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Re:High property taxes are good by lettergram on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @01:40PM (#32169423)
Almost anyone can afford property… provided you’re willing to move.

I’m where I live it costs $40-$50k / acre up to $150k / acre. 30 min away it’s $3-4k / acre.

I personally am opposed to property taxes. I think it basically implies rent of the land. Then again, I’m basically opposed to all taxes except tariffs and perhaps licensing fees.

For instance, you could implement a licensing fee to use the public roads. Or add a tax on import / export of goods across the protected border(s). But beyond that I view all taxes as far too intrusive. Why should my land be assessed? Why should I provide any details to the government so they can tax me? The “government” is infact my “neighbors” and I simply don’t think it’s their business what my assets are.

Re:High property taxes are good by yellowapple on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @01:50PM (#32169572)
> I think it basically implies rent of the land.

That's already implied from the existence of land deeds and the enforcement thereof: you're renting a subset of a nation-state's sovereign territory.

Re:High property taxes are good by int_19h on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @05:59PM (#32172989)
Do you expect the government to protect your assets if someone threatens them?