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    Olney in L.A.

    Prop 55: Tax extension to fund education and healthcare

    Proposition 55 would extend a temporary personal income tax on those making $250,000 per year. The money would be slated for education and healthcare. We consider the pros and cons of the measure with an educator and a representative of a taxpayers' rights group.

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    By Warren Olney • Oct 28, 2016 • 1 min read

    Proposition 55 would extend a temporary personal income tax on those making $250,000 per year. The money would be slated for education and healthcare. We consider the pros and cons of the measure with an educator and a representative of a taxpayers' rights group.

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    Death and taxes
    1. 0:00Ballot initiatives: How did we get here? Is this a broken system?
    2. 5:00Prop 55: Tax extension to fund education and healthcareYou’re reading this
    3. 10:00Props 62 and 66: Death penalty
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Jennifer Wolfe

      KCRW Berlin Coordinator

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      Jon Coupal

      Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

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      Tom Torlakson

      California Department of Education

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Death and taxes
    1. 0:00Ballot initiatives: How did we get here? Is this a broken system?
    2. 5:00Prop 55: Tax extension to fund education and healthcareYou’re reading this
    3. 10:00Props 62 and 66: Death penalty
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