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> If you don't want to rent your property you should sell it to someone who is. What if I'm old and don't want the hassle of renters OR perhaps my house is not
by yumraj 4y ago
> If you don't want to rent your property you should sell it to someone who is.
What if I'm old and don't want the hassle of renters OR perhaps my house is not in a condition that it can be rented without substantial investment in fixing it which I can't afford right now OR am just keeping the house to sell later to pay for my retirement or to give to my kids as inheritance OR any number of reasons.
I shouldn't be forced to pay a tax on top of the property tax nor should I be forced to sell it.
- HDThoreaun 4y agoYes you should. Your actions are causing considerable harm to society. It is completely reasonable to use taxes to incentivize actions that improve society. Improperly utilizing high value land is very harmful, we don't have to just sit here and let you do it without consequences.
- yumraj 4y agoBased on this argument, perhaps we should eliminate private ownership of all homes. That will bring maximum benefit to the society, no? Wait, I think communist countries already tried that and failed. Anyway, let's just agree to disagree and move on with our lives.
- HDThoreaun 4y agoPrivate ownership is immensely beneficial to society as it encourages investment. Incentives work.
- yumraj 4y agoPerhaps you missed the sarcasm in my comment above..