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Yes, 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://ballotped

Yes, 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 ago
Now 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.