At minimum, they must end when the mortgage is paid off or at retirement age (should be 55!)
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This is especially the case for the lower class. If you donât pay your tax, you lose it. People can lose everything simply because theyâre down on their luck.
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No, it should be banned fedurally so that states canât do this. This literally makes owning property impossible. Youâre just renting it from the government.
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This is a massive red herring from the discussion here.
Educate yourself before you vote, why do we even have property taxes?!
Watch this video before you vote for this, if you look at the break down of your property taxes most all of it goes to education, how would you fund K-12 education without property tax?
Then for the rest of it how would you pay for police and public utilities?
I am all for lowering property tax, I think renters / should help out, they send their kids to school also not just the landlords. Maybe just rename it âlocal taxâ, if you live in X city pay X city for the days you lived there. That could get crazy to track. It should be still by location not number individuals.
There are plenty of people who donât have kids, that find it offensive to pay to educate kids they donât have but they donât think about the implications of not and the benefits they receive by society being educated.
You would have to replace it with something, but what?
Yes but the government has way more money than it needs to satisfy those functions. Itâs why theyâre able to send our money away to other countries so nonchalantly. Less funding will require better use of what they have and less âgenerosityâ with OUR money.
How do states bring in money to fund schools/roads/etc?
If you eliminate a tax you either need to reduce spending or make up that money through an alternative tax.
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This is ridiculous. 
Taxes should be paid at the time of purchase for homes, vehicles, boats, etc. we shouldnât have to keep paying year over year.
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I live in Florida and my property taxes were $7000 8 years ago. Now they are $12,000 per year. Along with 12,000 insurance. We are all being priced out of living in our homes in Florida. At least end all property taxes for anyone over 62 collecting social security at the very least.
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Get rid of it
THIS!! My parents are elderly and bought their home in NY 45 years ago. Their property taxes are $30k a year!!! They are literally struggling to pay it. They shouldnât be forced to sell their house because of this.
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There are many comments about this being a state issue, but I believe it is already covered in the Constitution. You cannot tax basic rights. The government canât stop you from traveling, owning property, feeding your family, or defending your property and family. I believe the right case going to ths Supreme Court would end the property tax.
People will argue about needing a driverâs license and such, but they are only required for interstate commerce. People just donât know that or donât want to deal with the hassle of ill-informed law enforcement.
To simplify things , I believe a constitutional amendment ending property/vehicle taxes and associated fees of all kinds, salary tax, and any tax that affects retirees should be implemented immediately.
Alongside this, the legislature should pass a bill that make sales tax the only legal tax on American citizens. These taxes should be capped at a combined 6% during peace time. I propose this to be broken down as follows: 3% to the county, 2% to the state, and 1% to the federal government. Obviously this prioritizes moving power and responsibilities back to the local government and leaving the federal to focus on infrastructure and defense.
I also favor siloing these tax dollars.
As an example, if the tax is collected at the gas pump, charging station, hydrogen dispenser or who knows what else in the future then that goes to the road department. A system like this prevents special interests from stealing from needed programs to embezzle into their pet projects.
Lastly, I recognize there will be a time when conflict arises and Congress should also be able to add 1% in times of war, which must be reauthorized every year or it falls away. This can only be brought to a vote when CONGRESS votes to enact a state of war, not a President or a General.
This would bring the maximum possible tax to 7%. Any other funds needed would have to be brought to the public and negotiated through bonds etc.
If we place hard caps on taxes, specify where the money goes, and make everything else illegal then we donât have to ever sweat these issue again.
Another benefit is that the IRS would no longer be needed. All tax dollar distribution would be automated based on where it was collected. We would replace this entitity designed to audit citizens with an auditor of how the government is using these funds.
Lastly, we need to end the Federal Reserveâs relation with our government. The inflation they cause is a tax in itself and cannot effectively add to our tax bill if we rely on sales tax. A pair of scissors that cost $8, when it previously cost $1, will generate significantly more tax dollars.
Thank you for reading this and I welcome any comments.
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It should be a first home homestead exemption. We still want property owners that are renting out properties to be paying property taxes but if this is your main home that you live in you should get an exemption. This helps with retirement too.
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Itâs terrible in 10 years Iâve payed more in tax than I bought my home for.
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end school taxes too!
This needs to be true.
Heck we homeschool. How do you think I feel pays for services I donât use
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Please end the property taxes , would be so so so good to stop it
You do realize those property taxes pay for public education, fire and rescue departments. Road maintenance etc. All necessary things. There had to be some property tax. As a farmer⌠I pay WAY more property tax then a homeowner does.