The decision by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to pursue another sales tax is just the latest example of fiscal irresponsibility by elected officials in California. While other states balance their budgets, provide better services (e.g., schools that actually educate students) and lower taxes, California continues its journey in the opposite direction. Although the majority of supervisors claimed that the proceeds of the tax will be used to replace federal health care funding taken away by the Trump administration, the levy as proposed is a “general” tax, meaning that the funds would be unrestricted and available for any...