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Thank god for Prop 13? Oh jeez. You mean the fact that businesses can sit on commercial properties for more than either of our life times and not pay much mor

Thank god for Prop 13? Oh jeez. You mean the fact that businesses can sit on commercial properties for more than either of our life times and not pay much more in taxes? Or the part where a family with a bunch of kids pays less in local property taxes, yet uses public resources more than a single individual who bought their house 5-10 years later? The idea of Prop 13 has merit, but the disparity it has raised and the hole this state has been dug into, not so much.

trhway 12y ago
>Oh jeez. You mean the fact that businesses can sit on commercial properties for more than either of our life times and not pay much more in taxes? one can see how a minor adjustment made be made here :) Though as things work as it is, why risk breaking a working machine... >Or the part where a family with a bunch of kids pays less in local property taxes, yet uses public resources more than a single individual who bought their house 5-10 years later? if they bought at the same time, the family would still be using more public resources, wouldn't it? there are some minor flaws, yet anytime i see property taxes in other states i always grateful for that relict of direct democracy, ie. Prop system of CA, which allows voters to control at least the most important things, like real estate taxes. >the hole this state has been dug into, not so much. what hole? We're booming. Again.
- jmspring 12y ago
  Whole vs hole, but nice typo on my part. Not all municipalities are booming, I think some form of revised prop 13 coupled with a consideration for impact of household count would be a bit better.
  - trhway 12y ago
    >a consideration for impact of household count yep. I'm already paying a tax for having a dog (and some municipalities are now taxing cats too), so i definitely wouldn't mind if others had to pay for their family members too as, obviously, a child is a bigger drain of public resources than a dog or a cat.
    - jmspring 12y ago
      Where are you that taxing pets is happening? Don't mess with my furballs.
      - trhway 12y ago
        pretty much any city in Bay Area and i think in all CA have that yearly registration/license fee

trhway 12y ago

>Oh jeez. You mean the fact that businesses can sit on commercial properties for more than either of our life times and not pay much more in taxes? one can see how a minor adjustment made be made here :) Though as things work as it is, why risk breaking a working machine... >Or the part where a family with a bunch of kids pays less in local property taxes, yet uses public resources more than a single individual who bought their house 5-10 years later? if they bought at the same time, the family would still be using more public resources, wouldn't it? there are some minor flaws, yet anytime i see property taxes in other states i always grateful for that relict of direct democracy, ie. Prop system of CA, which allows voters to control at least the most important things, like real estate taxes. >the hole this state has been dug into, not so much. what hole? We're booming. Again.

jmspring 12y ago
Whole vs hole, but nice typo on my part. Not all municipalities are booming, I think some form of revised prop 13 coupled with a consideration for impact of household count would be a bit better.
- trhway 12y ago
  >a consideration for impact of household count yep. I'm already paying a tax for having a dog (and some municipalities are now taxing cats too), so i definitely wouldn't mind if others had to pay for their family members too as, obviously, a child is a bigger drain of public resources than a dog or a cat.
  - jmspring 12y ago
    Where are you that taxing pets is happening? Don't mess with my furballs.
    - trhway 12y ago
      pretty much any city in Bay Area and i think in all CA have that yearly registration/license fee