PENNSYLVANIA'S FILM TAX CREDIT IS THREATENED
AND SO ARE YOUR JOBS
AND YOUR BUSINESSES

SIMPLE FACTS:

- PA'S ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE PLANNING TO CUT THE $75M A YEAR PROGRAM TO $49M

- EVERY DOLLAR OF THE $49M IS ALREADY SPENT ON SHOWS EITHER COMPLETED OR SHOOTING NOW IN PA

- A $49M FILM TAX CREDIT IN THIS BUDGET MEANS NO NEW FILMMAKERS WILL CHOOSE PA BETWEEN NOW AND THE 2011 BUDGET

- AND THERE WILL BE NO NEW WORK

- PA WILL HAVE TO PAY YOU, YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS, YOUR NEIGHBORS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALL PENNSYLVANIANS WILL SUFFER

TAKE ACTION NOW!

1. EMAIL YOUR GOVERNOR AND YOUR PA LEGISLATORS WITH THE FOLLOWING LINK

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Dear Elected Officials:

I LIVE AND WORK IN PA AND MY FAMILY'S (AND OR MY FRIENDS'/NEIGHBORS') LIVELIHOOD DEPENDS ON THE FILM INDUSTRY. A CUT IN THE FILM TAX CREDIT TO $49 MILLION OR LESS MEANS THAT I WILL BE COLLECTING UNEMPLOYMENT IN PA INSTEAD OF PAYING TAXES.

A PA FINANCED STUDY OF THE FILM TAX CREDITS SAID THAT OUR PROGRAM CREATED 4,000 NEW JOBS IN ONE YEAR. AN ANNUAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT COSTS PA $14,500 PER PERSON. IF ONLY 2,000 OF US LOSE OUR JOBS OVER THE CUT TO THE TAX CREDITS, PA WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT $29 MILLION IN UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. AND THE TAXES WE PAY TO THE STATE WILL BE FURTHER REDUCED.

PLEASE, STIMULATE JOBS WITH THE $75 MILLION TAX CREDIT NOW.

RESPECTFULLY, ____________

2. CALL YOUR GOVERNOR AND YOUR PA LEGISLATORS AND TELL THEM TO FULLY FUND THE FILM TAX CREDIT