They don't think, and 82% of people don't vote. And if they do vote, they're going to the polls without any prior knowledge on what they're voting on. They enter the poll booth to read the proposal description for the first time and decide on the spot. Very few of us are reading guides and researching to read through the bullshit description to make sensible votes. Its a fucking joke and its by design for those in power.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 7 points 1 year ago

Republicans pinky-promised they would find the funding somewhere. That's apparently good enough for a lot of people.

[–] Crisps@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Property taxes are based on home values which have doubled over the last ten years, this is just relief from that. People are being priced out of their homes right now. If there was a state income tax instead revenue would have fallen due to wages not keeping up with inflation.

[–] e_t_@kbin.pithyphrase.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

revenue would have fallen due to wages not keeping up with inflation.

So you're saying that if we had an income tax, it would be in the government's interest to promote higher wages? That sounds like the opposite of a problem.

[–] Crisps@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Promote higher wages for the middle class, yes. The bottom half pay nothing anyway. You’d have to hugely increase minimum wage to make a tax difference.