“When the debate veered into a discussion about capping the state’s sky-high property taxes, Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins wasn’t afraid to point out that Proposition 13 has straitjacketed California’s budget.”
And:
“Hawkins pointed out that congestion pricing on traffic into New York City could create a dedicated funding stream for mass transit a far sounder idea than “cutting waste and fraud” and that single-payer health care was one option for bringing the state’s rising medical costs under control.”
via Green Party New York » Blog Archive » Howie Hawkins, from The New Republic.
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