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Here's a snippet about the proposal from ballotpedia[1]: > The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the San Francisco Cont
by koolba 8y ago
Here's a snippet about the proposal from ballotpedia[1]:
> The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the San Francisco Controller:
>> Should the proposed ordinance be approved by the voters, in my opinion, it would generate new tax revenue of approximately $250 million to $300 million annually beginning in 2019. The proposed tax is dedicated for defined homeless services, including housing, shelter, prevention, and mental service services.
That's an insane amount of additional money for a city of only 800K.
[1]: https://ballotpedia.org/San_Francisco,_California,_Proposition_C,_Gross_Receipts_Tax_for_Homelessness_Services_(November_2018) https://ballotpedia.org/San_Francisco,_California,_Propositi...
- eevilspock 8y ago$300-375 per year from the richest people in the country to the poorest is insane? And that amount does not even hold the line against ever increasing concentration of wealth for the lucky (yes, luck not merit), and ever increasing disenfranchisement of those on the bottom. What it really does is hide the real problem and make sidewalks more pleasant for the rich folks for the cost of 7 or 8 dinners at a restaurant.