[dragnet2]

raise the property taxes

I don't know how they ever convinced people to pay for property taxes...When the greedy in government first started property taxes I honestly don't know who they got anyone go go along with it.

It went something like this, "Hey, we here in government are going to start charging you to live in the home you own. Yes yes, we know you OWN it, but we want our cut. So pay up sucker or we'll seize your home and throw you in the street. You only think you owned your home sucker. But the ugly truth is, we in government own your home. Pay up stupid or else!"

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Plank #1 of the Communist Manifesto: Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes.

As we both know, once “property taxes” are instituted, government owns your property and failure to pay your tax, AKA rent, results in its confiscation.

In other words, property taxes are the fulfillment of the first plank of the Communist Manifesto.

[curious7]

It’s a mystery how our ancestors failed to hang the cretins when it was first attempted. Nowadays normalcy bias seems to keep people tolerating outrageous treatment by government bureaucrats or ‘feeling’ it’s just fine.

[Sequoyah101]

Quite the scam isn't it? The locals have now added another scheme to fleece the pubic, hotel taxes outside the city limits on B&B. In addition to this no "temporary" property tax levy has ever been ended, they just roll over to the next one and in addition to new ones. Now the hospital district, deep in debt, wants to roll their debt to yet another special property tax levy. It "won't be much" added on to the individual's current taxes. If they don't do it the hospital will close, another threat. Add to this the recently passed and vital levy for a new sports complex, swimming pool and water park. All about quality of life and appeal to new industry you know. This in addition to the current

4% local sales tax,

the 6% state tax,

the property tax,

the personal property tax,

the excise tax on cars,

the car tag tax,

the toll road taxes,

the fuel taxes,

the state income tax etc. Not to mention the whole gamut of federal taxes

How many have I missed?

[Angelino97]

Property taxes go back at least to the medieval era. Perhaps even to ancient times.

The king would grant land to vassals, who in turn would owe the king money, or grain, or soldiers.

[Kathy in OC]

How should the services and infrastructure be paid for?

[suthener]

“I don’t know how they ever convinced people to pay for property taxes.”

The government had two strokes of genius to take our money; property taxes and income tax withholding. How much would income taxes be if everyone had to write a check at the end of the year for their taxes?