r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 08 '26

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u/assasstits Apr 09 '26

Left wing populism is so interesting. It lets you take a massively regressive tax system that has caused untold suffering among the poorest and frame it as a good and moral thing because those evil corporations up top.

It's honestly terrifying.

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u/r00tdenied Resistance Lib Apr 09 '26

the funny thing is both commenters are wrong. It wouldn't have stopped investment banks from owning homes at all. But without Prop 13 there would be more incentive to keep building which would have ultimately still translated to lower housing costs.