Reformers have called for a repeal of the state law, passed after a taxpayerrevolt in 1978, that severely curtails increases in property taxes, which might bring in more stable revenues.
ECONOMIST: California's budget
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You can make a pretty good argument that software has contributed to the current junky state of the tax code by allowing Congress to pile on complex provisions (requiring lots of new worksheets, forms and calculations) without facing a full-scale taxpayerrevolt.