By Vincent Lim
With the upcoming election days away, a public event was held at the Expo Center to help older voters better understand and become more informed about this year’s California statewide ballot measures.
Karen Lincoln, associate professor at the USC School of Social Work and associate director of the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, was one of three panelists who spoke at the AARP-organized forum that examined how four tax initiatives on the ballot may impact the lives of older adults.
Propositions 30, 31, 38 and 39 were addressed throughout the event, but much of the discussion and many of the questions directed at the panel dealt with the dueling tax initiatives, Proposition 30 and Proposition 38.
Lincoln noted that none of the propositions explicitly described how the revenue generated from the propositions could be used to help fund or forestall cuts to programs that benefit the elderly.
“Seniors are completely lost in this conversation,” Lincoln said.
Watch Videos from the Event:
Hear experts discuss Prop. 30 and Prop. 38
Hear experts discuss Prop. 31
Hear experts discuss Prop. 39