Cause the problem. “Solve” the problem. Get votes.
If the real limit mentioned at the end is enacted, its important that the base be taken from the pre-skyrocket period or its locking the barn after the horse has exited.
Prop 13 (California):
The proposition decreased property taxes by assessing values at their 1976 value and restricted annual increases of assessed value to an inflation factor, not to exceed 2% per year. It prohibits reassessment of a new base year value except in cases of (a) change in ownership, or (b) completion of new construction. These rules apply equally to all real estate, residential and commercial—whether owned by individuals or corporations.
We in California already have the highest gas tax, income and sales tax in the nation. If not for Prop 13, we'd have the highest property taxes as well. The super-majority Democrats have been trying to eliminate it or work around it since the 70s.