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DESCRIPTION:Oh it's well intended. SB 1031 would streamline public transit throughout 
 the Bay Region; make no doubt, that's admirable. However, the funding 
 mechanism proposed is a 1/2 cent sales tax increase. That's a regressive 
 tax, and it exempts from their windfall the land owners whose locations 
 will increase with increased and expedited public service.\n\nIf public 
 transit adds value to location, let that increase in location value pay for 
 the public transit. That's sensible and just. Communicate with your State 
 Senator BY WEDNESDAY NEXT that this otherwise good idea is a flop. Land 
 owners have elected-folk in their pocket and that's all there is to 
 it.\n\nCome along on a 23 years and going weekly walking tour that lays out 
 the intersection of real estate and social questions. Lots of good stories 
 about identity group liberation (viz. Black Panthers, Native Americans, 
 Migrant Labor, Working Class), intermittent humorous anecdotes, and San 
 Francisco's 19th century (but always a good idea) Big Idea to socialize 
 land values as a measure of society's economic value.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/05/09/18866048.php
SUMMARY:Down with the sales tax, up with land values: the walking tour
LOCATION:meet in the American Youth Hostel Lobby\n312 Mason Street\nSan Francisco
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/05/09/18866048.php
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