When government faces financial pressure, the reflex too often is to reach for the taxpayer’s wallet. That is exactly what is happening with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ decision to place a half-cent sales tax increase on the June ballot. I voted no because backfilling federal funding cuts on the backs of county taxpayers is just plain wrong. LA County residents are already stretched thin. Inflation has driven up the price of groceries, gasoline, utilities, and insurance.

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