Comments on: Who is behind Prop. 30?

By: Nancy

Nancy — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:15:31 +0000

California was recently ranked #50 of poorest run states in the union. The politicians of this state will never get it nor do they care to. That leaves 2 choices. Stay here and put up with it or move to a better run state. There are 49 states left to choose from. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-best-and-worst-run-states-in-america-150415625.html

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:57:52 +0000

It’s amazing what you find when looking for something else. Exploring the CA Democratic Central Committee’s website to see where $5.1M for the YES on Prop 30 Campaign came from (an answer I’m unlikely to get) I found they have an
• African-American Caucus
• Arab American Caucus
• Asian Pacific Islander Caucus
• Chicano Latino Caucus
• Filipino American Caucus
• Irish American Caucus
• LGBT Caucus
• Native American Caucus. I’m not sure which one caters for citizens regarding themselves simply as “American”. For myself, the closest fit is Irish American. If you can’t find yourself a group you’re probably a racist!

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:26:37 +0000

Judy Goggins, you’re right. We probably won’t live to see this “temporary tax” repealed. Elsewhere I see that the income tax part of Prop 30 will apply RETROACTIVELY to 01/01/2012. $67.1 million was spent on the YES campaign which had the support of
• Jerry Brown
• League of Women Voters of CA
• CA Democratic Party
• CA Teachers Assoc
• CA State Council of Service Employees
• CA School Employees Assoc
• American Federation of Teachers
• CA Federation of Teachers ********** The California Teachers Assoc and American Fed of Teachers combined YES donation = $15.6M. The Democratic State Central Committee: $5.1M. Major donors to both YES and NO can be found @ http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/California_Proposition_30,_Sales_and_Income_Tax_Increase_%282012%29

By: cookie65

cookie65 — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:23:54 +0000

This state is owned and operated by the public sector unions. Any business that operates here must pay homage to them in one form or another. Al Capone called it protection money.