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To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (125463)	11/24/2009 11:07:00 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 542213

"It started with the passage of Prop 13 in the late 70's that stopped the raising of property taxes on real estate" Well, almost; limited to 1% increase/ year. It also did something equally insidious. It made us dysfunctional by requiring all taxes and budgets achieve 2/3 vote. Very much the tyranny of the minority.

To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (125463)	11/24/2009 11:23:19 AM
From: robert a belfer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542213

Are you saying that the problem with Ca. is that the taxes are too low?

To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (125463)	11/24/2009 12:46:36 PM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542213

This was not New Agers and hippies being irresponsible, it was real estate tycoons (with the help of Howard Jarvis and Paul Gann) who, with the complicity of reactionary old people, many of whom are dead now, voted themselves a permanent tax break. Two types of people benefit - people who don't move and people who own commercial real estate for many years. I'm an exception in that I haven't moved for 20 years. But I also didn't rack up debt and have always been a big saver. I run a balanced budget in my home.