Some GFC’ers have asked us about two tax increase measures potentially on the November ballot. After responding with our view that the state already generates sufficient revenue with which it produces poor value, we remind inquirers that GFC doesn’t compete in the ballot measure marketplace. While we have competitive edges in assembling the capped direct contributions on which legislators rely for financial support and in navigating legislative dynamics, we have no edges in assembling the uncapped independent contributions on which ballot measures rely or in navigating ballot measure dynamics.
Special interests will always prowl the legislature so our mission, which thankfully is low-cost, must be persistently pursued in any event, but because ballot measures will always be an option for well-funded special interests, other organizations with edges in assembling independent contributions and navigating ballot measure dynamics will have to lead in that theater.
