Comments on: As Legislature reconvenes, businesses hone the art of the deal https://calwatchdog.com/2015/08/18/as-legislature-reconvenes-businesses-hone-the-art-of-the-deal/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 03:23:37 +0000 hourly 1 By: Queeg https://calwatchdog.com/2015/08/18/as-legislature-reconvenes-businesses-hone-the-art-of-the-deal/#comment-117800 Wed, 19 Aug 2015 03:23:37 +0000 http://calwatchdog.com/?p=82581#comment-117800 Richie is right. Unions and big business are not your friends nor plutocrats and tech trinket importers.

]]> By: Richard Rider https://calwatchdog.com/2015/08/18/as-legislature-reconvenes-businesses-hone-the-art-of-the-deal/#comment-117796 Tue, 18 Aug 2015 16:11:01 +0000 http://calwatchdog.com/?p=82581#comment-117796 Business (especially big business) seems willing to compromise on increasing transportation taxes in exchange for killing off “split roll” Prop 13 changes. But one problem with such deals is that it holds only the LEGISLATURE responsible.

After the deal is done and transportation taxes raised, the UNIONS are free to put split roll (or any other tax increase) on the ballot via the initiative process. It costs maybe $2.5 million to do so — chump change for the most powerful group in California.

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