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Californians are sinking themselves

An inflexible right wing is allowing the Golden State to drown in debt. But it's not alone

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  • Wednesday, July 1, 2009 07:01 PM

    I've lived in California now two years

    after having been all over the place: the South, the Midwest, the East, Asia, etc. Prop13 has had some fairly ridiculous side effects, this much is beyond debate. I don't think Kamiya really has this problem nailed though-- many, many people living in this state are new arrivals, who were here long after Prop13 was enacted. We don't bear much responsibility for that law.. repealing it has never been considered politically realistic. I've heard the words "third rail" used a lot in conjunction with 13.

    We're just the ones who have to pay the bill. And now we don't even get to go to the parks anymore. Meh. Washington State is starting to look real good.

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