Taxes tend to discourage things, so that kind of makes sense. However, the California Legislative Analysts Office has produced a detailed report showing that t

Taxes tend to discourage things, so that kind of makes sense. However, the California Legislative Analysts Office has produced a detailed report showing that this practice of dedicating taxed funds to specific spending has already gone badly wrong with many of these funds being forced into the general fund particularly during budget crunches such as what is going on now. The most reasonable practice is to put all tax revenue into a general fund that is allocated as necessary by representatives. This allows budgets to be balanced without breaking laws while also responding to the priorities of the day which always change.