Daycare in Pleasant Hill

By Jeremy Cloward

Resolution: I propose developing a childcare center at every elementary and middle school in Pleasant Hill, kindergarten through eighth grade. Revenue for childcare centers will be generated through the passage of a city ordinance requiring all multinational corporations (MNCs) operating in Pleasant Hill to pay a small 1% franchise tax on their annual sales revenues. The franchise tax cannot be passed on to consumers. In 2011 alone, the top 25 MNCs operating in Pleasant Hill (AT&T, Chevron, Target, Safeway, etc.) had sales revenue in excess of $75 million dollars + more than three times the entire city budget for 2011 (est. $18 million dollars). A simple 1% tax on MNC annual sales will generate $750,000 dollars (or more than $80,000 dollars per year for each of our nine elementary and middle schools) to develop and maintain quality childcare centers for our children at our local schools.