But these dozens of nibble-to-death-by-ducks "invisible" taxes were there long before Prop 13 was even a gleam in someone's eye. They didn't replace ruinous property taxes, they were in addition to them.

And maybe where you live the rich don't get garbage collection, buy gasoline, smoke cigarettes, use electricity and phones, or drink water, so they don't pay those taxes.

I own a house in California, and I'm no millionaire. So does the old guy who lives two doors down, bought his place when most of this neighborhood was still orchards, and has seen his "official" property values skyrocket. We both thank God for Prop. 13.