I was reading about prop. S and became very disturbed when I read the definition of taxable communication services in the Prop. S. Since the tax would apply to many services not currently taxed, it would effectively be a tax hike even though the tax rate lowers to 9%.
Read more:
"Prop S does reduce the tax rate from the invalid 10% rate to a 9% rate. But actually, if the city loses its appeal the rate will be 0%. Prop S also imposes the tax on a host of new electronic communications that were not included before, such as using the internet, DSL, VOIP, PCS and other electronic services"
I don't normally consider myself a "right wing" voter, but I agree with some centrist thinking such as the statement above.
If you don't like to read: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxWoKbGpriE
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Prop S is something that right wing, left wing, and smack-dab-in-the-middle voters should all reject. Here are a few of the reasons:
1. It's unfair. You would pay a 9% tax, but telemarketers would pay only 5%, and the L.A. Times would pay 0% -- no tax -- on cellular and wireless.
2. It's unnecessary. The City already takes in more money than ever in its history. If we repealed the cell phone tax and the land line tax, and hired 1000 more police, City Hall's annual income would still be 21% higher than in 2004-05.
3. It's a scam. City Hall doesn't want or need the money for police or fire. Rather, City Hall wants the money to continue giving downtown developers massive subsidies (e.g., nearly $300 million for L.A. Live) and city unions huge raises (e.g., a new five-year contract with a 25% raise, costing us more than an additional $200 million). That's why special interests have contributed over $2.5 million for Yes on S.
Don't get tricked into higher taxes for wasteful spending on special interests! Vote no!
You can find out all the details at my website. I'm Walter Moore. I wrote the official ballot argument against Prop S. Visit: http://NoOnPropS.com.
Wow, thanks for your comment. I read your ballot argument and took your suggestion to read the prop. I was especially irked by the definition of communication services that would be taxed.
Keep up the good work.
Cheers,
Dan
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