When America Arrives At Where Calif. Is Today

[cobra bill]

Ron,
I know there are not too many people that are still protected by prop 13 and its the home owner that this bill of goods was sold to but it was an extremely deceitful bill, propagated by big business. my feelings on property tax is it should stay the same as when you purchased the property, until you sell or re-finance, you have not realized the gains and should not be taxed on something you have not realized.

Joe g
Yes I blame Clinton for NAFTA and WTO for the destruction of the manufacturing capabilities of the country, letting multy national corporations that have no elegance to the United states have a field day with our economy was unforgivable, this was started by Bush 1 finished by Clinton and further propagated by Bush 2, so yes as far as I'm concerned they are all like Prescott Bush, a crime family that does not give a S*** about our country, just profit, as for Dodd, Schumer and Franks, I have little control over the people that continue to vote them in, all I know is for the last 30 years for the most part the republicans have been in charge, well no more and never again!

[Ron61]

Bill,

That would be a good way to do it but the politicians would screw it up also. When I bought my property and had the house built I paid cash and the taxes were way to high. So I have benefited from Prop 13, but now the dam surcharges are more than my tax bill. Another brilliant thing from Sacramento. I own one vacant lot that the taxes run around $3.89 a year on. Last year instead of having me pay that lots taxes with the rest, I had to send a money order to some place in Sacramento I think it was, then they process that big amount and take their 80% cut and send the rest back to the county up here. Just how much do you think it cost them to have me send that $3.89 down there and them process it, rather than just pay it with my regular property taxes. I would bet they spent at least $30 dollars to collect that $3.89. Real logic at work there.

Ron