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Re:High-tax states are losing people, money and seats in Con... by foogazi on Sunday January 26, 2020 @05:27PM (#22155239)
> This is why I like the idea of a federal property tax and a federal VAT

Was just thinking how horrible this would be - there would be no escape.

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Re:High-tax states are losing people, money and seats in Con... by mcny on Sunday January 26, 2020 @10:22PM (#22156650)
Don’t worry. I do not have the power to implement a seven percent federal property tax with no exceptions. More importantly, I would NOT implement it even if I had that power. There would be way too much chaos and suffering in the short term even with my very limited conscience.
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