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John Kabateck’s Radio Interview for POOR Magazine Regarding No on Prop 25

As a result of the CCP Virus pandemic, shutdown, and riots, many small businesses in California are not doing well.

Rex Hime, president of the California Business Properties Association, says the proposition will do little for education while having manifestly negative consequences for California’s economy, and John Kabateck, NFIB’s California state director, explains why Prop. 15 is a small-business matter and takes issue with proponents’ arguments that it’s not.

The suit filed Tuesday kicks off a legal fight between Washington and Silicon Valley that could have vast implications not only for Google but for the entire tech industry

State Director John Kabateck tells listeners of the The DeMaio Report why small business backing Proposition 25. Kabateck’s remarks begin at the 15:50-minute mark.

Kris Ankarlo, host of the station’s Propositioned Podcast, interviews State Director John Kabateck, who tells listeners that voters will see right through the “smoke and mirrors” Proposition 15 proponents are using to sell their initiative.

The Fitbits on our wrists collect our health and fitness data; Apple promises privacy but lots of iPhone apps can still share our personal information; and who really knows what they’re agreeing to when a website asks, “Do You Accept All Cookies?” Most people just click “OK” and hope for the best, says former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang.

Parental values and reliance on labor unions is what has driven Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign off on Senate Bill 1383, which they call a nail in the coffin for small businesses, according to a pro-business advocate.

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of Senate Bill 1383 late this afternoon came as little surprise to the state’s leading small-business association, which, along with more than 100 other business groups, warned against it.

Results from a survey of its California small business members released today by NFIB showed 94 percent of them opposed to Proposition 15, the November ballot initiative that would radically alter the Proposition 13 property tax protections enacted 40 years ago.

Today, amidst the challenges of a pandemic, we are confronted with a different kind of challenge that will surely bring with it additional burdens to our already fragile economy in the form of higher taxes – Proposition 15.

Election Day is in sight, and the first in a series of ads were released that show the truth about Proposition 15 — that every Californian will pay for the $11.5 billion tax hike.