Initiative 747 Ruled Unconstitutional
The Washington State Supreme Court ruled that Tim Eyman’s Initiative 747 is unconstitutional, paving the way for higher property taxes.
My own property taxes have gone up about 40% in the past five years, even with the limitations imposed by Initiative 747.
I hate to think what they’re going to be now.
If Tim Eyman were a smarter man than he is, he would get a replica of California’s Proposition 13 on the ballot. Prop 13 has been tested all the way up to the U.S. Supreme court and has been ruled constitutional. In California I always knew what my taxes were going to be and never feared losing my home because my fellow citizens felt they had a right to force me to pay child support or to finance their other pet projects.
The simple fact is that property taxes are an immoral theft of private property and if we had a government that protected the rights of individuals we would not have them. But instead, we have a government owned by special interests. When those special interests want money, the government takes it from private property owners.
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