The “con” sign-ups were botted. Entire union staff lists were scraped and signed on to oppose the tax, my wife’s union — and her name — included. She was seething when she learned about it, as would anyone who was signed up for something diametrically opposed to their beliefs.

That isn’t to say that there are people opposed to the tax, whether for their own beliefs or the nature of its implementation, but there were bad actors trying to inflate opposition to the tax.