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So much for ‘affordability’: LA voters raise their own taxes, again

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It was the year of “affordability.” Or so we thought.

Earlier this month, LA County voters chose to pass Measure ER, a 0.5% sales tax increase that ostensibly will last for five years and will apply to almost everything you buy.

So… congratulations, you’ll now pay more?

The Board of Supervisors put Measure ER on the ballot and said the money was needed to fund local health care services.

They named it “ER,” after “Emergency Room.” 

They gave an official title that didn’t mention taxes: “Essential Services Restoration Act.”

The description provided by the county clerk blamed “severe federal cuts enacted by the President and Congress.”

Actually, as Marc Joffe explained in The California Post, there are no “cuts.” The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” just slows the rate of growth in spending. And it adds a requirement that people who receive benefits also work or volunteer, if they are able.

But there’s no........

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