In politics, money talks.
Proposition 32 seems like it would help reduce the power of the dollar in politics – but it doesn’t. And we at the Daily 49er say you should vote “no” on this misleading proposition this November.
Prop. 32 would ban corporations and unions from using payroll deductions as a way to raise money for political spending. Okay, great. But a closer look shows that the proposition unfairly targets groups that are already struggling in politics – unions. Corporations rarely use payroll deductions for political contributions.
In theory, at least, unions represent the interests of the low and middle classes. They represent the collected interest of that group, and those groups deserve attention. Over the years, the voices of unions have been drowned out by money or campaign contributions from large corporations. As special interest groups have shifted into gear their goals towards issues of the upper-middle class like environmentalism, we are in desperate need of unions. Though unions are dwindling in power, they are responsible for making sure that the middle class is still being heard in Sacramento and Washington.
As with any measure on the ballot, we urge our readers to do their research and look at which groups support Prop. 32. In short, those groups don’t represent our interests.
