[GPSCC-chat] [Fwd: [GPCA Official Notice] County Polling on Ballot Propositions]

[Wes Rolley]

On 3/5/2012 6:55 PM, Spencer Graves wrote:
> Hi, Tian, et al.:
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> TERM LIMITS
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>       I'm vehemently opposed to term limits.  In my judgment, term 
> limits are a right wing ploy that have successfully deprived 
> legislatures of institutional memory, thereby making it easier for 
> lobbyists to enact legislation they write for their clients.

The issue of institutional memory is a real one.  We see what happens 
when it is lost in Sacramento.  We also see what it has cost when MSM 
lays off all of their older, more expensive reporters.

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> TOBACCO
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>        A 5 cent increase in the tobacco tax is probably appropriate.  
> If the tax is too high, it encourages a black market in cigarettes and 
> a general disrespect for the law.  If it's too low, the externalities 
> associated with, e.g., second hand smoking, are not properly reflected 
> in the purchase price of cigarettes.  I have not heard of a 
> substantive black market in California for cigarettes.  If there is, I 
> could easily be persuaded to oppose this measure.
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I agree with Spencer here also.