Proposal

Title: Pros and Cons of Prop 30

Author: I am a 19 year old student, currently attending a publicly funded community college, with support of financial aid.

Date: October 1, 2012

Topic: Proposition 30 is a temporary agreement for a tax-increase of one-quarter cent in sales tax and an increase on personal income tax for those making over $250,000 to help fund public schools, K-14, and guaranteed public safety.

Exigence: California once the most recognized education systems, now suffering a state-wide budget deficit is in need of funding to avoid an even bigger deficit of $6 billion in cuts to public funded schools, that depend from the state.

Intended Audience: General Public

Purpose: Inform California about Prop 30

Claim: YES on Prop 30

Logos: California's prop 30, raising sales-tax by one-quarter cent for four years, and an increase of personal income-tax for those making over $250,000 annually for seven years. The possibilities of prop 30 passing will help to fund public schools, K-12, including community colleges that are dependent of the State. $6 billion in new revenues, money that is very much needed for these California schools. Preventing layoffs, enrollment cuts, and classroom cuts, all this if voted in at the November primaries. Those opposing proposition 30 say, it is bad for the state, that if this ballot where to pass will destroy small business , and add there is no guarantee the money collected from these new taxes will go to fund education .

Ethos: I am a current college student, this debate in our state affects me directly as well as all other college student. Although, I am not an expert on this subject, doing research I have informed myself on key points of good arguments for and against proposition 30. As a student supporting this ballot is critical, my goals of transferring might have to be set back on account of all the cuts that have been made and all the cuts that will take place if proposition 30 where to not pass.

Pathos: College students face restrictions when trying to retake courses, adding on to the increase of fees at all community colleges that have raised in the past year alone from $26 in the spring session to now a $46 for unit in fall of 2012. What is the best direction for California to go?