How Taxpayers Fared At The Ballot Box?
In order to better inform taxpayers of how these efforts would affect their wallets, NTU published General Election Ballot Guide 2009, The Taxpayers Perspective last month, which described ballot measures in twelve states and their likely effect on the size and cost of government. Now that the votes have been tallied, we look back on the results to see how taxpayers fared. “Despite a wave of protests and activism opposing bigger government, the results of the vote on November 3rd proved only somewhat indicative of this rising tide. There were several ballot contests where Americans rejected higher taxes and more government regulation, while many others approved higher taxes and larger government. “Out of the 44 state and local ballot questions identified by NTU’s Ballot Guide 2009, measures that could lower taxes or control government passed 70 percent of the time (for a total of 7 proposals passed). On the other hand, measures that could raise taxes or expand government were also appr
