I respect the tenet of “Tikkun Olam”, but tax increases are
not going to fix California’s fraying economy or save our failing schools. As
far as Props 30 and 38 are concerned, do the voters in this state really trust
that the Sacramento Political class is going to spend the “alleged” billions of
increased tax revenues on our growing debt without cutting more funding to our
schools? Most people are not even aware that Prop 30 is just a safeguard so
that Sacramento does not cut more!
As for Prop 38, this initiative raises taxes on everyone
with an income greater than $7,000, without any reforms or restrictions in how
our schools spend the money. Right now, 80% of public education revenues go
toward pensions and benefits, according to Cal-STRS. When school districts
spend more time and money on the classroom as opposed to the lavish contracts
forced upon school boards and communities by voracious public sector unions,
then they can ask the taxpayers in this state for more money.
Until then, this whole scheme of raising taxes to raise
revenue sounds more like King Solomon taxing his own people, with his royal next
of kin whipping us with scorpions.
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