Why Proposition 13 and Attacking It Are Both Popular

Tags Big GovernmentBureaucracy and RegulationProtectionism and Free TradeTaxes and Spending

11/04/2022Gary Galles

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More than forty years ago, California voters enthusiastically passed Proposition 13, which limited property tax hikes. Politicians have been lying about it ever since.

Original Article: "Why Proposition 13 and Attacking It Are Both Popular"

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Author:

Gary Galles

Gary M. Galles is a Professor of Economics at Pepperdine University and an adjunct scholar at the Ludwig von Mises Institute. He is also a research fellow at the Independent Institute, a member of the Foundation for Economic Education faculty network, and a member of the Heartland Institute Board of Policy Advisors.