Santa Clara County leaders are asking voters to approve Measure A, a five-eighths-cent sales tax increase on the Nov. 4 ballot, claiming more taxes are needed to support health care services. Before county officials hit hardworking residents with more taxes, voters need one simple question answered: Where is all our money going?

Santa Clara County’s budget exceeds $13 billion annually, more than the budgets of 19 states. County leaders claim that they need the $330 million generated yearly by Measure A to support their health care services, but these tax dollars are general fund dollars that can be used for any purpose. The county promises independent oversight, but that’s a false promise, as the current Board of Supervisors cannot constrain future spending of general fund tax dollars.

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