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in massachusetts we have "prop 21/2" that limits property tax increases to 2.5% annually without local voter "override".

naturally we have local override proposals all the time. in any case, most overrides fail in local communities, primarily because elderly residents (who disproportionately vote) on fixed incomes kill them off.
calling the votes on random dates and trying to make it as inconvenient as possible to vote failed in too many instances.

the massachusetts solution is to propose a law exempting retirees (thereby keeping them from voting) from the increase, and collect such tax when the estate is settled (inheritance tax). then they call the vote on a friday before a long weekend...

brilliant idea, no doubt thought up by a harvard grad... this being massachusetts, i have no idea of the status of this proposed bill, and will likely hear about it on the front page of the glob after passage... even if rinoromney vetos, at that point an override by both houses is assured.

it will no doubt be a victory "for the children".

anyone from the gaystate know the status of this bill...?

i'm so cynical i'm making myself sick.