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Re:The next shock for homeowners: Surging property tax asses... by chii on Sunday May 22, 2022 @12:30AM (#31464895)
via income tax, and via VAT (value added tax - a flat tax across all transactions, aka a consumption tax).

Taxes also get levied when property sale makes you profit (capital gains tax). You also charge utility fees by location and service - a flat tax on such levied at the local level.

Why should someone who's property is worth more be forced to pay a higher tax for the local school, police, etc, when they don't consume more of those services?

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Re:The next shock for homeowners: Surging property tax asses... by codefreeordie on Sunday May 22, 2022 @01:22AM (#31465095)
Why should a person with a lot of money or a high income pay more for services? On average, they use much less of the services that actually cost big money than the people with lower incomes and less wealth?
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