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Four decades ago mad-as-hell voters banded together to pass Proposition 13, capping property taxes, slapping a constitutional muzzle on state government and wringing local budgets like a washcloth. The electorate’s anti-tax fever may have broken in the years since, but the legacy…. by Ben Christopher October 21, 2020.
Oct 16, 2016 · The California Ballot Measure That Inspired a Tax Revolt. In 1978, California voters passed Proposition 13, which lowered property taxes for millions of the state's homeowners.
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Jul 1, 1998 · In the early 1970s, California voters rejected several tax-limitation measures prior to Prop 13 until inflationary "bracket creep" pushed the total state and local tax burden from 11.5 percent of personal income to nearly 16 percent in just four years. Conditions are ripe for another taxpayer eruption.
Sep 15, 2023 · After years of slowly attacking and chipping away at Prop 13, California Democrats are moving in for the kill shot by placing two constitutional amendments on the ballot in 2024 to gut Prop 13 and make it easier to raise taxes in California.
May 8, 2018 · California’s tax system, which relies heavily on the wealthy for state income, is prone to boom-and-bust cycles. While it delivers big returns from the rich whenever Wall Street goes on a bull run, it forces state and local governments to cut services, raise taxes or borrow money in a downturn.
Oct 1, 2008 · A majority of strong and weak Republicans who turned against the war by 2008 moved in the Democratic direction. This is a fairly sizable group ( 21 percent of Republicans now consider the war to be a mistake or aren’t sure), and the proportions becoming more Democratic are large.
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Apr 16, 2024 · Statistics show why Democrats are so bullish to flip the seats in California’s rural Central Valley, where they are trying to pick off Republican Reps. John Duarte and David Valadao.
