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> The standard counterargument is "what about the old people getting kicked out of their homes?" It's an appeal to emotion that doesn't make any sense. It make
by jjav 4y ago
> The standard counterargument is "what about the old people getting kicked out of their homes?" It's an appeal to emotion that doesn't make any sense.
It makes sense as it was a very real problem for lots of older people who had built the neighborhood just to be displaced by rich newcomers.
What didn't and doesn't make any sense is applying the same protection to corporate-owned properties. Prop13 protection should only apply to a property owned by a named individual who lives in the property. Not corporations, not investment properties.