Also, I’m not sure how many funds this would ultimately raise. Houses will flood the market as existing homeowners can’t afford their taxes, putting downward pressure on housing costs and ultimately decrease tax revenue.
Also, I’m not sure how many funds this would ultimately raise. Houses will flood the market as existing homeowners can’t afford their taxes, putting downward pressure on housing costs and ultimately decrease tax revenue.
This argument doesn’t hold up when you consider that Prop 13 applies to much more than single family homes; commercial property is included and wealthy land developers benefit greatly from the measure.
It'd be a double whammy, re-assesment to higher home values coupled with a larger % of home value being taxed.
I'd rather say starting today homes are re-assesed every 25 years to market value, or something of the sort.
How is children and grand children inheriting their parents property tax rates “fiscal responsibility”?