Taxpayers In Revolt

Discusses the political incentives that lead to increased government spending, the structure of taxes at each of the three levels of government, and the various tax and expenditure limitation measures enacted in fifteen states along with current efforts at a federal constitutional amendment. Explains the budgetary process, means to improve local government management, and the role of citizens in the budget process.

A tax revolt almost as momentous as the Boston Tea Party erupted in California in 1978. Its reverberations are still being felt, yet no one is quite sure what general lessons can be drawn from observing its course. this book is an in-depth study of this most recent and notable taxpayer's rebellion: Howard Jarvis and Proposition 13, the Gann measure of 1979, and Proposition (Jarvis II) of 1980.