Proposition 1

Posted by Sappho on October 21st, 2014 filed in Environment


Proposition 1 is a water bond proposal. It appears that the argument in favor is that we need that water in the current drought, while the argument against is that it relies too much on dams that put wildlife conservation efforts at risk.

Is this a good idea? A bad idea? If I have any Californian readers left after my scarcity on the blog back when I was going through cancer treatment, feel free to weigh in.



One Response to “Proposition 1”

  1. RR Says:
    November 1st, 2014 at 3:00 pm

    I think it would be worthwhile to spend money on water infrastructure projects. I am very much pro-water. Water is up there with air on my list of essential resources. BUT, the problems associated with water resource allocation will not be adequately addressed by the issuance of bonds. California currently faces a wall of debt:

    http://cacs.org/research/unsustainable-california-the-top-10-issues-facing-the-golden-state-wall-of-debt/

    If water usage is a top priority in California, make it a top priority by cutting the existing budget. Address the pension fund issue….now! Before you go all Paul Krugman on me, I’ll say that deficits don’t matter, until they do. By the time the average Keynesian realizes that we have reached a point that deficits do matter, it will be to late. The debt situation is analogous to the immigration situation in that sense. By the time we realize that we are in trouble, we will be in a death spiral. If I was a Californian, I would have voted against Prop 1. Cut the fat from the budget first, then make prioritized cuts to more substantial programs to pay for the water thing.