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Proposition 4, Tax Reduction Mirage: An Exploratory Note on Its Potential Spending and Tax Impacts

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  • Cebula, Richard
  • Chevlin, Linda

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What would the true government expenditure and tax burden im­pacts of California's Proposition 4 likely be if it (or its equivalent) were enacted in all 50 states? What happened to actual state plus local government expenditures per capita over the period 1970-1976 is examined. Next, we examine what would have happened to such expenditures (per capita) if Proposition 4 had been in effect over the same period. Comparing the results reveals that Proposition 4 might have exercised little impact over per capita state plus local spending levels. This implies that such legislation might not have resulted in significant tax reductions.

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  • Cebula, Richard & Chevlin, Linda, 1980. "Proposition 4, Tax Reduction Mirage: An Exploratory Note on Its Potential Spending and Tax Impacts," MPRA Paper 53756, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Cebula, Richard, 1985. "Was Proposition 4 Really a Tax Reduction Mirage? A Correction and Reinterpretation of Earlier Findings," MPRA Paper 53119, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Richard J. Cebula, 1987. "Was Proposition 4 Really a Tax Reduction Mirage?A Correction and Reinterpretation of Previous Findings," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 46(1), pages 107-108, January.

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    Keywords

    tax burden; expenditure patterns; expenditure limitations; tax limitations;
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    JEL classification:

    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
    • H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
    • K00 - Law and Economics - - General - - - General (including Data Sources and Description)

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