Cause and Effect?

Bob Ingle concludes an otherwise brilliant post at Politics Patrol about Governor Christie's budget as follows:

Christie says he wants a 2.5 percent cap on the growth of property taxes. He said in 1977 when Massachusetts did that, the state was 3rd in property tax burden. By 2005 it had dropped to 33rd place.

How are their schools? Many experts say Massachusetts has the best public school system in the nation. And, as for being progressive, they have a universal health care system and same sex marriage.