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@Junebagio That’d be an LVT (if properly executed): the land itself holds the value, not the buildings, so one’s tax bills don’t go up for simply improving one’s home
@Junebagio Again, an LVT accomplishes many of those purposes and is more fair (IE: no tax penalty for improving the value of your home), but it’s still a property tax
@Junebagio And I love the idea but what’s going to replace it
How can we be fair to people with modest homes vs people living in luxury?
How do we disincentivize people from buying valuable land and squandering it?
I get your argument and empathize with it, but prop taxes serve a purpose
@stnlss_stl_rt@TheMiddleborne@nonregemesse Hugh’s wasn’t quite as convincing because it was generic and didn’t invoke a regional accent
Damian Lewis gets special recognition because he chose a very specific Pennsylvania accent, one that’s very subtle but distinct, and hit it perfectly
“Notice they always say ‘samurai sword’ not katana because nobody knows what that is and neither did [the guy who made a deliberately decision to slice people in half with a samurai sword]. So who cares?”
That’s a bit harsh, but I do oppose people who act as though Social Security should be a default retirement plan and pay for a nice lifestyle in retirement
It was meant to keep laborers out of abject poverty once their bodies gave out in old age; no more, no less
I have nothing but Contempt for everyone dependent on Social Security.
You're telling me, you had 47 years, with the best economy in History, and you didn't save for retirement? You could have put barely 5% of your income into a IRA then had more than $1-2 Million by the time you retire.
Now, you insist that i pay for a retirement program that has racked up $39 Trillion in Debt, you insist that i put off buying a home due to that, and it is blaringly obvious that i will never see a penny from that retirement program. There aren't enough young people to pay for it, you aborted 28% of them.
I genuinely don't care, you made your choices, you made bad choices. You don't have a right to eat the younger Generations to save you from it. The only thing you can hope for is that you had children, and you didn't push them away so they're willing to support you. Knowing alot of these people they have noone.
Terrible take. We’ve already constructed a system where younger, poorer people subsidize the lifestyles and asset appreciation of wealthier Boomers. We do not need to deepen that imbalance.
@DirtySweetStyle@GeekGuy4225@NiedsG Well, technically renters DO pay property taxes, but they give the money to their landlord who in turn pays it for them.
All taxes levied on a service provider are ultimately passed on to the consumer
But your larger point is valid