Comments on: Leg committee hearing: Prop. 30 a loser

By: Dayna Olhouser

Dayna Olhouser — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:31:41 +0000

Due to the decline in economy, the US government is somehow going haywire with its collection of revenues to pay the deficits. This is not good for the American families who are living penny by penny.

By: Moravecglobal

Moravecglobal — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:49:57 +0000

Best Hope to Fix Calif. Education. “All you have to do is spend more (Prop 30, 38) on education” should be ignored as Prop 30, 38 do not serve our state’s school and university children. Additional money (Prop 30, 38) is not the magic elixir. We are kidding ourselves by believing that education funding shortfalls disappear with Prop 30, Prop 38.
Prop 30, Prop 38 levy significant taxes on each one of us. The wounds that Prop 30, 38 are to heal have been self inflicted largely by our elected Sacramento politicians who simply do not say no to any influential interest group be they teachers, University of California (29% increase in salaries last 6 years), public employees, business, or other unions or lobbyists.
As election day approaches Prop 30, 38 are used by Sacramento politicians and lobbyists to blackmail us.
Vote No on Prop 30, 38, 32. Save Calfornia education for our school and university children.

By: CTO

CTO — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:41:17 +0000

No on Prop 30.. We don’t need more taxes.. Forget it. I’m voting NO

By: Katherine

Katherine — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 03:28:16 +0000

I hope you will make children the winners by voting Yes-Yes on Proposition 30 and Proposition 38. While you are all complaining about taxes you might want to reflect that our tax system is incredibly inequitable due to passage of Prop 13, so we have some citizens and corporations paying virtually nothing, while others have to make up for their lack of contribution.
Prop 30 may not add $$ to schools, but it will stabilize funding for now, vs. forcing many schools into insolvency and expensive takeovers by the state. Since Jerry Brown was last governor, and our population has grown, we have built one UC campus. And 19 prisons. The result of not educating our children. It’s pathetic. And INCREDIBLY expensive. If businesses move out, maybe they will sell their property (vs less than 50% which does not trigger a reassessment – before prop 13, the property tax contribution between businesses and individuals was 50/50…not it is 20/80…I wonder who designed that prop!!). Honestly, it is shocking to me how little people care about children. And their futures. Which are linked to the future of this state.

By: The Africanized Swarm of Ted Steele System

The Africanized Swarm of Ted Steele System — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:58:16 +0000

I agree Doug– and Prop 30 polls very well with the wealthy!

By: Douglas

Douglas — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:33:04 +0000

I think if you will search “rich not fleeing high tax states” on any search engine, you will find empirical evidence is mixed, at best. Anyone can come up with anecdotal cases, but, for the most part, the “rich” stay put, and probably get even richer.

By: The Africanized Swarm of Ted Steele System

The Africanized Swarm of Ted Steele System — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 03:19:42 +0000

Burrito Brah– Like generations of previous immigrants– you are probably correct!

By: The Africanized Swarm of Ted Steele System

The Africanized Swarm of Ted Steele System — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 03:18:17 +0000

LOL– he’s a poodle—– and usually wrong!

0 for 13 ™

By: Burrito Bro

Burrito Bro — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 03:12:39 +0000

We have the biggest immigrant children population in America…..takes time, talent, resources….

Be patient. These kids will keep America and California great.

By: us citizen

us citizen — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 01:27:03 +0000

Kudos to all the answers except for the one.

So did anyone ever wonder why we have the second highest tax rates but the 47th educational system? Makes ya wonder doesnt it? Where issssssss all that money going? 🙂 (This is a rhetorical question)

NO on 30 and 38!