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Hastings, who formerly chaired the state Board of Education, calls the parcel tax ``a modest step'' to raise per-student spending in the state.

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hmmm, Has the GUb weighed in on this "modest step" yet?

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Tom McClintock says:

Prop. 87 Oil Tax: NO! Just when you thought gasoline taxes were high enough, along comes this gem to increase them more. Another economics lesson: When you tax something, you get less of it and the price goes up.


Prop. 88 Parcel Tax: NO! Here’s yet another way to get into your pocket: add an extra $50 to your annual property tax bill for still more money for schools. What makes anyone think this money will get any closer to the classroom than the $11,000+ per student we already pump in?

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McClintock Reviews the November Ballot Propositions
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1674107/posts

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Half our state's budget goes to education and for Hastings and his crowd, that's not enough. Every property owner in this state would have to pay a flat $50 tax on his parcel, regardless of whether he's a millionaire with a mansion or a retiree living in a bungalow. Its a tax that isn't linked to ability to pay and the poison pill in Proposition 88 is its automatic tax increase clause - the parcel tax can be increased $50 every four years without a vote of the people. That's why I'm getting out of California. I'm looking at close to $800 a year in property taxes on my home and if Prop. 88 becomes law, sky's the limit on one's property tax bill.

(Go Israel, Go! Slap 'Em Down Hezbullies.)