The California state government has grown 90% since Covid, triple the cumulative inflation, with the same growth in taxes. Many of those tax increases are regressive and are most harmful to the lower income part of the middle class. This all while the Democratic party has controlled the state for 20 years. This is the election year when the voters have the best chance in years to balance the state, reject the many proposed new taxes and tax increases, and take back control of their state government. As part of a statewide effort, I am campaigning to stop tax increases, add a few non-Democratic party candidates into office, and re-establish election integrity with the California version of Voter ID. I go further. I can document exactly how we can eliminate the gas excise tax and the diesel excise tax. They have both tripled in nine years, the rates automatically increase each (COLA style) without a vote by the legislature or the people, and they are used for many things other than the longterm purpose of road repair. We need to stop those taxes and leave more money in the pockets of Californians, especially those struggling to pay rent and living costs.
Reduce or eliminate the gas excise tax. It was increased 9 years ago with an automatic annual rate increase, without a vote by the legislature or the people. End it.
This adds a 4-digit PIN to the registration record to take authentication pressure away from signatures, which can be forged. It also requires restarting voter registration roll cleanup, which stopped during Covid. It reduces fraud risk, making it more likely that 100% mail-in voting will continue and less likely that federal mandates will kick in.
This returns the state to a two-thirds majority requirement to increase taxes. Recently the threshold was reduced, and there is now an avalanche of tax increases on the ballot as a result.
The California state legislature has been under one-party control for 20 years. It is time for a diversity of opinion to add balance and bring better quality to decisions being made. Vote for new people wherever possible this election.
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