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Democrats love taxes. They love spending. They do not love productive people who insist on keeping a majority of the money they earn.
So, they created Prop. 25--to end the need for a two thirds vote to pass a budget--instead only a majority would be needed. And, Prop. 25 does not give us a tax increase--sounds great--a budget and no new taxes.
"But the most significant issue involving the two-thirds vote is, of course, the looming battle over Proposition 25. This measure claims that it will only impact the vote threshold for the state budget, not the vote threshold for tax increases. Moreover, as an enticement, the proposal seeks to “punish” legislators by docking their pay for every day that the budget is late -- a populist provision designed to give Prop 25 grassroots appeal. But if Prop 25 passes, the only group who will be punished are the taxpayers themselves.
While claiming that it doesn't affect the two-thirds vote for a tax hike, a growing consensus among budget analysts and legal experts is that, intentional or not, Prop 25 would in fact lower this threshold. This is because Prop 25 creates and defines in the state Constitution a distinct type of bill -- "bills providing for appropriations related to the budget bill" -- and states that such a bill may be passed by simple majority vote."
Here is the kicker. They can pass a budget, tell people, groups and agencies they will be financed at a certain level--but NOT have the money to pay for the budget. Those not getting what was promised will then be upset and demand tax increases so they can be paid. Prop. 25 sets up a civil war between those who are productive and the special interests that are takers.
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So, they created Prop. 25--to end the need for a two thirds vote to pass a budget--instead only a majority would be needed. And, Prop. 25 does not give us a tax increase--sounds great--a budget and no new taxes.
"But the most significant issue involving the two-thirds vote is, of course, the looming battle over Proposition 25. This measure claims that it will only impact the vote threshold for the state budget, not the vote threshold for tax increases. Moreover, as an enticement, the proposal seeks to “punish” legislators by docking their pay for every day that the budget is late -- a populist provision designed to give Prop 25 grassroots appeal. But if Prop 25 passes, the only group who will be punished are the taxpayers themselves.
While claiming that it doesn't affect the two-thirds vote for a tax hike, a growing consensus among budget analysts and legal experts is that, intentional or not, Prop 25 would in fact lower this threshold. This is because Prop 25 creates and defines in the state Constitution a distinct type of bill -- "bills providing for appropriations related to the budget bill" -- and states that such a bill may be passed by simple majority vote."
Here is the kicker. They can pass a budget, tell people, groups and agencies they will be financed at a certain level--but NOT have the money to pay for the budget. Those not getting what was promised will then be upset and demand tax increases so they can be paid. Prop. 25 sets up a civil war between those who are productive and the special interests that are takers.
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