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California teachers begin push for ballot measure to raise taxes on wealthiest 1 percent
- 07-05-2011
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By Shirley Jahad/KPCC
The taxes Governor Jerry Brown pushed so hard to extend have expired. The extension of the income, sales and car taxes were never that popular with voters. Some California teachers are pushing for one tax that does win support in polls. The tax would levy 1 percent from the wealthiest 1 percent. Joshua Pechthalt, president of the California Federation of Teachers, says it's only fair to bump up taxes from the top 1 percent of earners in California. He adds that it could bring in more than $2 billion a year – for schools, parks, health care. (more...)
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