Sign the Petition. Support the “Millionaire’s
Tax”.
The
Basics of The Schools and Local
Public Safety Protection Act.
What is it?
A statewide ballot measure that asks Californians who make over $250,000 per
year to pay a little bit more to invest in California after years of
devastating cuts.
Why do we need it?
Since 2008, budget cuts have led to big increases in K-12 class sizes, nearly a
doubling of community and state college tuition, billions in cuts to essential services for children and
seniors and severe cuts to public safety.
The California budget has suffered
huge cuts in every program; from education to universities, from child care to
seniors and from public safety to programs for the disabled and needy. This
year more than $4 billion in new cuts are being proposed. Without new revenue,
an additional $5 billion in cuts to schools, universities and public safety
will have to be made.
What does it do?
The
Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012 raises income taxes on
the highest earners by 3%, with smaller increases on lower incomes. However,
individuals making below $250,000 and families making below $500,000 will pay
no additional income tax, so the middle class and poor are not impacted by the
income tax increase. It also increases the sales tax by ¼ of 1% (still a much
smaller rate than existed until July 2011).
It
begins to raise an estimated $6 billion to begin:
•
re-hiring
laid off teachers to reduce class sizes,
•
restoring
college classes and student services,
•
restoring
cuts to essential services for children, seniors, and people who are disabled,
•
re-hiring
laid off police, fire, and emergency responders,
Who's behind it? A coalition of educators, parents, and community groups
working together to restore California's middle class. Sacramento Porgressive
Alliance, California Federation of Teaches, Move on, Gov. Jerry Brown, the
majority of the legislature. See, www.ProtectSchoolsAndPublicSafety.com .
Please
sign the petition. For REGISTERED
VOTERS ONLY. Find a person circulating this petition Or, help us to circulate it.
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