Worried About Budget's Toll on Schools, Most Californians Favor Income Tax Hike—But Only for Wealthiest
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27, 2011—Most Californians are very concerned that the state's budget deficit will result in cuts to public schools, the area of the budget they most want to protect, according to a statewide survey released today by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), with funding from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. To maintain current funding for K–12 education, a strong majority favor raising income taxes for the wealthiest Californians, but most oppose raising the state sales tax or personal income taxes overall.
With California leaders at a standoff over how to fill the state's $26 billion budget gap, strong majorities of
