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In Studio Guest Tom Murphy of the Red Brennan Group. Topics Discussed: Fire Protection Zone 5 special fire tax. Red Brennan Group is a non-profit organization supporting big communities and small government. Their goal is to constrain the government's reach for resources. Residents unhappy about gas tax issue. Because FP-5 is a Special Tax, the government can make decisions about it without a vote from the people. The San Bernardino County residents of Helendale voted for fire tax. The city of San Bernardino offloaded their fire services to get out of bankruptcy. Citizens did not get to vote. Red Brennan Group believes this tax needs to go to Prop 218 vote so voters can decide rather than it being approved through LAFCO. Caller speculates firefighter wage increases caused need for increased fire taxes. The controversy over whether special taxes can be imposed by government without a vote from the people. A protest vote assumes voters said yes and only actual no votes are counted.