>Prop 13 also means my parents can afford to retire, as outside forces have come and multipled property values many times I'm all for older people being given

>Prop 13 also means my parents can afford to retire, as outside forces have come and multipled property values many times I'm all for older people being given hand outs so that they can afford a comfortable retirement. In general I'd prefer hand outs to be allocated via need rather than a real estate driven lottery, but I can understand how winners of that real estate lottery could feel like it was a fair and just system.