If government can legislate a wage floor without consequences, why not make us all rich with a $100 an hour minimum wage?
Category Archives: Ballot Measures
A slimy argument against Prop. 123
Increasing the distribution from the state land trust to schools doesn’t raise anyone’s property taxes.
Dark money initiative comes up short
The dark money constitutional amendment has huge penalties for impossibly vague reporting requirements.
More Phoenix perfidy on pensions
Phoenix claims that Prop. 103 is additional pension reform, when it’s really backtracking on the previous one.
A weak argument for a legislative pay raise
I always support the legislative pay raise (Proposition 304). This year’s proposal would increase the salary from $24,000 to $35,000 a year.
The reason isn’t that I think it will make a bit of difference in who runs or how the state is governed. It’s just a matter of fairness. The job is fulltime for about five months, with significant time commitments the remainder of the year. That merits more than the current recompense.
(Published in the Arizona Republic, Oct. 26)
Prop. 303: Good idea, but why are we voting on it?
Prop. 303 is a legislative referral of a statute. The same number of votes required to refer it could have enacted it directly.
Prop. 122: Conservatives being silly
Amending the state constitution won’t provide increased authority over federal programs.
Legislative hypocrisy on hospital bond
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GOP legislators complain about Prop. 480’s taxes, but they are responsible for the current burden.
A new county hospital: Yes, no, maybe, and … who knows?
The county hospital and clinic system is a relic, but there are reasons to keep it. Prop. 480’s price, however, is steep.
Real Prop. 487 issue: Who takes the investment risk?
Despite pettifogging by the City of Phoenix and its unions, for voters the issue should be straightforward: Should taxpayers or public employees take the risk for the performance of the stock market?