Posted by BOE Member Diane Harkey at 7:24 am on Nov 10, 2015 Comments Off on The Sacramento Strategy to Undo Proposition 13
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Serving in the Legislature for six years, I had a front row seat
to the culture in Sacramento where operatives strategize and
execute plans to continuously raise your taxes to fund an ever
expanding state government. For the first time in years, our state
budget is running a surplus, and yet the demand for more of your
money never ceases. The lobby for bigger government is alive and
well in California, backed by creative think tanks and pressure
groups dedicated to finding new ways to further separate you from
your income. While your paycheck doesn’t buy what it used to,
neither do your ever-increasing tax “investments.”
Most of us expect our “investment” in government to provide
transportation and water infrastructure to keep up with the growing
population. We expect our schools to be funded such that the money
actually reaches the classroom. We expect safe neighborhoods
through well-funded public safety enhancements. However, we don’t
seem to getting a very good return on our investment. We pay higher
rates for scarce water and power and remain stuck in traffic as the
state attempts to change our behaviors by redirecting our road and
highway improvement… Read More