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Thanks to Prop. 26, socialist communities like Davis will have a hard time increasing taxes and fees. Davis might have to live off its current policies of theft and socialism.
"In general, the measure converts local fees to taxes that require voter approval. The biggest impact will not even be directly on the public, but on fees imposed on various businesses in order to mitigate the impact of their products. Thus, environmentalists fear the loss of fees to mitigate the environmental impact of gasoline use, for instance. In another example, consumer advocates fear the loss of fees that would have gone to public education efforts to address the adverse consequences of alcohol and tobacco consumption.
It is likely that the source of the voter angst was the use of fees by the Legislature seeking to avoid the two-thirds approval required for taxes. Thus, actions to shift taxes on gas or impose vehicle license fees have generally been considered fees and thus not subject to two-thirds voter approval."
And these folks truly believe you are stupid. "There is a lot of confusion about Proposition 26, and it is likely that the voters had no idea what they were actually voting on when they approved it 53-47% a few weeks ago."
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"In general, the measure converts local fees to taxes that require voter approval. The biggest impact will not even be directly on the public, but on fees imposed on various businesses in order to mitigate the impact of their products. Thus, environmentalists fear the loss of fees to mitigate the environmental impact of gasoline use, for instance. In another example, consumer advocates fear the loss of fees that would have gone to public education efforts to address the adverse consequences of alcohol and tobacco consumption.
It is likely that the source of the voter angst was the use of fees by the Legislature seeking to avoid the two-thirds approval required for taxes. Thus, actions to shift taxes on gas or impose vehicle license fees have generally been considered fees and thus not subject to two-thirds voter approval."
And these folks truly believe you are stupid. "There is a lot of confusion about Proposition 26, and it is likely that the voters had no idea what they were actually voting on when they approved it 53-47% a few weeks ago."
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