by Bob Walsh
For the first time in over 20 years voters in the formerly great state of California have turned down a major statewide school bond proposal. Had it passed it would have floated $15 billion in bonds to modernize and build new public schools. Even though it was pushed by the Governor and the democrat-controlled legislature (who have never met a tax or government spending project they didn't like) the public said NO by 54% to 46%.
The ballot initiative was known as proposition 13. There is some belief that maybe people confused it with the famous ( in California ) Prop 13 property tax limitation, which voters and grass-roots groups shoved down the legislature's throats. That Proposition 13 passed. Big. In fact there is a move before the legislature now to take 13 out of the numbering rotation in the future to prevent possible confusion.
There is going to be another vote this November to modify the original Proposition 13 and take commercial property out of the tax increase protection. The legislature is in favor of it because it will give them even more tax money to suck up and buy votes with.
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