Vote NO On Procrastination 123
Prop 123 demands that all the money raised will be “appropriated for basic state aid.” That’s a euphemism for the “general fund.” We went down this road before with Brewer’s 1% sales tax. We were told that it was dedicated for education and public safety. However those taxes also went to the general fund and, since money is fungible, we could not find out how many, if any, of those “dedicated” tax dollars went for education or public safety.
There is not one provision in Prop 123 that demands the monies raised (1) be spent on education; and (2) specifically for the classroom and the teachers. It does not even identify any major areas of concern in education where the funds should be focused for allocation. In short, the text of Prop 123 has nothing to do with education. If the intended purpose of this proposition were truly for education it would provide that the funds be dedicated to a specific fund in the Department of Education and not the untraceable general fund (for “basic state aid”).
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