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I think that is a sensible solution to keep the elderly in their homes, but misses the point, which is the government claim on the land. For people on the more
by s1artibartfast 2y ago
I think that is a sensible solution to keep the elderly in their homes, but misses the point, which is the government claim on the land.
For people on the more libertarian end of the spectrum, use taxes, income taxes, and even residency taxes are more palatable. This is because the point of taxation is supposedly voluntary social interaction. Similar sentiments exists across the political spectrum, just two different degrees. It is the same principle under which people even on the left object to being taxed for consuming solar power that they themselves generated
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> use taxes, income taxes, and even residency taxes are more palatable One could rebrand property taxes as municipal use fees that you agreed to when you bought into the municipality…
- s1artibartfast 2y agoOne could certainly do that, and some people do now. However, I think the implication is that the underlying tax calculation should be revisited.