If you missed the Town Hall meeting on Santa Cruz Metro Buses + related Tax Reform issues (July 30, 2009) Community Television of Santa Cruz County has graciously arranged to broadcast it.
(Thank you!)
The following is the preliminary schedule for airtimes.
Town Hall Meeting with Bill Monning (ID# 8280)
1 hour 23 minutes
Comcast 25/Charter 71
8/26/2009 at 7:00 AM
8/28/2009 at 12:00 AM
8/29/2009 at 7:00 AM
8/31/2009 at 2:00 PM
9/2/2009 at 10:00 AM
9/2/2009 at 9:00 PM
9/3/2009 at 7:30 PM
9/4/2009 at 4:30 PM
9/6/2009 at 11:30 AM
The July 30, 2009 event was organized by the Campaign for Sensible Transportation.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
The Glorious Gas Tax
Jessica Lussenhop's "The Glorious Gas Tax" (santacruz.com, August 12, 2009) should have beeen required reading for July 30, 2009 Metro Town Hall with Assemblyman Bill Monning.
After Rick Longinotti's presentation on Santa Cruz Metro bus funding, the remainder of the evening focused on tax reform. Keeley seemed to argue that the commission he heads to advise the governor would propose at least 3 features:
(The Green Curmudgeon wonders why this can't be a very progressive tax, beginning at zero for cyclists, bus riders, and walkers and rise rapidly based on green house emissions or fuel efficiency - still regressive, see why?
After all, if at checkout register stores can identify homeowner with 2 cats, surely the state can identify your carbon footprint at the gas pump.)
We hope Ms. Lussenhop will arm us for painful future town hall meetings to come.
After Rick Longinotti's presentation on Santa Cruz Metro bus funding, the remainder of the evening focused on tax reform. Keeley seemed to argue that the commission he heads to advise the governor would propose at least 3 features:
- state income tax would become more regressive then it is now
- state sales tax will be eliminated
- new "pollution tax" on gasoline tax would be added, to create a floor price in California of $3.50 per gallon regardless of market price
(The Green Curmudgeon wonders why this can't be a very progressive tax, beginning at zero for cyclists, bus riders, and walkers and rise rapidly based on green house emissions or fuel efficiency - still regressive, see why?
After all, if at checkout register stores can identify homeowner with 2 cats, surely the state can identify your carbon footprint at the gas pump.)
We hope Ms. Lussenhop will arm us for painful future town hall meetings to come.
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