What I don’t understand is a one-time tax. That isn’t going to do shit, given the size of California’s budget. It would need to be an ongoing progressive tax.
Instead of constantly raising fees and taxes (Californians already have a total tax/fee burden close to a Nordic country when factoring in federal taxes, not to mention other deductions) that somehow never seem to improve the material conditions of Californians, how about addressing things life housing reform to drastically lower property values and make living more affordable? How about reversing urban sprawl with high density housing and start to overbuild in density to lower costs? How about rapidly developing public transportation networks so people are relived of vehicle expenses, long commutes and pollution?
California’s infrastructure is absolute garbage and it contributes to out-of-control costs of living. Fast food workers don’t need $25/hour wages, where they’re still struggling to exist on such a wage. They need affordable food, healthcare, housing and other basic essentials.
What I don’t understand is a one-time tax
The trick is to act like the unhoused from that Dean of the Dead South Park… Which is how they billionaires have been acting.
We ask for stuff, get it, and immediately act like it never happened and we need more stuff.
This is doable, so Cali is trying it. If it works, it doesn’t we go to Pizza Hut and wait for next season. Find the next most doable thing, and try to do that.
The problem with incremental change was for 30+ years the neoliberals never honestly tried to fix anything.
We honestly can’t fix everything at once, but if we’re constantly apply pressure to multiple avenues and going after anything with a chance to win, eventually we’ll get everything.
Because just as important as the people getting this wealth back, is taking it away from the billionaires. Even if they’re burning money on PACs, lawyers, and bribes… That’s removing wealth from them that they would have used to exponentially grow their wealth. Meaning less wealth we will need to take from them later.
In general it’s the same as the “fight everywhere” position the DNC adopted. Any pressure point that exists should be exploited, as many at a time as possible.
Unless the unions are owned by and being manipulated by the billionaire/trump/epstein class. Just look at all of the other divisions, especially of the american people within their own country! The feud abides.
