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Alameda County Measure AA-Healthcare Safety Net Reauthorization <br /> "REBUTTAL TO ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF MEASURE AA <br /> There are only two issues -Unfair Taxes and Squandered Tax Dollars under <br /> the guise of healthcare. <br /> Their statements are fallacious. It is not a '/ cent sales tax as proponents <br /> claim. It is ''/ "percent"-a huge difference. Percentage based Taxes have a built in <br /> Cost of Living Adjustinent(COLA). As prices dramatically increase - so does <br /> your Tax amount. Likewise,the collections rise. The first year(2004)the County <br /> collected $75 mil. It is now up to river$128 - a 71% increase. <br /> California now has the highest sales tax rate in the nation, close to 10% in <br /> most counties.. Low income residents are forced to pay an ever increasing amount <br /> of their earnings in Sales Taxes, impacting them the most. <br /> The proponents use the typical scare tactics- "Without this money we will <br /> be forced to close". Rest assured, they are Pot going to close or curtail vital <br /> services. <br /> Further, there is no accountability. (See Ordinance, C&D.) And not <br /> surprisingly, a huge hunk of the Tax money is given away to the wealthy non-profit <br /> hospitals who support these Tax Measures with their large campaign contributions. <br /> Children's Hospital alone, recently shelled out over$2 million in campaign <br /> contributions. <br /> Yet,public and private hospitals are all spending millions on new <br /> construction while paying out enormous salaries to their Directors and CEO's. <br /> Lastly, they claim this Tax is supported by the Alameda County Taxpayers <br /> Association. Highly unlikely and not verified- the ACTA is inactive and <br /> practically defunct. <br /> Vote No! on Measure AA <br />