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Fundamentally the problem is not with Prop-13, but with the whole ballot proposition structure itself. It's become nearly impossible to balance the state's bud
by nanomonkey 7y ago
Fundamentally the problem is not with Prop-13, but with the whole ballot proposition structure itself. It's become nearly impossible to balance the state's budget when individual propositions can dictate both expenditures and limits on the tax structure.
- clairity 7y agoyou can vote ‘no’ on bond measures to have some measure of control over this. make legislators make considered choices during the budgeting process rather than giving them more borrowed money to play with. if a new program is as important as claimed, they’ll find a way to fund it with existing funds. measures that include an alternative funding source (e.g., new revenue, new taxes, grants, etc) can be considered on their own merits (measure M in SoCal, for example).