If you want to know the end of a matter, it’s often instructive to examine similar matters elsewhere. The results have a way of serving as a predictor of outcomes. They have the added advantage of being based in real world happenings rather than political promises. Here in Nashville, TN we are looking at a [...]
Posts Tagged Prop 29
Not quite 30 years ago, Californians approved a ballot measure creating the state lottery. The measure was sold by proponents as a boon for education, with hundreds of millions of new dollars going to schools each year without having to raise taxes at all. Yet, as evidenced by the record setting Mega Millions jackpot last [...]
California voters will find Proposition 29 on their ballot this June. Supporters bill it as important to cancer research and a sound investment by Californians for California. Opponents highlight some of the more spectacular problems with the measure at their website No On 29. Among them, Prop 29 raises annual taxes on Californians by $735,000,000 [...]
