It sets dangerous precedent
Edit: guys, it was a joke! /s
Edit: guys, it was a joke! /s
Yet that big number encourages greedheads to try to tax something that doesn't really exist.
I am not a billionaire. But I don't want to risk losing my job or moving out of state so that the dialysis people can cash a paycheck.
SEIU UHW has a history of bringing economically explosive populist slop to the ballot as a negotiating tactic. Usually it's in the form of something about dialysis clinics but this time they're trying a different angle.
What about that were you specifically "interested" in?
Seems like the $105 millions could have been used for something more useful, like a few doctors salaries or specialized PAs at the clinics. It sounds like you consider "economically explosive populist slop" is anything that helps poor people. Which you know, I expected, but I'm glad you were able to explain yourself. In the future you can just say "let them eat cake".
+ Proposition 8 (2018)
+ Proposition 23 (2020)
+ Proposition 29 (2022)
Probably their best example is "Healthcare Worker Minimum Wage Drive (SB 525)". They created a bunch of populist local initiatives about minimum that would have been a logistical nightmare for hospitals. In exchange for pulling their measures they got SB 525 passed as a truce.
I hate these tactics. California direct democracy is awful yes, but the way this group weaponizes it is downright disgusting.
> It sounds like you consider "economically explosive populist slop" is anything that helps poor people.
But honestly it sounds like you're just flat out not interested. You are the perfect target for their bullshit and I'm sure they couldn't be happier about whatever is in your head
On topic: if voters shift to a scarcity mindset (shifting higher on the Belief in a Zero-Sum Game BZSG scale), California's growth might become as economically dynamic as Bulgaria or Romania.