The New Tax Revolt

Local Government's do not have a revenue problem, they have a spending problem. Rather than focus on core services, cities have increasingly directed dollars to non core functions. When they run out of money or have constituencies that become dependent on a source of funds, they raise taxes.

Take LA City for example. It is projected to take in over $8 BILLION in revenue yet the city streets looks like they have been hit by a asteroid storm while broken sidewalks, poorly maintained parks, untrimmed trees and failing infrastructure is the norm.

The ULA tax in the City of LA has been a nightmare and appears to line the pockets of activists organizations who in turn call for more taxes and regulations. The county of Los Angeles is proposing a new sales tax to fund healthcare as homeless encampments proliferate. Zealots and ideologues are proposing a wealth on UNREALIZED gains at the state level and California has the highest gas taxes in the nation.

We are not anti-tax, but we should not be willing to support new taxes unless we see results.