{"id":2561,"date":"2020-03-02T11:30:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T18:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2561"},"modified":"2020-03-02T16:06:48","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T23:06:48","slug":"san-diego-county-democratic-party-distorts-proposition-13-as-a-corporate-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2561","title":{"rendered":"San Diego County Democratic Party Distorts Proposition 13 as a “Corporate Tax”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Election season is here and in full swing. During these last few days before the March 3 deadline, campaigns have gone full steam ahead to push policy measures and candidates past the primaries. However, that\u2019s no excuse to sacrifice honesty. Unfortunately for San Diego\u2019s voters, the San Diego County Democratic Party has, yet again, employed vague language in a last-ditch effort to garner support for Proposition 13.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prop 13 was described as a \u201cCorporate Tax to Fund Local Government” on the 2020 Democratic Voter Guide<\/a>. The bill is not a corporate tax, as much as that’s what Democrats would prefer. Instead, Prop 13 is a massive bond proposal that would mobilize $15 billion in bond funding statewide for education-related funding, but cost taxpayers an estimated $27 billion to pay back.<\/span><\/p>\n

Though it\u2019s not a total lie to classify schools as a facet of \u201cLocal Government,\u201d it\u2019s definitely one to suggest that Prop 13 is simply a corporate tax on the rich. It\u2019s practically guaranteed that increases in property taxes will follow the initiative\u2019s passage, and those property taxes would come from the pockets of San Diegans.<\/span><\/p>\n

Interestingly, the San Diego County Democratic Party put out an updated voter guide that described Prop 13 as a “School and Colleges Funding Bond,” which is much more accurate. While this change is necessary, it’s inexcusable that the Democratic Party was lying about Prop 13 to mislead voters while simultaneously revealing their implicit motivations.<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t accept imitations – here are the OFFICIAL endorsements of the San Diego County Democratic Party https:\/\/t.co\/yWRceLjtkL<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/XXWw7rNcsr<\/a><\/p>\n

— San Diego Democrats (@sandiegodems) February 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n