Editorials

“[Prop 40] narrowly funnels tax revenues to limited beneficiaries, at the expense of other critical public programs.”

“La Proposición 40 pide a los votantes que confíen en que esta drástica medida de corto plazo servirá a los pacientes sin saber qué pasará después, mientras las escuelas y los programas de la red de protección social se quedan con promesas en lugar de garantías.”

“Proposition 40 is a reckless tax proposed by a special interest group that wants to obtain funding to benefit its members. Vote no.”

“Proposition 40 is a temporary tax masquerading as a fiscal solution, a permanent precedent for ballot-box budgeting and the wrong answer to the very real problems facing California.”

“…Prop 40 isn’t a one-trick pony so we need to consider the full scope of impact that it could have on all of us.”

“La proposición 40 es una mala idea. Debemos bregar para que en todo el país se les pida más. Hacerlo en un solo estado los invita a migrar.”

“Proposition 40 is a bad idea. We must strive to demand more from immigrants across the country. Doing it in just one state encourages them to migrate.”

“There is a reason that so many liberal and moderate state groups and organizations — starting with the California Teachers Association — strongly oppose…”

“California’s best hope for keeping its tax base is for voters to reject the ballot measure so decisively that would-be wealth-taxers are afraid to ever try it again.”

“The more people know about the ‘billionaire tax,’ the less they like it.”