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Originally Posted by Bucketlist2012
And who gets gutted by repealing Prop 13 ? The old couple living in their home for 30 years living on Social Security...You know, the one's who pay on a 80K home value that will now go up to 400K value just to support failed and outrageous policies...Ya, that sounds moral and compassionate all right. The elderly will pay and some will lose their homes.
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Here's the problem with LAWS.... they tend to be too broad - and all encompassing.
PROP 13 was meant to protect against what you're saying.... the problem is - like rent controlled apartments etc - and SS - and Medicare/Medicaid et al -- is that there aren't the proper selections and controls in place to protect/help those that the law intended to -- while limiting the "help" to those that don't need it. People will ALWAYS take advantage of anything "FREE". We all know there is no real "FREE" -- there is no "FREE" healthcare -- it's free to someone but costs someone else...
Here's where I'm TOTALLY democratic -- I think the elderly and the poor - and the incapable should get MORE help..... and those that can afford to forego such help should. A millionaire living in a house for 25 years shouldn't get a friggin' property tax break.... he shouldn't get SS or Medicare either...
BUT until you fix crap like that -- the REPUBLICAN in me says STOP SPENDING. When you put limits on things -- THEN we'll actually have to figure out a budget etc that does what it's SUPPOSE TO DO. Then everyone will be better off.
BUT I HATE the "democratic" version of everyone gets something for nothing - don't cut anything - just spend spend spend and screw the rich idiots (that EMPLOY the democrats).