California’s Electric Car Tax-Boost Initiative Unlikely to Pass

California’s Electric Car Tax-Boost Initiative Unlikely to Pass
Computer science professor's electric car is plugged in in her garage in Irvine, Calif., on Jan. 26, 2015. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
John Seiler
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Commentary

Proponents of a ballot initiative to spend from $3 billion to $4.5 billion annually advancing electric cars are making a big political mistake going for a tax increase to pay for it. With California spouting annual surpluses of $45 billion-plus, they should have gone for a piece of that action.

John Seiler
John Seiler
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John Seiler is a veteran California opinion writer. Mr. Seiler has written editorials for The Orange County Register for almost 30 years. He is a U.S. Army veteran and former press secretary for California state Sen. John Moorlach. He blogs at JohnSeiler.Substack.com and his email is [email protected]
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