An interesting ballot measure to watch today in Arizona.

jillan

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Tue May-18-10 02:39 PM
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An interesting ballot measure to watch today in Arizona.

Edited on Tue May-18-10 02:40 PM by jillan

Komrade Brewer is proposing a 1 cent tax increase to help Az get out of debt (she's going to need more than that after all the boycotts she caused).

The Teabaggers who just LOVE Brewer and think she is the greatest governor Arizona ever had are totally against this tax hike!!

It's the Democrats that want this to pass because this money is needed to prevent teacher layoffs and other necessary programs.

IF this prop fails - Az is in worse shape than anyone thought.
IF it passes, that means the Republican party is totally split in AZ and DEMOCRATS just might have a chance to take Arizona into the future.

Prop 100....Watch for it ;)

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gratuitous

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Tue May-18-10 02:46 PM
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1. Well, that should fall disproportionately hard on the lower classes

So it could very well pass.

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jillan

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Tue May-18-10 02:54 PM
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3. It also benefits the mid/lower class too as they are the ones that send their kids to public school.

There's a huge segment of Arizonans that are against it.

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CurtEastPoint

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Tue May-18-10 02:49 PM
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2. It's 1% increase for 3 years, earmarked for schools and police/fire only.

And they are against it.
I was just there. On the news all the time.

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jillan

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Tue May-18-10 02:55 PM
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4. It's a 1 cent tax per dollar to be exact.

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City Lights

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Tue May-18-10 03:06 PM
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5. Please keep us posted, jillan! nt

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