Property tax revolts have occurred both in the United States and abroad. This book examines the causes and consequences of property tax revolts, focusing on California's experience with Proposition 13. New theoretical approaches and evidence from a comprehensive empirical study are used to highlight the equity and efficiency of property tax systems. Since property taxes are local government's main revenue source, the book includes a comparative study of the evolution of local government following property tax limitations in several states. Finally, the book considers alternatives for reform and lessons to avoid future revolts.
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"...worthy of close attention from public finance economists and policy analysts interested in the fiscal situations facing state and local governments....the quality of research is very high, the appropriate policy issues are targeted, and the exposition is excellent." Charles Leathers, Journal of Economic Issues
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Property tax revolts have occurred both in the United States and abroad. This book examines the causes and consequences of such revolts with a special focus on the California experience with Proposition 13. The work examines the consequences of property tax limitations for public finance with a detailed analysis of the tax system put into place in California. New theoretical approaches and new evidence from a comprehensive empirical study are used to highlight the equity and efficiency of property tax systems. Since property taxes are the primary source of revenue for local governments, the book compares and contrasts the experiences of several states with regard to the evolution of local government following property tax limitations. Finally, the book considers alternatives for reform and lessons to avoid future tax conflicts of this kind.
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This book help you see how freedom is just a catch phrase for you to to pretend you are, but you are not free as long as every dollar you earn and every dollar you spend is taxed.
This book is an eye popper. I live in the worst place in the USA and will be forced annexed on June of 09. I am losing my home because the taxes will exceed my income level. Read [...] and be warned that Joplin was right when she sung "freedom is just another word for nothing else to lose".
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The first major tax revolt in postwar United States history took place in California in June of 1978. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
infrequent movers, moving penalty, value tax system, lower disparity ratios, low appreciation rate, high appreciation rate, property tax share, reassessment rate, recent base years, property tax system, statewide model, property tax limitations, dwelling increases, initial market value, average effective tax rate, household mobility, property tax revolts, homeowner property, property tax revenues, senior households, sessed value, renewal density, property tax collections, modified properties, renewal theory Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Supreme Court, United States, San Mateo, Alameda County, Equal Protection, West Virginia, New Jersey, Great Depression, Colusa County, Department of Finance, Webster County, Butte County, District of Columbia, Allegheny Pittsburgh, Massachusetts's Proposition, New Hampshire, New York, Williamson Act, Enterprise Rev, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island New!
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infrequent movers, moving penalty, value tax system, lower disparity ratios, low appreciation rate, high appreciation rate, property tax share, reassessment rate, recent base years, property tax system, statewide model, property tax limitations, dwelling increases, initial market value, average effective tax rate, household mobility, property tax revolts, homeowner property, property tax revenues, senior households, sessed value, renewal density, property tax collections, modified properties, renewal theory Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Supreme Court, United States, San Mateo, Alameda County, Equal Protection, West Virginia, New Jersey, Great Depression, Colusa County, Department of Finance, Webster County, Butte County, District of Columbia, Allegheny Pittsburgh, Massachusetts's Proposition, New Hampshire, New York, Williamson Act, Enterprise Rev, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island New!
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- Urban Public Finance in Developing Countries (The political economy of poverty, equity, & growth) by Roy W. Bahl in Back Matter
- Comparative Property Tax Systems by William J. McCluskey in Back Matter
- Financial Transactions Pb (Osborne GNVQ) by David Cox in Back Matter
- Stochastic Models for Social Processes (Wiley series in probability & mathematical statistics) by David J. Bartholomew in Back Matter
- Renewal Theory by David R. Cox in Back Matter
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- Tax Crusaders and the Politics of Direct Democracy by Daniel A. Smith in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Collective Bargaining and Increased Competition for Resources in Local Government by Arthur W. Spengler in Back Matter
- The Reporter's Handbook: An Investigator's Guide To Documents and Techniques by Steve Weinberg in Back Matter
- Rational Expectations (Cambridge Surveys of Economic Literature) by Steven M. Sheffrin in Back Cover
- Paradise Lost: California's Experience, America's Future by Peter Schrag in Back Matter
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