Three weeks ago, Santa Clara County voters approved Measure A, increasing the county’s sales tax by five-eighths of one percent. The increase will push the total sales tax above ten percent in many cities in the county, including San Jose.

Supporters of Measure A, the Board of Supervisors among them, claimed that the proceeds would be used mostly to bail out the county’s failing public hospital system. However, according to the San Jose Spotlight, other interests supported by county funds endorsed the tax after being told that they would receive a portion of the revenue.

But last week, County Executive James Williams told the news organization he would recommend the Board of Supervisors put all Measure A dollars toward offsetting federal health care cuts. When word got out regarding the

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