A few years ago we passed to initiatives which increased tax rates on cigarettes and high income tax payers to fund programs for education programs for young children and mental health. Ideally these kinds of set asides would be abolished. Taxes should not be dedicated in the way that these were. What is the relationship between tobacco usage or high income taxpayers and the intended use. First Five has been especially prone to misuse. Almost from its start, the money collected seemed to be a personal plaything of its original sponsor.
That notwithstanding, diverting money from the sources to more general purposes is a pretty good idea. The voters support this one mildly, especially when compared to 1C. These two should pass, I will vote for them.
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