipment creates a barrier for economic investment and job growth in West Virginia. State and local leaders should work to eliminate this obstacle in the Mountain State. Supporting Amendment 2 helps clear the way for serious policy discussion.
Ed Gaunch
Fmr Secretary of Commerce
For West Virginia to promote the slogan once proudly displayed over entrances to our state – Open for Business – voters should vote YES on Amendment 2. Amendment 2 can mean a tax break on for West Virginians on personal vehicles, while helping to remove a competitive business barrier for investment in our state.
Kim Mack, Owner
Cyclops Industries
Amendment 2 opens the door to eliminating the tax on manufacturing equipment and inventory. This tax encourages manufacturing firms to locate elsewhere to avoid the tax. As such, elimination will remove an important barrier to economic development and make West Virginia more attractive to potential businesses.
John Deskins, Ph.D.
WVU Bureau of Business & Economic Research
Having a role in our state’s economic development efforts, I saw firsthand the difficulties certain policies place on West Virginia’s capacity for consistent investment and job growth. Saying yes to Amendment 2 provides a path to make us a more attractive option for industry leaders and provide increased opportunities for growth in every corner of the state.
Woody Thrasher
Chairman, The Thrasher Group
If you actually have read Amendment 2 and not just read about it but actually read it, what you find is it costs not one red dime...It costs not a penny to anyone at any level of government. It costs not a dime because passage of the amendment does nothing but give the Legislature the power to start considering options on some tax reform.
Roger Hanshaw
Speaker of the WV House of Delegates
"When it’s passed, and we believe it will pass, in November, then we’ve got to have a plan, because when it passes it comes with the expectations ... There is a commitment to making it so that our counties, our municipalities, our school boards, everybody is going to succeed, and you share the wealth together."
Craig Blair
WV Senate President
As a small business owner in West Virginia, it’s important to invest in our business and to stay competitive. With passage of Amendment 2, the Legislature can work to repeal this tax and help small businesses compete.
Mark Olivero
Small Business Owner
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