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Why are the Measure A and B Signs Lying?

This isn't meant as a commentary for or against the tax measures, but more a comment. I see hundreds of the signs all over Lafayette and it does bother me that they are not telling the truth. Measure B includes an automatic and permanent cost of living adjustment, so the measure B tax will be increasing each and every year in perpetuity. What I don't understand is why all of the signs say that 'tax rates will not increase' which as a point of fact is not the truth. Do they not consider the cola an increase in the tax rate for some technical reason? I doubt any home owner would see it the same way when they saw their tax bill rising. I just wish the advertisements in favor of the measures (which I'm sure will pass) were honest in their description of the taxes. We all make better decisions when fully informed imo...

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