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This is interesting because, since it was a referendum vote, the people who passed it will likely not be affected by it, unless the average income in Calif. is
by jalanco 14y ago
This is interesting because, since it was a referendum vote, the people who passed it will likely not be affected by it, unless the average income in Calif. is much higher than I would assume.
- Moto7451 14y agoYes, that's likely a good part of why this was voted in and why Prop 38[1], with its tax increases on anyone making 7,316 or more, wasn't. [1] http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/California_Proposition_38,_State_Income_Tax_Increase_to_Support_Education_(2012) http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/California_Proposition... This is obviously not the first or last time this type of measure will be passed ;).
- jalanco 14y agoNow that makes it even more interesting (not shocking, but interesting). I wonder how many examples of referendum-style laws are approved in CA where voters are voting against self-interest (or at least with non-trivial skin in the game) for Utilitarian benefit.