Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)  Schools in California are frequently overcrowded. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Proposition 30 would increase taxes for people earning more than $250,000 per year and add a quarter-cent increase to the state sales tax. Polls now show that voters with no political preference are walking away from the measure and intend to vote against it. Only 46 percent of voters now support the measure while 42 percent actively oppose it. To save his proposal, and to protect against further, painful budget cuts, Governor Brown is hitting the campaign trail to talk about Prop 30 and what it means for Californians. Opposition claims are grounded in the accusation that the state cannot manage the money it currently has, while supporters say without the help further steep cuts would have to be made in areas such as education, police, and fire. Analysts say another competing proposition, 38, which raises taxes specifically for schools, is also siphoning support from the governor's proposal. However, prop 30 supporters also say the measure would cost schools dearly If it is not passed. The governor has threatened further cuts to education if prop 30 is defeated. Schools in California have been underfunded and overcrowded for several years as California plunges deeper into fiscal crisis. © 2012, Distributed by NEWS CONSORTIUM. - - - Pope Benedict XVI's Prayer Intentions for January 2013 General Intention: The Faith of Christians. That in this Year of Faith Christians may deepen their knowledge of the mystery of Christ and witness joyfully to the gift of faith in him. Missionary Intention: Middle Eastern Christians. That the Christian communities of the Middle East, often discriminated against, may receive from the Holy Spirit the strength of fidelity and perseverance. |
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