2020 California Ballot Propositions Megathread

[sparkey]

What exactly does prop 19 do?

Makes it so that old people who move get to keep their low property tax rates to some degree, but removes the ability of people who inherit houses to keep low property tax rates. Pushed hard by realtors, who would love to see both seniors and inheritors selling houses more often.

[sparkey]

I'm feeling like this set needs a whole lot of NO votes. Only 22 seems to deserve a YES, and that's really only because a YES on 22 is basically a NO on the awful Assembly Bill 5, at least for app-based drivers.

I'm leaning:
14: no
15: no
16: NO
17: no
18: no
19: no
20: no
21: NO
22: yes
23: no
24: no
25: no

[sparkey]

If anyone want to discuss these I'm more than happy to.

You're so close to nailing my thoughts exactly that it's making me reconsider my one disagreement with you, which is Prop 20. My first reaction is that it will significantly increase prison population, almost exclusively for people who have been charged with theft, some as low as $250, which seems excessive. Has there been a significant uptick in related property crimes in California that I'm not aware of, that calls for this sort of change right now?

[sparkey]

Odd results compared to other polls.

On a separate note I saw the most dishonest add on proposition 16. It equated being against affirmative action to being a white supremacist. Most disgraceful proposition add I've even seen.

This one?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NiPdd-bfNc

Most people in my community I've seen active against Prop 16 have been older Asian people. Rather different demographics than Unite The Right.