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Paragraph 1: Tax-and-spend vote-buying politicians have appointed a commission to catch the javelins when taxes are raised. ‘Debate’ is our code word for one-sided media support of tax-and-spend policies and an increase in property taxes since nobody in their right mind wants property taxes raised.

Paragraph 2: Proposition 13 was landmark because nothing like it has happened since (fortunately). ‘Limit’ is a pretty definitive term but we choose to use the term ‘tight limit’ because we prefer ‘loose limits’ that allow the numbers to be fiddled with. We also mention schools because that’s a heartstring-tugger. State government should be concerned with windmill-building and choosing the official state salamander; mundane topics such as education are, well, mundane. And expensive.

Paragraph 3: ‘Loosening’ means overturning. You can’t get a little bit pregnant. We’ll mention schools again in case you missed it in the previous paragraph and we’ll also mention ‘local services.’ Most people probably think of police, fire and sanitation but trust us there are plenty more patronage jobs out there to buy votes with. This law has been around for three decades dammit. It’s popular with voters who are homeowners - can you believe their gall?

Paragraph 4: Here’s where we start the soft sell. Residential property won’t be touched (because residents vote!). Business property? Another story! Businesses can’t vote! Businesses are greedy! They might even show a profit in some quarters or years! We actually printed the word ‘liberals!’ See? We’re non-partisan! Of course we still will substitute ‘revenue’ for ‘taxes’ whenever possible. We’ll also use positive terms such as boost, invigorate and stimulate even though you’re more likely to read those words in a Craigslist personal ad. Do you like that ‘many billions of dollars’ line? We did too. Pie-in-the-sky unverifiable estimates are our specialty when it comes to government largesse.