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Thats not at all what I am saying, I was simply making a point that all props are supported by those with the big bucks. Which I believe to be correct. Who supports them does not decide for me how I will vote.
The individuals/groups who support a proposition will include those who wrote it and financed the effort to put it on the ballot. They include the SAME individuals/groups who stand to benefit from it financially, if it passes. To "follow the money" is an appropriate part of assessing any of the initiatives put on the ballot.
87 is really two major issues in one initiative. One, an additional tax on oil companies. The second, an investment of state money in "alternative" energy programs. Each should be looked at separately, and not tied together where you are forced to take both or neither. This(and most other initiatives) is an example of how the initiative process in our state, as well as most others, has come to be badly abused. It was never intended to be a vehicle for special interest groups to benefit themselves.
Do not vote based solely on TV/radio/newspaper ads. Sit down and read the entire voters guide. You will get more facts there than in all the commercials in the world put together.
