Aug 3, 2021
8:36:57am
8:36:57am
Yes, but it was in response to a problem that the state legislature refused to address. Eventually, the taxpayers
revolted and Prop 13 was the result. It was not a good solution, but people felt it was better than nothing, which is what they were getting from the state.
Maybe I'm giving CA politicians too much credit, but I'd like to think that if it had gone through the normal legislative process (give and take, reports about the consequences of this or that option, etc.) that they could have come up with something with fewer unintended consequences. And it would have been easier to adjust it over the years if it hadn't been done by proposition.
The state government in CA was more bipartisan back then, so there was more of a shot at something decent being passed.
Anyway, it's a big mess, and the government's insatiable appetite for taxes means they aren't going to come up with any fix that the people will accept. I'm so glad I don't live there any more.
Maybe I'm giving CA politicians too much credit, but I'd like to think that if it had gone through the normal legislative process (give and take, reports about the consequences of this or that option, etc.) that they could have come up with something with fewer unintended consequences. And it would have been easier to adjust it over the years if it hadn't been done by proposition.
The state government in CA was more bipartisan back then, so there was more of a shot at something decent being passed.
Anyway, it's a big mess, and the government's insatiable appetite for taxes means they aren't going to come up with any fix that the people will accept. I'm so glad I don't live there any more.
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8/2/21 10:52pm
A colleague I know just bought an Eichler style home in Palo Alto, and he is going to pay many multiples more in
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It’s always easy to pass the buck to the next guy. Such a terrible solution with compounding knock on effects. If
8/2/21 11:05pm
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Right. California voters are dumb. Elect legislators that make good solutions. Don’t create terrible solutions to
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8/3/21 6:57am
I know it sucks, but Prop 13 did not double the tax. Prop 13 kept the previous owner's property tax from rising up to
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Prop 13 is an absolute nightmare and a perfect example of how government is so ineffective at solving problems
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Why are you moving there? Lots of non-California options out there. I’d have to be paid an ungodly amount of money…
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