Oil Tax
Oil Extraction Tax to Fund Education
The potential California proposition "Tax Oil for Education" is an important social issue in 2012 for the state, due to its ties to both oil industry as well as liberal values of excellent education for all. It is an exercise of public opinion that is based on personal preferences that vary between party lines and income levels. While many in the state favor taxation as a tool to better the common citizen in California, others do not feel that taxing large corporations in order to fill budget gaps is appropriate use of state power. They believe that taxing oil is bad for the growth of the market, and will make California less competitive. This struggle will be decided, if the Tax Oil...
Medical Marijuana, for example, went to vote in California in 1996 and passed, at a time when it was unthinkable to have been passed by the California state legislature. The federal system allows states to create their own taxes for their own budgets, which allows for different states to decide where their priorities lie, whether will public services or with private business.
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media has tried to be independent on the topic of Tax Oil for Education, because the media believes the issue is still too early to be approached. As November comes closer, California will spend many months and weeks trying to enhance the visibility of both sides of the issue. Energy companies operating fields in California will spend millions trying to defend their profits through campaigning and
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