Comments on: Measure P…we hardly knew ye? http://www.johnknoxwhite.com/2008/10/28/measure-pwe-hardly-knew-ye/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=measure-pwe-hardly-knew-ye Mindfulness in the face of challenge. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:24:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Denise Lai http://www.johnknoxwhite.com/2008/10/28/measure-pwe-hardly-knew-ye/#comment-669 Denise Lai Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:42:36 +0000 http://johnknoxwhite.com/?p=548#comment-669 It is entirely illogical to increase taxes at the outset of a recession. And we ARE at the sudden beginning of a recession. The downward pressure of doubling property transfer taxes on home sales, on those who wish to move here---attracting home buyers from other towns or those moving up from an apartment---, is untenable in this current economy and will offset much of the expected revenue. Combined with the unfair hardship placed on residents who need to sell--elder, infirm, job loss, etc.---this is a bad idea. Plus it unfairly places the burden of revenue on those leaving Alameda and those arriving, and places none on long time residents who stand to benefit the most. Moreover, I have some real concerns that the City will fail to make the hard decisions to towards optimized leaness and efficiency---that's where we should begin. Then, once that is done, maybe revisit a taxation method that is more fair and balanced on all Alamedans. But NO on P now---no new taxes on anyone at the start of a recession. It is entirely illogical to increase taxes at the outset of a recession. And we ARE at the sudden beginning of a recession. The downward pressure of doubling property transfer taxes on home sales, on those who wish to move here—attracting home buyers from other towns or those moving up from an apartment—, is untenable in this current economy and will offset much of the expected revenue. Combined with the unfair hardship placed on residents who need to sell–elder, infirm, job loss, etc.—this is a bad idea. Plus it unfairly places the burden of revenue on those leaving Alameda and those arriving, and places none on long time residents who stand to benefit the most. Moreover, I have some real concerns that the City will fail to make the hard decisions to towards optimized leaness and efficiency—that’s where we should begin. Then, once that is done, maybe revisit a taxation method that is more fair and balanced on all Alamedans. But NO on P now—no new taxes on anyone at the start of a recession.

]]> By: Mark Irons http://www.johnknoxwhite.com/2008/10/28/measure-pwe-hardly-knew-ye/#comment-668 Mark Irons Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:43:16 +0000 http://johnknoxwhite.com/?p=548#comment-668 What happened to $16 billion? Is this another $10 billion after the phony "balancing" of the budget? The stats on Lauren's blog indicate no on P has raised massive amounts and little of it has been spent. For a group that is struggling so hard those realtors sure have a lot of $$$ to toss around. What happened to $16 billion? Is this another $10 billion after the phony “balancing” of the budget?

The stats on Lauren’s blog indicate no on P has raised massive amounts and little of it has been spent. For a group that is struggling so hard those realtors sure have a lot of $$$ to toss around.

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