83 - Prop 15 (tax the rich), with Sacramento DSA Electoral Committee co-chairs Micaela Vazquez and Seth Strumwasser (8.18.2020)

It's never a bad time to talk with your friends about taxing the rich. That's why we're joined by Micaela Vazquez and Seth Strumwasser, co-chairs of Sacramento DSA's Electoral Committee.

You might not know it, but California has an unfortunate history of austerity measures against the poor and tax breaks for the ultra rich. This is, in large part, why the state finds itself unable to properly fund public schools. Seth and Micaela walk us through an exciting new ballot measure in Prop 15, as well as its relation to Prop 13, a 1978 bill that slashed property taxes for the billionaire and billionaire-adjacent class.

We also discuss their personal journeys into Democratic Socialists of America, and the cool things in the pipeline for DSA Sac. (For one, Jacobin's Meagan Day and Micah Uetricht will be joining the chapter on Wednesday, August 19 to discuss their new book, Bigger Than Bernie.)

Finally, we take a moment to remind folks about the dangers facing our neighbors experiencing homelessness during this historic heat wave. Both local governments and community members are opening cooling centers throughout the region. If you can, please do your part to help keep folks cool and safe.

Thanks for listening, Dick Cheney made money off the Iraq war and, as always:
 

Patreon: patreon.com/voicesrivercity

Twitter: @youknowkempa, @guillotine4you, @ShanNDSTevens, @Flojaune

And thank you to Be Brave Bold Robot for the tunes.

It's never a bad time to talk with your friends about taxing the rich. That's why we're joined by Micaela Vazquez and Seth Strumwasser, co-chairs of Sacramento DSA's Electoral Committee.

You might not know it, but California has an unfortunate history of austerity measures against the poor and tax breaks for the ultra rich. This is, in large part, why the state finds itself unable to properly fund public schools. Seth and Micaela walk us through an exciting new ballot measure in Prop 15, as well as its relation to Prop 13, a 1978 bill that slashed property taxes for the billionaire and billionaire-adjacent class.

We also discuss their personal journeys into Democratic Socialists of America, and the cool things in the pipeline for DSA Sac. (For one, Jacobin's Meagan Day and Micah Uetricht will be joining the chapter on Wednesday, August 19 to discuss their new book, Bigger Than Bernie.)

Finally, we take a moment to remind folks about the dangers facing our neighbors experiencing homelessness during this historic heat wave. Both local governments and community members are opening cooling centers throughout the region. If you can, please do your part to help keep folks cool and safe.

Thanks for listening, Dick Cheney made money off the Iraq war and, as always:
 

Patreon: patreon.com/voicesrivercity

Twitter: @youknowkempa, @guillotine4you, @ShanNDSTevens, @Flojaune

And thank you to Be Brave Bold Robot for the tunes.