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Should Californians Vote to Raise Taxes?
California started the nationwide tax revolt with Prop 13 in 1978. Now the pendulum may be swinging back, with voters willing to raise taxes. They'll likely get that chance.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenCalifornia started the nationwide tax revolt with Proposition 13 back in 1978. It worked so well at cutting government that the pendulum may be swinging back, with 95 percent telling one pollster that state budget's a problem and 64 percent telling another survey they'd be willing to raise taxes. We hear they're likely to get that chance, perhaps even more of a chance than they want. Also, government budget cuts and all those fallen trees. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, another surprise for Republicans: Newt Gingrich.
Banner image: Governor brown today is filing an initiative that he hopes will generate dedicated funding to protect education and public safety. Photo by Max Whittaker/Getty Images
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