Prop 13 Didn't Shrink Government. It Handed It to Sacramento.

In my previous post I argued that California is not the progressive champion it presents itself as. Proposition 13 is a big part of why. Prop 13 didn’t just shift the tax burden from property onto sales and income. It gutted political “localism” — the idea that decisions and power should be handled by your own community rather than by distant governments. The Promise The promise of Prop 13 was…