Copperopolis, CA…For over 40 years Prop. 13 has provided certainty to property owners. It protects homeowners, renters, small businesses and more from sudden tax increases we can’t afford. That same tax certainty provided by Prop. 13 has benefited our government as well by providing a stable and reliable stream of revenue. Now, measures are headed to the ballot to dismantle these protections. One has already qualified (2020, Prop 13) and another is in the signature gathering stage. The impact of this tax increase, if it passes, would amount to higher costs for consumer goods such as food and fuel, we all use every day, The split-roll measures are misleading. Supporters don’t want you to know that about $1 billion in administrative costs and payments to the state are paid out first and then whatever is left gets split with 60% going to unspecified local government services and lastly, only about 40% goes to schools with no guarantee that the money makes it to the classroom.

Even worse, many small businesses will be forced to close their doors or leave the state, and an estimated 120,000 jobs, will be lost, hurting female-and-minority-owned businesses the most.

The split-roll measures are misleading. Supporters don’t want you to know that about $1 billion in administrative costs and payments to the state are paid out first and then whatever is left gets split with 60% going to unspecified local government services and lastly, only about 40% goes to schools with no guarantee that the money makes it to the classroom.

Bottom line, the proposed measures provide no accountability for taxpayers and no protections to keep politicians from diverting money to their friends and special interests.

Please consider voting no on the tax increase measure on March 3.

Al Segalla, President
Calaveras County Taxpayers Association
PO Box 1493
San Andreas, CA 95249
(209) 785-1491
alsegalla1@gmail.com
www.CalaverasTaxpayers.org