Proposition 82, the Mandatory Preschool/Tax Increase/Help Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Denver Initiative, still leads in the polls. However, the last statewide poll was released over a month ago.
Unfortunately for all Californians, the primary election on June 6th is dominated by the Democratic primary for Governor. With no major draw for Republicans, it’s very likely that this initiative, which would likely continue California’s downward march among states to do business, will pass.
Interestingly enough Dan Weintraub (of the Sacramento Bee) noted that a measure buried in the Governator’s budget would provide preschool to the most needy at a fraction of the cost of Proposition 82. Now, excuse my sarcasm, but do Democrats support a lean program, targeted to those who need it, or a new bureaucracy, with a program to match?
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Text of Proposition 82
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