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Religion....is the opiate of the people. Karl Marx, 1848
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Althea (12-03-2021)
NiftyNiblick (12-03-2021)
Bullshit. If there were no property tax on a house that is annually collected for perpetuity, the house would be yours. They could shut off the gas, electricity, water for non-payment but the house remains yours. Commercial property is already property taxed and would continue to be. That cost would be factored into the cost of commercial operations at the property. The same goes for rentals. The advantage to no property tax on a primary residence is that you own the home you live in and the government can't take it away on a whim.
It is your view that is myopic. You seem to think that the way our government does things with property tax is the only way things can be done. That's patently not true.
There was a case of this in Missouri back in the 80's. A federal judge ruled on a school system that was failing in terms of student achievement, etc. in a mostly minority district. He forced the school district to make "Taj Mahal" schools, hire the finest teachers, install all sorts of extras to make magnet schools. Over a decade of his mismanagement, the district's performance declined precipitously.
Why? Because to pay for the over $1 billion (with a B) in costs this judge forced on the district, property taxes skyrocketed. Property owners sold and fled the district because they couldn't afford the taxes on their properties. Rents went up too. This left mostly families on section 8 rent and such in the district were they didn't feel the tax burden themselves. As such, only the lower income students from poorly educated families continued to attend schools in the district and their poor academic performance (yes, your family life has a big influence on this) caused the district's performance to decline as well.
This judge literally taxed people out of their homes.
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Althea (12-03-2021)
Guno צְבִי (12-03-2021)
The house is not yours until you have clear title. Most in discussion either rent, or don't have clear title.
Until you do, you will lose the house if you don't pay your mortgage, or carry insurance.
What sense is owning a home if there is no fire dept, no roads, and no police?
I know you believe that we don't need schools.
Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
Althea (12-03-2021)
What's that got to do with property taxes? You vehicle isn't truly yours until you pay off the loan. Most fire departments, and police are not paid from property taxes today. In many rural areas both are paid by subscription. Here's a case of that:
https://www.firehouse.com/operations...use-burn-again
Roads vary. In many developments, the roads are put in by the developer who then gives them to the city or county in return for a tax break on profits from the development. Parks are like that too in many cases.
Schools can be paid by subscription too.
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