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The problem with Prop 13 isn't that it keeps taxes too low, it's that it disincetivises downsizing by making your taxes jump when you move into a smaller place.

I don't think it's all (or even most) of the problem, but it's bad legislation and definitely contributes to the housing shortage.

Depending on where you move to in CA you can keep your previous tax basis. That's prop 60/90 I think.

Effectively, but still more than zero... 1.1%+ of 1000000 is still something

It’s one factor not the entire disease.