Editorial: Vote down five of six state props
California voters on May 19 will consider six ballot initiatives to round out legislators' efforts to balance the $42 billion deficit. Below is a brief synopsis of each proposition, as summarized by the League of Women's Voters, along with major reasons why we are for or against them:
Marty: Health care reform comes with hefty cost
Miles' Law will likely determine your attitude towards healthcare reform. It states, "Where you stand depends on where you sit." In other words, we all see things and shape judgments from our own perspectives. How much healthcare reform will cost you will be determined by another law – Richman's Law – which states, "You can't get something for nothing." And it means exactly what it says.
