OCRegister: Sacramento Politicians With Another Tax Scheme

By Aidan Chao

Every penny counts for seniors, students, the working poor, and others living on fixed or low incomes. This has been abundantly clear as we have seen how the recent wave of inflation, out-of-control gas prices, and constantly rising taxes and fees have eroded the financial stability for many Californian households.

Gas or groceries? Utility bills or clothing for children? This is a reality that millions of individuals and families face. Increasingly they are struggling to make these tough choices.

Fortunately, for nearly 40 years there has been an automatic brake on property tax hikes for homeowners, apartment landlords and business owners; it was Proposition 13, a voter-driven law that has prevented skyrocketing property tax increases on homeownership and the costs of renting.

Click here to read the article in the Orange County Register.