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Originally Posted by Ruger2506
Well lets get this straight right from the get go. All property taxes are theft. They are extortion. Holding a person's private property ransom with the threat of losing the property they have worked hard for for many many years.
The only fair taxes are sale taxes. I can decide if I want to avoid paying tax by not buying an item, by making my own, by refurbishing a used item, etc. If I am OK with paying taxes and want to pay, I buy.
And here in The Villages the problem is 10X worse. We get raped by the county AND The Villages for fire. Pay twice and won't ever use one. I pay for a school system I'll never use as my boys go to the charter school.
Roads can be paid for by gas taxes and tolls. Most other things sales tax. The fairest way is to allow the individual tax payer to determine if they want to pay. If they don't want to pay, they don't consume or drive in the example above.
Property tax, I have little to no choice as I have to live somewhere and rent prices have property tax built into them. We all need shelter, property tax is extortion.
I'm surprised how many fools are willing to simply hand over their wealth the all knowing and all powerful Oz.
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And as my brother-in-law explained to me thirty years ago, police protection and investigation should be for those who sign a contract for it at the beginning of each year and pay something like an insurance policy. If, say, you’re in an accident, and you don’t have a contract with the police, they won’t help unless you sign an on-the-spot contract for immediate care at a much higher rate. If you get robbed or mugged, Have a good day!
Likewise with the Fire Department and Ambulance service. You sign a contract every year, essentially buying Fire and ambulance insurance. If you need it, you are cared for without extra cost. If you don’t have the contract and your house is on fire or you have a heart attack, you won’t be helped unless you sign a contract for immediate aid, at the actual cost of the service, more or less. So your house burns and you also get a bill for $100,000 for their attempt to put out the fire.
I educated my three kids at parochial schools for twelve years each while also paying the public school taxes paid by homeowners. I still pay. But I want citizens to be educated, and I’m willing to do my part by supporting the schools. I want us all to be safe, so I happily do my part to support the fire and police departments. I pay all my taxes, and I don’t complain very much. My taxes aren’t all that high, and I get my money’s worth.
I lived in the UK for a year forty years ago. There, people pay a lot of money in property taxes and other taxes. They also pay TWENTY PERCENT VAT (Value Added Tax) on things like cars and toasters and clothing. They pay this whether the items are made locally or (more likely) in other countries. In a number of parts of the EU, the VAT is 25%. So, if you want to buy an American car in the UK, add 20% to the cost you pay. Wait, that sounds familiar somehow.