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Re:Why northern Europe is so indebted by addaon on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @03:29PM (#35251296)
> You are missing an entire family of methods that would work quite well and not lead to the kinds of problems periodic billing would engender.

I am replying to your comment proposing periodic billing…

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Re:Why northern Europe is so indebted by robomartin on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @07:53PM (#35254581)
I understand. There are many intelligent ways to handle it.

A comment on HN isn't a full study of all available options and ideas along with comparisons of their effectiveness, consequences and probabilities of success.

Besides, given the impossibility of property taxes ever going away, this is very much on the category of...

https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/shoot-the-shit/

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Re:Why northern Europe is so indebted by addaon on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @08:35PM (#35255008)
But fundamentally you haven't shown that there's any method of taxation that eliminates the revocability of property. What's your proposed response to non-payment if not compelled payment / forfeiture of assets?
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