Posted by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood, on Jul 20, 2012 at 12:54 pm

I no longer have any confidence in how our elected officials spend our tax dollars.

Sales taxes are regressive and hurt lower income people far more than upper income people.

The Governor is eager to level additional sales taxes on us. Now, our County Supervisors wish to do the same.

With all due respect, Ms. Tissier, a Caltrain/HSR official and advocate, is not to be trusted with our tax dollars. Sorry.

No additional sales taxes, period.

Posted by Scholar, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood, on Jul 20, 2012 at 1:41 pm

Old saying: "There is no such thing as a temporary tax."

Posted by steve, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Jul 20, 2012 at 3:06 pm

What part of no didn't you understand in June. No increase in taxes. Seaton Medical Center, I don't think so.

Posted by Bob, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Jul 20, 2012 at 4:10 pm

"Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

Albert Einstein

We obvious have really intelligent elected officials -- MP city council wants to raise the hotel tax when the county voted it down in June; the Board of Supervisors want to raise the sales tax to add to the general fund when the county voted down tax increases in June; and the legislature and governor want to raise taxes to fund HSR when other viable programs are cut and the state is going broke.

In a word -- NO!

Posted by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community, on Jul 20, 2012 at 6:23 pm

These are the supervisors who recently gave the Sheriff's Officers a 3% raise when others were asked to take a pay cut. When asked how will SMC be able to pay for this Don Horsley said " I don't know, we will have to worry about that when the time comes. This same group has just approved a Jail that they don't know or care about how are we going to afford to pay for it. They also just approve a raise for an employee who was just hired. They are not very good with the Taxpayers money.

NO on new taxes

Posted by Bob, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Jul 23, 2012 at 7:16 am

It's not just our area; the Sacramento area has the same issues Web Link.

Seems now-a-days every level of government wants more and more of your money. What kind of government system is that called again? I think there are a few countries in Europe like that.

Posted by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood, on Jul 23, 2012 at 7:37 am
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" the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors finds itself confronting the same budget deficit with fewer options."

There is only ONE option - cut expenditures!!