California Democrats got their legislative supermajorities

[RINO Tom]

Reminder that the 2/3 to raise taxes law is stupid.

Yep.
While we are at it why not we require a 2/3 to cut taxes to be fair?
*conservative Republicans go insane upon hearing this*

Because most people would consider a tax cut a good thing and raising taxes to be a bad thing?

There is nothing inheritly evil about a tax increase, or a tax cut. Reducing federal tax revenue is a morally neutral concept.

Well I didn't necessarily disagree, I just provided insight into why a bunch of representatives elected by a bunch of people would never go for a two-thirds threshold for lowering taxes.

To be fair, I was satirizing the idea of a two-thirds requirement for cutting taxes. It was never a serious suggestion, placing the same requirement on tax cuts. It would be a terrible one as well. Increases and decreases in tax levels should be treated the same in this order of things.

I think, all things considered, the burden should be on the politicians to convince the voters that a given tax increase would provide benefits for them that would outweigh the reduction in their income, but I suppose I agree in concept.

[ApatheticAustrian]

I think, all things considered, the burden should be on the politicians to convince the voters that a given tax increase would provide benefits for them that would outweigh the reduction in their income, but I suppose I agree in concept.

i would say, on the other hand, politicans should need to convince voters, that the specific public good they want to abolish doesn't help them in their daily lives and it's disappearance wouldn't hurt anyone.

[Bojack Horseman]

Reminder that the 2/3 to raise taxes law is stupid.

Yep.
While we are at it why not we require a 2/3 to cut taxes to be fair?
*conservative Republicans go insane upon hearing this*

Because most people would consider a tax cut a good thing and raising taxes to be a bad thing?

California's fiscal woes of yesteryear are an example of what happens when you have unchecked direct democracy and the widespread voter attitude of "I want all these state services and I don't want to pay for them!" Prop 13 is responsible for most of the problems they had.