Good luck. Local issue.
Does the power to tax property fall within the police power of the states?
No. The power to tax property is not solely a part of the police power of the states. While the police power is broad and encompasses regulations for public health, safety, and welfare, the power to tax is a separate and inherent sovereign power of the states. Both the federal and state governments have the power to tax, but they do so under different constitutional provisions and for different purposes.
Here’s a breakdown:
Police Power:
This is the state’s authority to regulate behavior and enforce order within its territory to protect the public’s health, safety, morals, and general welfare. It includes things like zoning laws, building codes, and environmental regulations.
Taxing Power:
This is the power to levy taxes, which is a distinct power granted to both the federal government and the states by the Constitution.
Hail, all, our new robot judges!
I suppose the question becomes, how does the fed abolish property taxes, through what power?
With the imposition of property taxes, local government magically transferred ownership of all land to itself and magically transformed all landowners into renters.
Sounds kind of shady to me.
“ Good luck. Local issue.”
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Correctamundo. Sometimes it’s best to STAY IN YOUR LANE. President Trump is doing great at the federal level. He needs to focus on a massive acceleration of deportations of illegal aliens…. ALL illegal aliens. Just IMHO, of course.