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	Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Proposition 26

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Vote NO on Proposition 26.

PROPOSITION 26 MEANS HIGHER PROPERTY TAXES!

If Proposition 26 passes, you will LOSE THE TWO-THIRDS VOTE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION AGAINST EXCESSIVE TAXES ON YOUR HOME.

Proposition 26 will make it easy for property taxes to go up AGAIN and AGAIN because LOCAL BONDS INCREASE PROPERTY TAXES!

The wealthy special interests behind Proposition 26 claim it will allow more "investment." But the truth is: TAXPAYERS ARE ALREADY INVESTING AT A RECORD RATE. Since 1996, voters approved over $11.8 BILLION in LOCAL school bonds with a TWO-THIRDS vote!

Proposition 26 backers claim it has accountability. WHAT ACCOUNTABILITY?

Under CURRENT LAW, school bonds CANNOT BE USED FOR TEACHER OR ADMINISTRATOR SALARIES. ANNUAL AUDITS of school district funds are ALREADY REQUIRED.

PROPOSITION 26 DOESN'T IMPOSE PENALTIES for politicians and bureaucrats who misspend taxpayer dollars on projects like the BELMONT SCHOOL FIASCO in Los Angeles!

DOESN'T REQUIRE environmental safeguards for school sites. We can't afford more disasters like BELMONT.

DOESN'T REQUIRE school facilities be adequately maintained.

DOESN'T REQUIRE that student scores get better. HOMEOWNERS WILL STILL PAY HIGHER TAXES even if student performance lags.

DOESN'T REQUIRE citizen oversight of bond spending. Do you trust politicians without citizen oversight?

Homeowners, seniors, taxpayer organizations, consumer advocates, small businesses and the CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF TEACHERS OPPOSE PROPOSITION 26.

Don't saddle our CHILDREN and FUTURE GENERATIONS with LONG-TERM DEBT.

VOTE NO ON HIGHER PROPERTY TAXES!

VOTE NO ON PROPOSITION 26!

JON COUPAL
Chairman, Don't Double Your Property Taxes, Vote No on Proposition 26, a Project of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

Joan C. Longobardo
Governing Board Member, Covina-Valley Unified School District

Gil A. Perez
Retired School District Administrator

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