Court ruling on tax increases benefits labor unions

The San Diego Union Tribune reports:

The California State Supreme Court may have opened the floodgates to local tax increases. Its vague ruling about “citizen initiatives” for “special taxes” suggests that such measures are no longer subject to the two-thirds majority vote requirement. If that’s the case, most local governments will be putting new and higher taxes on the ballot in the next couple of years.

That includes cities, counties, school districts, water districts, transportation districts (SANDAG) and many other government agencies. And if — as the ruling indicates — there’s only a simple majority vote required for such a tax to pass, the vast majority (90 percent-plus) of these initiatives will become law.

But the court said “citizen initiatives.” How can governments put such measures on the ballot? Simple. The public employee labor unions will do it for them. Amazingly, the court thinks such special interest groups constitute “citizen” efforts.

Creepy California continues to make news.