But what this law would do is allow a community to protect its livability, whether by keeping sexually oriented businesses away from schools or by protecting revitalization efforts in downtowns or in troubled neighborhoods. This proposal would protect communities without harming free speech. We recommend a yes vote on Measure 87. Past revenue estimates have been deliberately set unrealistically low and will be raised to more realistic levels by the next administration. The legislative leadership knows this and has cynically sent the measure to gullible voters anyway.
Some background is required to understand the flim-flam.
As wages went up, people moved into higher tax brackets even though their wages were just keeping up with the rising cost of living. State tax revenues, however, grew with inflation as more taxpayers crept into higher tax brackets. It was a hard sell to Boe s fellow Democrats, but the conservative optometrist from the South Coast could be very convincing. The new legislative leadership was eager to begin sending those Christmas checks to taxpayers again. Three voter-approved initiatives profoundly changed the state s budget outlook in the 1990s.