Raising taxes is also a more destructive path. Tax increases reduce productivity and restrain commerce. It’s an inescapable fact.
There’s no denying that the crumbling section of the coastal bluff near Del Mar that holds up the only rail line linking San Diego to the rest of California needs to be shored up. But is a tax hike necessary to get the job done?
No, but that’s never stopped elected officials, bureaucrats and activists from digging into other people’s wallets.
San Diegans will vote on Nov. 5 on Measure G, which would raise sales taxes by a half percentage point to fund transportation infrastructure projects. About 50% of the revenue would be applied to bus and train transit, including the stabilization of a 1.7-mile stretch of rail in Del Mar. A little more than a quarter would be dedicated to roads, highways and bridges, while 7% would be spent on local streets. Public transit, repairs and administrative costs would consume the rest.
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Does San Diego County’s Measure G measure up?
Kerry Jackson
Raising taxes is also a more destructive path. Tax increases reduce productivity and restrain commerce. It’s an inescapable fact.
There’s no denying that the crumbling section of the coastal bluff near Del Mar that holds up the only rail line linking San Diego to the rest of California needs to be shored up. But is a tax hike necessary to get the job done?
No, but that’s never stopped elected officials, bureaucrats and activists from digging into other people’s wallets.
San Diegans will vote on Nov. 5 on Measure G, which would raise sales taxes by a half percentage point to fund transportation infrastructure projects. About 50% of the revenue would be applied to bus and train transit, including the stabilization of a 1.7-mile stretch of rail in Del Mar. A little more than a quarter would be dedicated to roads, highways and bridges, while 7% would be spent on local streets. Public transit, repairs and administrative costs would consume the rest.
Read the entire op-ed in San Diego Union-Tribune.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.