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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 08:21 AM Original message |
San Francisco Chronicle: Fiscal crisis puts Prop. 13 up for discussion |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
1. Prop. 13 needs to go. |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
15. Parts of it maybe but not the whole thing |
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dynasaw (664 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
2. Poor Piece of Legislation |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. It isn't legislation. It was a constitutional change |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
3. That is wishful thinking at best |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 10:13 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. The fixation on Prop. 13 is not a smoke screen. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 10:42 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. There are a lot of other issues, Gann iniative and other that don't make the soundbites |
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madamesilverspurs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
33. Yeah, and Dougie Bruce was the moving force |
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glennont (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
4. You're crazy |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 10:11 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Who's crazy? The San Francisco Chronicle? |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 10:43 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. San Francisco Chronicle does do a lot of wishful thinking |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 11:28 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. lol. |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. but partly true |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 11:51 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. How come it's a major injustice when the property tax goes up with the value of the house... |
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ContinentalOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 12:24 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. So people should be forced out of homes that their family may have owned for generations? -nt- |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. They have a choice. Sell and reap large profits or stay and pay larger taxes |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. So you want to tax people's profit BEFORE they make it? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 12:31 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I want to tax them on the value of their property. end of story |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Why? The owner has no direct control over that. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 12:39 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Actually if your payment is that same as in 1980, you are probably consuming more services... |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. I'm OK with indexing it to inflation or something. It's not that taxes should never go up. |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. But what if you don't want to move? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 12:27 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Then pay up. |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. You're full of it, and have no argument. Pay up with what? The extra income you're not making? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. The people who benefit most from prop 13 are rich people. Poor people don't own homes as often... |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. My family benefits -- |
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ContinentalOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Clearly your mom should be forced out to make way for a bunch of out of state assholes |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Hell Hath, based on your personal story you fail to see the calamatous downside of Prop. 13. |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 02:07 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. I am a working class San Franciscan -- |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 02:40 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. The wealthy are the prime beneficiaries. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. "13 is good because it gives stability in planning when buying a home," |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 02:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
35. The changes considered most these days won't affect the seniors. |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
5. They would be wise to separate the two issues |
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Brother Buzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
10. Repeal Prop 13 and I'll lose my house and land on the street. That's a fact, Jack. |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. how horrible. all I can do is send prayer to God for you/or good vibes & tell you |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
29. I hear you Buzz -- |
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ContinentalOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
37. Close the corporate loophole. |
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