I've gotten numerous republican political mailers with their recommendations on the ballot issues. Not one of mine promote a "yes" on 71.
Positions advocated by the Ca Republican party:
1A support
59 support
60 support
60A support
61 oppose
62 oppose
63 oppose
64 support
65 oppose
66 oppose
67 oppose
68 oppose
69 support
70 oppose
71 oppose
72 oppose
No on 71, it's a scam, it will add $6 billion(including interest) to our hugh debt.
Propositions are easy.....if they are in any way going to cost you (the taxpayer) any additional money via bonds or higher taxes, just vote NO.
The stem cell prop is a $3 billion state program. Just what California needs....another state program. hah
I sincerely believe that we pay way too much in California.
Presently nobody is prevented from working on embryonic stem cells on their own dime. None of the results from embryonic stem cells shows promise, and if they did they would require a continuing dose of immune suppression drugs to keep the tissue from being rejected. Accordingly, nobody is willing to do the work without grant money. The possibility of a big score just isn't there.
The hot action is in adult stem cells from bone marrow and fat. The upside of this research is that the resulting tissue is your genetic material and won't be rejected. People are risking their own money to research this because there is the potential of a big payoff.
Executive summary: When the potholes are fixed then we can afford to burn cash on dubious research.
regards,
Vote "F*** NO" on everything.
Via "Google" New search with "Mel Gibson stem cell" as the search term gets you this:
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=Mel+Gibson+stem+cell&btnG=Search+News
It's very simple. Some good hearted people have joined with high-profile
folks with long-term diseases and have been hijacked by a group who see a nice way
to tap the California state taxpayers for $3 BILLION DOLLARS and another
$3 BILLION DOLLARS in interest to pay for research that has yet to produce a therapeutic
cure...in stark contrast to the work on Adult Stem Cells.
If this research was such a good investment, Tereza Heinz-Kerry, Bill Gates,
and other venture capitalists would be pouring $$$ into it.
And they are NOT.
NO on all of them.
I got this mailer too. Look at the fine print. It says "Guide for Republicans" on the front... but on the back, at the bottom, who paid for the thing? NOT the GOP! It is some group called "Get the Vote Out" or something.
Don't be fooled by this thing - chuck it NOW!
And for anyone in the LA area:
Prop A: NO (want to increase sales tax by 1/2 cent!)
Prop O: NO (bond)
NONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONO
Under what possible definition of the Responsibilities of State Government is a State that is $36Billion in the red screwing around doing something that clearly and solidly belongs in the Private Sector?
WE AIN'T GOT THE DAMN MONEY! PERIOD!!!
If it wants money, by any means, VOTE NO!