Propositions:
21 ESTABLISHES $18 ANNUAL VEHICLE LICENSE SURCHARGE TO HELP FUND STATE PARKS AND WILDLIFE PROGRAMS. GRANTS SURCHARGED VEHICLES FREE ADMISSION TO ALL STATE PARKS.
This proposition idea is really creative and gives an incentive to add an extra tax. It was put on the ballot by a voter petition and promotes conservation and preservation of our precious state parks. By giving people an extra reason to go to and witness the beauty of nature, people have a larger incentive to want to preserve our natural environments. It would raise over $500 million dollars but after all of the necessary deductions, about half would go to the parks. The big question is wheter or not we are willing to add another tax to ourselves in the current economic atmosphere.
23
suspends implementation of air pollution control law (ab 32) requiring major sources of emissions to report and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming, until unemployment drops to 5.5 percent or less for full year. initiative statute.
This is another intelligent prop that was added by a petition of voters. It would prevent Assembly Bill from coming in to effect, "until unemployment rates drop to 5.5% or less for a full year." This would allow families to get back on their feet without getting more taxes added to them. The most important thing to do right now is preserve current jobs while making more. The Bill it would suspend has been argued to possibly cause higher unemployment and a lack of new jobs. With California having one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation, 12.2%, it is important to foster jobs rather than cut them. This prop does not take away the AB 23 but just puts it on hold.
more info on the other propositions check out:
www.voterguide.sos.ca.gov/propositions/
-bijan mohseni
