no to all of the above
Please read the language of the amendments in their entirety, not just th eone or twoline synopsis'. Links to them have been posted on this forum a few times.jdh31313 said:Below are the proposed Constitutional Amendments which will be seen on the ballot. I am interested to hear anyones input as it relates to these amendments.
1. Allows for competitive contracts to be enforced in Georgia courts.
Question: What does this mean and how will affect the citizenry?
2. Adds $10 tag fee on private passenger vehicles to fund statewide trauma care expansion.
I understand this amendment and remain undecided as to how I will vote. As a former medic, I understand the purpose and value of quality trauma care within golden hour. As a taxpayer, I have some concerns about the funding scheme.
3. Allows the state to execute multiyear contracts for long-term transportation projects.
Looks good but looks can be deceiving…
4. Allows the state to execute multiyear contracts for projects to improve energy efficiency and conservation.
Again…looks good, but looks can be deceiving…
5. Allows owners of industrial zoned property to choose to remove the industrial designation from their property.
Question: What does this mean and how will affect the citizenry?
The "super speeder" law was supposed to generate enough money to fund more/upgraded trauma centers and was passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov Purdue. It failed, and now they want to keep it in place and raise my taxes by another $20 a year (2 cars). Not just no, but HELL NO!jdh31313 said:2. Adds $10 tag fee on private passenger vehicles to fund statewide trauma care expansion.
I understand this amendment and remain undecided as to how I will vote. As a former medic, I understand the purpose and value of quality trauma care within golden hour. As a taxpayer, I have some concerns about the funding scheme.
The problem I have with it is in the 50's the well connected landowners asked for and got there property protected from city taxes. Now their heirs are paying the price and can't sell it or develop it without city water/sewer. If this one passes will they be on the hook for 60 years of city taxes?This amendment applies to just two counties in Georgia. In the 1950’s under a local constitutional amendment â€" a practice no longer used by the General Assembly - land in Chatham and Jeff Davis counties was established as industrial property that could not be annexed into a city, so that property owners could avoid increased taxes imposed by cities.
We need an amendment to require economics taught every other year starting in the 6th grade. Anyone who has read a basic economics text could tell the super speeder would fail.Adam5 said:The "super speeder" law was supposed to generate enough money to fund more/upgraded trauma centers and was passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov Purdue. It failed, and now they want to keep it in place and raise my taxes by another $20 a year (2 cars). Not just no, but HELL NO!jdh31313 said:2. Adds $10 tag fee on private passenger vehicles to fund statewide trauma care expansion.
I understand this amendment and remain undecided as to how I will vote. As a former medic, I understand the purpose and value of quality trauma care within golden hour. As a taxpayer, I have some concerns about the funding scheme.
GA has one of the highest death rates among trauma victims, and has fewer trauma centers per capita than most other states our size.AEKDB said:I'm trying to figure out when trauma care became such a big issue in GA. Don't we have anything else to worry about?
FIFYAEKDB said:We need an amendment to require economics taught by a competent businessperson who has actually managed their money well every other year starting in the 6th grade. Anyone who has read a basic economics text could tell the super speeder would fail.
I'm trying to figure out when trauma care became such a big issue in GA. Don't we have anything else to worry about?
Well we don't want that! Quick raise taxes so we will not be the lowest in number of trauma centers. Once these are built then we can raise taxes again to do something else all the other states are doing. When will it stop? Will we soon just raise taxes because we have a lower tax rate than another state?Adam5 said:GA has one of the highest death rates among trauma victims, and has fewer trauma centers per capita than most other states our size.AEKDB said:I'm trying to figure out when trauma care became such a big issue in GA. Don't we have anything else to worry about?
IIRC, there is no level 1 trauma center in GA that is south of Macon.
Did I ever say to raise taxes to build one.AEKDB said:Well we don't want that! Quick raise taxes so we will not be the lowest in number of trauma centers. Once these are built then we can raise taxes again to do something else all the other states are doing. When will it stop? Will we soon just raise taxes because we have a lower tax rate than another state?Adam5 said:GA has one of the highest death rates among trauma victims, and has fewer trauma centers per capita than most other states our size.AEKDB said:I'm trying to figure out when trauma care became such a big issue in GA. Don't we have anything else to worry about?
IIRC, there is no level 1 trauma center in GA that is south of Macon.
We need to realize that a human life does have a value and it is way less than what we spend to "save one more life". A human is worth the present value of all future income (income from welfare does not count).