1 jun 1978 año - Jun. 1978: Proposition 13 passes

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- started by California anti-tax group, United Organization of Taxpayers (UOT)
- Proposition 13 put on the ballot by Howard Jarvis and Paul Gann
- would slash property taxes by 57%, roll back tax rates, ensure unless a house was sold the rates would rise by <2% each year, amend state constitution so the legislature needed a two-thirds vote before increasing state taxes
- mostly backed by middle class suburbanites
- passed by a 2-1 margin

- inspired fights against property taxes in 37 states and income taxes in 28 states

- gave the new right a unifying issue

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