Under Proposition 82, the brainchild of political activist, movie director, and former actor Rob Reiner, the state income tax rate would be increased by 1.7 percent on individuals earning $400,000 or more a year and couples earning $800,000 or more a year. These income benchmarks are not indexed to inflation, so more people will be subject to the higher tax as inflation raises people’s income. The revenues raised by this tax increase would be used to fund the projected $2.4 billion per-year cost of Reiner’s proposal. The new government-run preschool program would be supervised by the state superintendent of public instruction and the California Department of Education. Program plans and details would be created by county offices of education.