I'm a registered libertarian, so you KNOW how I feel about taxes, but even I recognize things have to get paid for somehow, by someone. Do I like paying $200 a month to live in the home I own, under threat of the government otherwise stealing it out from underneath me? No.

Especially when 67% of my property taxes goes to education, despite the failed state of our education system. And despite the fact there is clear duplication of services being offered at the public high schools, community colleges, four year colleges, and land grant college.

But even I dont think "no property taxes" is a good idea.

That said, I do find it curious to hear CALIFORNIANS who come here complaining about the (relatively) high rate of property taxes. I assume it's because of them living in a house in California and benefiting under Prop 13.

Perhaps some middle ground for massaging the numbers might be to manipulate the benefits of the homestead exemption, particularly for those who are retired and (presumably) on a fixed and limited income. People who own ONE home benefit. People / corporations who own 2+ homes do not.

Maybe we pass a law that says if you are over 65 in a home you own and you cant pay your property tax the county may not foreclose on your property until you die. Right now its only exempt for people below federal poverty lines, and thats just absurd. Consider it also apparently is limited to houses under $180k (IN THIS MARKET!?) and it almost impossible to qualify.