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Re:The next shock for homeowners: Surging property tax asses... by LudwigNagasena on Saturday May 21, 2022 @10:20PM (#31464324)
It’s unfortunate that instead of coming up with something at least a bit more sensible, they chose such an awful measure.
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Re:The next shock for homeowners: Surging property tax asses... by cycrutchfield on Saturday May 21, 2022 @11:47PM (#31464730)
Because California allows direct democracy for their ballot proposition process and people will ultimately just vote for policies that are maximally destructive as long as it reduces their local costs.
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