Originally Posted By: Alfred_B
It funds the schools. Why are you complaining -- don't want education for the children?
The government taxes what I earn, what I spend, what I own, what i use, what I need.
And then there are property taxes - set at an arbritary value by the government, irrespective of whether or not I am selling my property. Why should my property tax rate be set by the price my neighbor sold their home, rather than the price I purchased my home. Inflation you say? Inflation is created by the government via the Federal Reserve. The government has a permanent lien on my property because of taxes. So much for property rights in the US.
The government says we need to be responsible for our own retirement. How can people do that when faced with ever increasing property taxes?
Scott
It funds the schools. Why are you complaining -- don't want education for the children?
The government taxes what I earn, what I spend, what I own, what i use, what I need.
And then there are property taxes - set at an arbritary value by the government, irrespective of whether or not I am selling my property. Why should my property tax rate be set by the price my neighbor sold their home, rather than the price I purchased my home. Inflation you say? Inflation is created by the government via the Federal Reserve. The government has a permanent lien on my property because of taxes. So much for property rights in the US.
The government says we need to be responsible for our own retirement. How can people do that when faced with ever increasing property taxes?
Scott