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Re:NY Governor stalls right-to-repair bill; has until Dec 28... by ISL on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @11:11AM (#34067904)
Direct referenda solve this particular problem, but create other conflicts:

Referendum 1: the State shall not raise taxes in any way without a vote of the people.

Referendum 2: the State shall fully fund the education of children living in the State

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Re:NY Governor stalls right-to-repair bill; has until Dec 28... by noworld on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @11:15AM (#34067955)
Referendum 2 sounds a little like a vote of the people to raise taxes.
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Re:NY Governor stalls right-to-repair bill; has until Dec 28... by sidlls on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @11:17AM (#34067989)
It isn't, though, and in fact often such referendums can't be funded through taxes because of referendums like the other one in the comment you responded to. So what happens is other programs suffer.
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Re:NY Governor stalls right-to-repair bill; has until Dec 28... by asah on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @12:38PM (#34069274)
AFAICT, that's the point.
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Re:NY Governor stalls right-to-repair bill; has until Dec 28... by CuriouslyC on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @11:45AM (#34068435)
That's only a problem if you can't cut other services.
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