tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857986220109964085.post2746965841414497390..comments2023-10-13T19:42:07.764-07:00Comments on Spherical Model: Primary Matters, Part ISpherical Modelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03075073544063199778noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857986220109964085.post-79825360040832478312018-03-01T22:34:44.363-08:002018-03-01T22:34:44.363-08:00Those were the very two I was wondering about. Wis...Those were the very two I was wondering about. Wish I'd had time to go through the list with you ahead of time. Other than you, I didn't know anyone against those issues, so I couldn't talk it through.Spherical Modelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03075073544063199778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857986220109964085.post-87322727384835872302018-03-01T18:18:29.200-08:002018-03-01T18:18:29.200-08:00I disagree with your position on the propositions....I disagree with your position on the propositions. While generally they are harmless and certainly are non-binding, I will be voting no on at least two that I feel are harmful.<br /><br />First, I will vote no on Proposition 1. At this moment, Texas is already among the highest rates when it comes to sales/consumption tax. To completely replace the property tax system with sales tax would be prohibitively expensive and cause tourism to decrease dramatically as it would be levied on anyone who purchased anything in Texas. So even though this is pie in the sky thinking, it would be very harmful to the Texas economy as businesses include the possibility in the matrix they use to decide where to locate.<br /><br />Second, I will be voting no on Proposition 10. This is the same bad proposition that was already floated through the legislature at the last session. If it were to win, it might gain enough support to pass in the next session. I don't like how quickly property taxes increase either, but seeing it from the side of County government, more and more responsibilities get mandated and delegated to Counties by the State each legislative session, as the leegislature pulls back funding for more and more things. Just take indigent defense as an example. The legislature has turned funding of indigent defense from a State issue to a local issue. Currently, they only provide about 10% of the funding needed in the county I work for. If this proposition passes I believe you will inevitably see a number of counties in Texas file for bankruptcy as they become unable to cover even the required services with the taxes they are limited to.Political Spherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096195054134542440noreply@blogger.com