Re:The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after vo...
by thesimpsons1022 on Friday June 24, 2016 @12:00PM
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what part of California are you referring to?
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Re:The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after vo...
by jeady on Friday June 24, 2016 @12:02PM
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They're referring to California's statewide referendum system so the answer would be "all of California".
Re:The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after vo...
by thesimpsons1022 on Friday June 24, 2016 @12:03PM
(#11970862)
well he's making it sound like a bad thing, so I wanted to know what exactly he meant.
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by jacobwcarlson on Friday June 24, 2016 @12:19PM
(#11971007)
Probably the part where we can amend our state constitution with 50% + 1 on ballot initiatives.
Re:The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after vo...
by njloof on Friday June 24, 2016 @12:12PM
(#11970936)
Prop 8, for example.
Or Prop 13.
Re:The British are Googling what the E.U. is, hours after vo...
by bertil on Friday June 24, 2016 @12:22PM
(#11971035)
Prop 8, officially titled Proposition 8 - Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry, was a statewide ballot proposition in California. On November 4, 2008, voters approved the measure and made same-sex marriage illegal in California.
On June 6th, 1978, nearly two-thirds of California's voters passed Proposition 13, reducing property tax rates on homes, businesses and farms by about 57%. The Environment Prior to Proposition 13. Prior to Proposition 13, the property tax rate throughout California averaged a little less than 3% of market value.
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by malz on Friday June 24, 2016 @01:22PM
(#11971669)
The interesting thing about Prop 8 is, a few years later, the outcome of the vote has been totally reversed, same-sex marriage is the law of the land, and it now has solid majority support. The will of the people can change in a short time. You could imagine a similar outcome for the Brexit vote, if it weren't such a permanent change.
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by jdminhbg on Friday June 24, 2016 @12:32PM
(#11971148)
The most salient and controversial facet to Prop 13 wasn't the immediate rate change, but the cap on increases when a property was continuously owned.
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by dv_dt on Friday June 24, 2016 @12:46PM
(#11971309)
To me worst part wasn't the cap itself - I think it's fair for residential properties, but that it was also applied to commercial properties.
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by rattray on Friday June 24, 2016 @12:18PM
(#11970995)
(for context to the unaware, these are generally regarded as terrible policies)
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by gh-lfneu28 on Friday June 24, 2016 @12:33PM
(#11971152)
"generally"