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Re:America's billionaires pay an average income tax rate of ... by dionidium on Thursday September 23, 2021 @09:45PM (#28637759)
> Property taxes are imposed on property value and have nothing to do with the gain or loss in the value of the property.

I don’t understand what you’re trying to say here. If the value of your property goes up you pay more in taxes. Of course property taxes have something to do with the gain or loss in the value of the property. The relationship is in fact direct and unambiguous. (I think people are just getting caught up on the article's use of the word, "income," which was indeed well-poisoning from the start.)

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Re:America's billionaires pay an average income tax rate of ... by KorematsuFredt on Friday September 24, 2021 @04:36AM (#28639925)
> Of course property taxes have something to do with the gain or loss in the value of the property.

Which is not same as taxing the unrealized gain. Property tax is a wealth tax and not any kind of income (or gain) tax.

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Re:America's billionaires pay an average income tax rate of ... by dionidium on Friday September 24, 2021 @08:36AM (#28641509)
Yes, as I said in another comment, I think people are just getting caught up on the article's use of the word, "income," which was indeed well-poisoning from the start. Obviously it’s not income in the ordinary sense and it’s not taxed like income.
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