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Re:What Happened to EVs? by makk on Thursday January 04, 2024 @01:37AM (#38863830)
> Owning things means you get to be your own master.

Tell that to fixed income folks who are priced out of the houses they own due to property tax increases.

Re:What Happened to EVs? by cableshaft on Thursday January 04, 2024 @01:54AM (#38863944)
That's pretty much unique to homes (well, real estate in general), and that's because there's pretty much no way to own the land your house is on, at least in the US (maybe there's some really rural parts where it's possible, not sure).

Can't really think of anything else I own that has anything equivalent to a property tax.

Re:What Happened to EVs? by ghaff on Thursday January 04, 2024 @03:58AM (#38864724)
Where I live I do have excise tax on my car but that’s pretty small potatoes—maybe a couple hundred dollars a year. Also registration, inspection.