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It may be what property taxes are designed to do but the social agreement that allows them is that taxes are designed to raise funds, not force people out of th
by ROTMetro 4y ago
It may be what property taxes are designed to do but the social agreement that allows them is that taxes are designed to raise funds, not force people out of their homes. The Romans tried this. They ended up with their citizen farmers walking off the land because of the taxes, and ended up going from some of the most advanced farmers to not being able to feed themselves.