Yes what you say is true, however given the world we live in where our local money is used to pay off national and federal debts, we have to sometimes tax ourselves locally so we can have the essential services.

As to hitting the poor, the poor are the most benefited by City parks, the swimming pool, the Beach Flats center, and libraries, these are free or low cost, not much else is these days.

If you want to win your argument on Measure X think first of the consequences. The war in Iraq will not stop, the State will not close prisons, however local parks will close and again the poor will lose. I hate to say it but leave your ivory tower and realize your arguments do not help the poor, the rich have swimming pools the poor do not.