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If you read the article, you might’ve missed that the culprit is a 1978 decision to pass Prop 13 - a resolution that only allowed property tax hikes to be passe
by dfee 8y ago
If you read the article, you might’ve missed that the culprit is a 1978 decision to pass Prop 13 - a resolution that only allowed property tax hikes to be passed on election years, and then in 1996 proposition 218 that limited tax raises in general - outside the loophole that a county can declare an emergn y and run a tax hike vote anytime (without negative consequence, and perhaps with positive consequence).
- bobthepanda 8y agoThe historical fact of how it got passed doesn't make it not silly or dangerous, though.
- r00fus 8y agoIt's a logical consequence, regardless of it's danger or silliness.
- dmix 8y agoIsn't the emergency loophole protecting it from being 'dangerous'? I get it being highly inconvenient for people who prefer to allow lawmakers to do tax hikes and increase spending at arbitrary times. But I don't see how this could interfere with primary government functions in terms of law enforcement, courts, shelters, etc when responding to unexpected events... aka in an emergency, where it could be dangerous.