Sen. Frank Mrvan, D-Hammond, thought the proposal tried to do too much.
"We should pass the 1 percent cap on homeowners, and that should be it," he said. "Every time you give a break to someone" it ends up costing your schools and local governments.
There you have it. The Democrats think that preserving government spending is more important than your tax bill.
Democrats are trying to eliminate the tax caps for rental and commercial property. They are also trying to prevent the caps from being written into the constitution.