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There he goes again. Six years after winning passage of California's tax-slashing Proposition 13, Howard Jarvis is on another antitax crusade. He is canvassing the state to win support for Proposition 36, the most controversial initiative on the California ballot this November. The measure is designed to plug the loopholes that local governments have used to maintain revenues since Proposition 13 cut property taxes by 51% in 1978. "If you liked 13," says Jarvis, "then vote...
Jarvis' proposal is one of more than 200 initiatives and referendums that voters in 42 states will be considering on Nov. 6. This year's economic recovery has led to some sweeping antitax initiatives recalling the tax revolt that peaked with Proposition 13. California, Michigan and Nevada, for example, have proposals on the ballot that would not only limit property taxes but also restrict state and local governments from using fees or other sources to raise revenue without voter approval...
...provide up to 150 jobs in depressed Terre Haute, where the unemployment rate is 11.9%. Says Terre Haute Mayor Pete Chalos: "It was a matter of deciding that we wanted Indiana to be a place where we would see more investment." Indiana's action will help the antitax campaign in other states...
Repeal Cheerleader Topper denies that Governor Celeste is the hidden issue. But in Michigan Blanchard is clearly a target of the antitax movement. It started when John Lauve, a GM engineer, sent "the shirt off his back" to the statehouse in Lansing last March to protest the 38% tax increase. His gesture inspired other Michigan voters, and soon a "Recall Blanchard" movement was launched. Within weeks, petitions were circulating across the state to gather the 760,000 signatures necessary to call a special election. Although Lauve and his followers missed the mark, they did get 522,000 names during...
Strategists for both parties are speculating about the effect of these tax revolts on the 1984 elections. Republicans in both states may be helped in their local legislative races. And, with his antitax stance, Reagan may benefit in Ohio, where a close presidential vote is expected...