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Iowa benefits from Prop. 13

DO YOU HAVE THE PROPOSITION 13 BLUES? COME TO IOWA, WHERE WE BALANCE OUR BUDGET, CONTROL OUR TAXES AND STILL BELIEVE IN SPENDING THE MONEY NECESSARY TO PROVIDE THE VERY BEST.

So began a classified ad that was placed in four California newspapers early this month by Victor Preisser, commissioner of social services in Iowa. He wanted to hire experienced guards and counselors for the state's prisons and figured that he might find them in California, where many public employees fear they may lose their jobs in the...

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