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Among the various propositions on the special ballot coming up is Proposition 1A, which will keep higher personal income taxes and car registration fees for two more years starting in 2011, while establishing a spending limit, restrictions on the so-called “rainy-day fund” and return $9.3 billion for education if Proposition 1B also passes. The proposition was the subject of this week's Los Angeles Business from bizjournals Business Pulse survey. The results for the question "How will you vote on state Proposition 1A?" broke down as follows: No, because this is nothing more than a quick fix that does little to...

PASADENA - Dozens of people gathered on the steps of Pasadena City Hall Friday to advocate for lower taxes, government spending, and stand up against what they view as a burgeoning socialist threat. There was also a local bent to the protest, with protestors focusing on Proposition 1A, the state proposition that would add $16 billion in new taxes over the next two years. It would also put in a spending cap designed to keep expenditures low. Ventura County Supervisor Peter Foy, who attended the rally, claimed the spending cap is a sham. "It's not a real cap. All they...

Proposition 1A would extend recently enacted tax hikes from 2010-11 to 2012-13 at a cost to taxpayers of $16 billion and create a budget “rainy-day” fund to be tapped when revenue declined. Crafted by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic and Republican legislative leaders, it is by far the most important measure on the May 19 special election ballot. It is also by far the worst measure on the ballot. We offer three compelling reasons to reject it. The first reason is the grossly dishonest, ends-justifies-the-means manner by which the Sacramento political establishment is trying to force Proposition 1A down voters'...

You and every other Californian are being targeted by Sacramento politicians to pay more, much more, in taxes. On top of the just approved highest state tax increase in U.S. history, the politicians want you and your family to pay an additional $1,000 or more per year. To get your money, the politicians have placed Prop. 1A on the May 19 Special Election ballot. This giant tax increase is disguised as a "Spending Cap" and "Budget Reform." Prop. 1A is a TAX EXTENSION of the new taxes just approved — taxes that have already made us the highest taxed state...

The pictures told the story. They were laughing, back slapping and sharing high fives all around. It could have been Butch Cassidy and the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang celebrating a successful train robbery. Only these were malefactors of another sort. They were members of the Legislature expressing their joy immediately after agreeing to make California taxpayers the most overburdened in the nation for at least the next two years. Lawmakers and the governor, who was equally eager to get his hands on the new tax revenue, sought to make the bitter medicine taste better by promising the new taxes were temporary --...

Investing in California’s transportation infrastructure is something all Californians agree is an important and lofty goal. But Proposition 1A does little for California commuters who suffer among the worst rush hour commutes in the country. This bureaucratic boondoggle will cost taxpayers dearly; an upfront price tag of $20 billion will just be the start. And once approved, there will be no realistic way for taxpayers to extricate themselves from this ill-conceived and poorly designed plan. So what is the real cost of Proposition 1A to taxpayers? Senator Alan Lowenthal, Chairman of the Senate Housing and Transportation Committee, asked the California...

California Proposes Sales Tax Hike To Fund Transport, Government Services July 18, 2008 11:32 a.m. ESTVittorio Hernandez - AHN News WriterSacramento, CA (AHN) - To close California's $17.2 billion budget deficit, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger considered on Thursday hiking the state sales tax and using funds intended for transportation and government services.State legislators proposed the two measures, which the governor initially described as bad ideas, but he did not rule out adopting the measures to avoid a cash crisis in California.The lawmakers plan to close the budget gap by collecting $5.6 billion income tax increase on the rich and borrowing $1.1...