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by vecinu 3233 days ago
Without Prop 13, if you were paying the taxes you actually "should" on the true market value of your house, you would most likely be forced to move out of your current house.

If that happened to enough people, prices would stabilize closer to reality.

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Yes, I would totally support the repeal of prop 13. What most people don't realize is that it was a colossal scam by business interests. It was sold as "let granny stay in her house" but it also applies to commercial properties, which don't change hands nearly as often as residences. California has vast tracts of prime real estate that are still being taxed at 1970s assessments.

At the very least prop 13 should have been restricted to owner-occupied principal residences. But that ship sailed long before my time.