I'm as much a low-tax advocate as anyone, but I wouldn't necessarily call rising property taxes due to rising property values "confiscatory".  They're going up because the owner's VALUE in the property is going up.  So again, it's a little hard to feel sorry for them when their value is going up.  If they fail to manage that value adequately so they can pay the taxes, well, then they need to learn to manage it better.  But that's not a reason to single them out for a lower tax rate relative to everyone else that's still paying their fair share.

Much of this is moot anyway, as the state is already doing just that for seniors that have owned their homes for a long time.