Measure 97 is a band-aid, as it too doesn't guarantee future, stable tax revenue. If corporations slim down or depart, that tax revenue on gross sales is also reduced or eliminated.

As for blaming Measure 5, think of what the property taxes would be if not limited to a reasonable rate of appreciation growth. How many on fixed income or stagnant salaries and wages would be able to pay an aggressive increase in their property taxes.

We cannot survive long when government spending is growing at a rate faster than tax revenue or economic growth.