PC-
I think prop 13 is very unfair, though I understand the arguments for it. Don’t assume the school thing justifies it because not all new people to an area are young couples with kids and use the schools…how can they be with house prices so high?

Also you can pass the house down to your kids so you have people who are using the schools who are paying their parents property tax rates. Additionally, you have a lot of people who choose to send their kids to private school because they perceive public schools as being bad, so they aren’t getting their money’s worth for their property taxes either.

I am also progressive in that I think everyone should pay taxes, I just don’t think we should separate tax payers into groups based on age or time lived somewhere or race, sex, creed or any other majority rules basis.