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Holy shit... That property tax is awfull thing. It should never ever happen. Not to simple people, owning one property, aka home. So much freedom, country of dr
by Borg3 2y ago
Holy shit... That property tax is awfull thing. It should never ever happen. Not to simple people, owning one property, aka home. So much freedom, country of dreams...
- sangnoir 2y agoWithout property tax, who pays for the infrastructure and first responders? The no taxes, no rules, and no local government services thing was tried many times without success: in one New Hampshire town, they got overran by bears[1] - who could have guessed regulations on trash handling and animal control might be good for something? 1. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/21534416/free-state-project-new-hampshire-libertarians-matthew-hongoltz-hetling https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/21534416/free-state-...
- sangnoir 2y agoIf I am mistaken, I would appreciate counter-examples of successful towns that engage libertarian praxis. Living off the grid is one thing, but living in a town or city with shared commons is another.
- fred_is_fred 2y agoSomalia tried it also. I don’t see any HN libertarians lining up to move there.
- BobaFloutist 2y agoJust wait until you hear what happens if you stop paying rent.
- toomuchtodo 2y agoWith taxes we buy civilization.
- perilunar 2y agoLand tax is better than income tax, accordion to Georgism at least.