The Sunnyvale Sun

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'Measure A' not
fair to taxpayers

Thank you for the article on Measure A. I made up my mind a while ago to vote 'no' on this proposition because:

I will not give our elected officials a larger percentage of my fixed income so they can spend it on whatever they want without my having a say-so.

With the upturn in the business cycle, sales tax income is increasing.

With the large increase in the cost of gasoline, sales tax revenue from gasoline has also increased significantly.

They have done nothing to improve the efficiency of government, as has been done in the private sector.

The automobile dealers in Sunnyvale and other large-ticket retailers face enough competition already. I want them to have a level playing field so buyers aren't given an incentive to go to the East Bay or San Francisco, resulting in a loss of income for Sunnyvale.

Werner Gans

Sunnyvale