Perhaps surprisingly to many, recent ballot initiatives to limit state taxes have been carefully orchestrated from the top down by professional tax crusaders. Political scientist Daniel Smith follows the evolution of such famous ballot initiatives as California's Proposition 13 and Amendment 1 in Colorado--and challenges the view that direct democracy gives citizens greater voice.
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Perhaps surprisingly to many, recent ballot initiatives to limit state taxes have been carefully orchestrated from the top down by professional tax crusaders. Political scientist Daniel Smith follows the evolution of such famous ballot initiatives as California's Proposition 13 and Amendment 1 in Colorado--and challenges the view that direct democracy gives citizens greater voice.
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