By Jessie Gambrell

Co-A&E Editor

In light of the recent elections, I asked students on campus how they voted on Prop 30 & 32 to see the general feel of some student voters.

                        Prop. 30                                                                      Prop. 32

        Yes                                      No                                 Yes                                        No

25 out of 28                     3 out of 28                          23 out of 28                        5 out of 28

Prop 30 (Sales and Income Tax Increase), which passed the election on Nov. 6 is a constitutional amendment proposed by Governor Jerry Brown. It is a combination of “Brown’s First Tax Increase Proposal” and the “Millionaire’s Tax.” With the passing of Prop 30, sales tax will increase from 7.25 percent to 7.5 percent and puts a 10.3 percent tax increase for those making more than $250 thousand in taxable income, 11.3 percent increase for those making more than $300 thousand, 12.3 percent increase for those making more than $500 thousand and 13.3 percent increase on for those making more than $1 million. The Millionaire’s Tax increase will begin on income “retroactively” from Jan. 1, 2012 and will stay in place for seven years, while the sales tax increase will be revisited in four years.

Prop 32 (“Paycheck Protection” Initiative or SB 202) which did not pass in the November’s elections was a constitutional amendment that would have: withheld state and local candidates from receiving contributions from unions and corporations, contributions to politicians from government contractors, and politics to utilize deductions from corporations, unions, and government of employees’ wages. This was not passed, so none of the aforementioned will be enacted.

For more information on propositions (among others), you can visit: http://ballotpedia.org