[lucysmom]

The property tax can only increase a small amount and in fact my property taxes decreased for a few years in the 90's during a brief downturn in values...also, the "assessed value" isn't even close to the actual value, it's usually WAY lower.

The assesed value has always been lower than the market value. What I'm saying is that the low taxes paid by my parents can be passed on.

Do you think if say illegals all started paying taxes your tax burden would decrease as a result?...I don't.

That is the FairTaxers argument. Obviously the difference between what the federal government spends and what it collects is borrowed, so if rates are lowered or not doesn't necessarily depend on what is collected, but what politicians decide.

[lewislynn]

The assesed value has always been lower than the market value. What I'm saying is that the low taxes paid by my parents can be passed on.

I don't know about that because change of title can change the tax status but even if it is true, so what? Who's harmed?

Not everyone earning exactly the same amount of income pays exactly the same amount of tax either...Two people go to a dealership one pays more for their car than the identical car of the other, one pays more in sales tax than the other, both cars have the same value...so what?