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Missouri families are being squeezed by soaring property assessments and top-down pressure from an unelected State Tax Commission (STC). Local assessors—who answer to voters—are being pushed to hit a 90–110% of market value “ratio,” often through Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) that lock counties into blanket year-over-year hikes. The result? Higher tax bills based on paper gains homeowners haven’t realized and may never see in their bank accounts. If Missourians bristled when national politicians floated taxing “unrealized gains” on stocks, we should feel the same when our homes are treated like tradable assets. Until you sell—or cash out with a new mortgage—those increases aren’t income. They’re numbers on paper. No one should lose their home because they can’t afford their property taxes. What’s happening now Want to see where counties stand? Check our live tracker of which counties have been pushed to sign MOUs:👉 https://act4mo.info/countymou.html This treats homeowners like day-traders When Washington progressives proposed taxing unrealized gains, people erupted—because it violates a basic fairness principle: income is realized when you sell or cash out. Yet the same logic is being applied to Missourians’ homes. Your family doesn’t get to spend a Zillow estimate. You pay your mortgage, you maintain your home, and you stay put. Taxing paper appreciation punishes stability and penalizes the very people who keep communities strong. What a Special Session should do (simple, fair, protective) What you can do in 60 seconds We’ve made it easy to ask Governor Kehoe to call a Special Session on property-tax relief. Read the statement, add your name/city/ZIP, and send it from your own email—we collect nothing. 👉 Take Action Now: https://act4mo.info/ss-for-property-tax-reform.html Share that link with friends, church groups, senior communities, and neighborhood associations. Every note matters—especially from homeowners who’ve felt the squeeze. Common pushbacks (and how to answer) “But market value