
May 19 Special Election: Americans for Tax Reform Ballot Recommendations
The conservative Americans for Tax Reform has released its recommendations for the budget deal propositions on the May 19 ballot, and I thought they were worth sharing with readers. For the record, I am voting a straight "No" down the line.
Propositon 1A: OPPOSED "This is the most important measure on the May 19 ballot and is the lynchpin of February’s budget agreement. Prop 1A is nothing more than a massive tax increase masked as a phony spending limit. The budget deal reached in February raised the state sales tax (already highest in nation), income tax (already highest in nation), and car tax for two years. If Prop 1A passes, CA residents will see those tax hikes continue for yet another two years, at an added cost to the Golden State economy of $16 billion, or $1,100 per household."
Proposition 1B: OPPOSED "This measure is an attempt to modify some of the terms of California Proposition 98 (1998) in order to free up money to address the… Read More