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Re:Solve the Proposition 13 problem by paying off the differ... by ebiggs on Sunday June 10, 2018 @02:15AM (#17276856)
The Prop 13 problem is easy to solve technically, if you see the problem as described in this piece... but that's not the problem that needs to be solved. The real problem is California's referendum system that allows such populist lunacy to pass at all.
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Re:Solve the Proposition 13 problem by paying off the differ... by ScottBurson on Sunday June 10, 2018 @03:06AM (#17276976)
I'm not sure what you're proposing, but my own preference (as a California voter) would be for initiative constitutional amendments to require a 60% supermajority. Initiative statutes, which can be modified after passage by the legislature, I'm still fine with passing on a bare majority.
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Re:Solve the Proposition 13 problem by paying off the differ... by ebiggs on Monday June 11, 2018 @01:55AM (#17282131)
Unfortunately, Prop 13 passed with 62% :(
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