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California is a good example of what happens when pretty much any policy can be set by simple majority vote. The result is, to be kind about it, a lot of room f
by Kalium 8y ago
California is a good example of what happens when pretty much any policy can be set by simple majority vote. The result is, to be kind about it, a lot of room for improvement.
- isoskeles 8y agoIt feels like the people here don't know that the state issuing "bonds" means it's taking on debt. I lived in San Francisco for a while, and I don't remember the numbers and I know you can look this up, but it felt like I was voting No on up to dozen different bond proposals every two years. Doesn't matter, they always pass. (To clarify, I also don't remember if these were always up to a majority vote, but they almost always pass unless it's for something Californians don't like for whatever reason.)
- InitialLastName 8y ago> It feels like the people here don't know that the state issuing "bonds" means it's taking on debt. It more than feels like it; most people don't know that. As with other things, we can blame the total lack of financial education in our education system.
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- greeneggs 8y agoIt isn't. Since Proposition 13 passed in 1978 (by a simple majority), California has required 2/3 majority votes in the legislature to increase taxes, and 2/3 majority votes for local elections to increase taxes.
- Kalium 8y agoIf memory serves, there are still vast areas of policy that can be voted on by a simple majority.