Most local governments in the United States impose a property tax as a principal source of revenue. This tax may be imposed on real estate or personal property. The tax is nearly always computed as the fair market value of the property times an assessment ratio times a tax rate. Values are determined by local officials, and may be disputed by property owners. A primary advantage of a property tax over a sales tax or income tax is that the revenue always equals the tax levy, unlike the other taxes, which can result in shortfalls producing budget deficits. The property tax always produces the required revenue for municipalities' tax levies. Property owners, especially seniors, believe the tax is unfair and does not represent the owner's ability to pay.
@ISIDEWITH10yrs10Y
No
@9G7ZCMC8mos8MO
Property tax is important, and affects people disproportionately. Nobody likes them, but they help to pay for school and healthcare. For people who have more expensive - and higher taxed land, higher property taxes make sense.
@ISIDEWITH10yrs10Y
Yes, but dramatically reduce government spending instead of raising taxes
@9FRP9678mos8MO
Currently most of the debt the u.s government is facing is a result of the stimulus checks from 2020-2021, reducing their spending wouldn’t do jack except stagnate whatever operations are currently running right now, in theory its seems as simple as government spends less, more money is recouped daily and can be used to solve the nations current economic struggles right? No.
@ISIDEWITH10yrs10Y
Yes
@9G7ZCMC8mos8MO
Property taxes affect all, even the poor. For those who are renting, property tax is still put in their rent in some form or another.
@ISIDEWITH10yrs10Y
@ISIDEWITH10yrs10Y
Yes, property taxes rates do not reflect the owners ability to pay
@9FX6NB5Women’s Equality8mos8MO
I mean it doesn’t does and doesn’t because if they are wasting their money in clothes and expensive stuff when it isn’t necessary and have all the luxury then that is showing you are responsible and have enough availability to pay for your taxes but then there’s the other side of the people who struggle even paying for daily stuff.
@ISIDEWITH10yrs10Y
This seems like a state/local issue.
@8F9BXYWConstitution4yrs4Y
No as all taxes are theft and there should be neither sales nor a property tax
@5J6WQ7F4yrs4Y
Cut military spending by a lot and adopt a european tax system (denmark, finland, sweden, etc.) we would be able to afford almost every financial problem by cutting military spending.
@96QRRNP2yrs2Y
No abolish property taxes instead.
@97FD4YR2yrs2Y
No, add a progressive income tax to reduce property taxes.
No, restructure property taxes to rates on a sliding scale based on property value
@984945L2yrs2Y
No, lower the sales and property taxes and implement a land value tax
@975RWZP2yrs2Y
No, but convert the a land value tax
@97YYXQ8Independent2yrs2Y
Reform to Land Value Tax
@97VDG3P2yrs2Y
No, and reform to a Land Value Tax
@9D2WTGK10mos10MO
Yes, but I would prefer to abolish property taxes.
@8TYH38SIndependent1yr1Y
No, Decrease sales tax and property taxes. Cut state expenses and excesses in order to reduce those taxes.
@96GLZPQ2yrs2Y
Yes, but abolish property taxes.
@97XWV22Independent2yrs2Y
Taxes should be shifted across the board to reflect income levels and total invested value. Lower income housing with no or little invested value should be taxed less and those with the inverse should be taxed more.
Decrease both sales and real estate taxes
@97874N62yrs2Y
Property taxes should scale with the valuation of properties owned. Sales tax should only be increased after alternatives involving the upper-class have been exhausted or not-feasible.
@8H8PL8R4yrs4Y
Abolish all current forms of taxation and instill the FairTax.
@8HNG32CLibertarian4yrs4Y
No taxes in the first place, since taxation is theft
@8HMXJT64yrs4Y
You shouldn’t have to continue to pay property tax after your home is paid off
@8HJCDXK4yrs4Y
Yes, but property tax should be eliminated altogether.
@NKB17761yr1Y
Voluntary Taxation
@VulcanMan6 1yr1Y
How is that even taxation at that point..?
@9N2CM2T6 days6D
Majority of people do not own their own property other than cars. This would put the low income as targets for increased taxation, while the rich have more than enough for sales tax. Increase sales taxes for luxury homes.
@9F9Z26P9mos9MO
No, implement a progressive property tax
@9F9G79S9mos9MO
Don’t know much about this topic
@9F9FY8L9mos9MO
No, and property tax should not be a form of taxation
@9F8D4M89mos9MO
Yes, but the owner's ability to pay should also be a factor.
@94355D7 9mos9MO
No, Implement a Land Value Tax
@9F8SQZQ 9mos9MO
No, these overtaxing on U.S. citizens needs to stop. Both should be lower as well as income tax or one of them has to go. How is it that they can tax our income that we use to pay for our taxed groceries to bring to our taxed homes when I don’t even have children that go to school.
@9DYRT3B 9mos9MO
No, I don't want taxes to be increased at all.
@9DX79WD9mos9MO
No, and ban sales tax and private property.
@9DVQC9Z9mos9MO
Increase tax on land eliminate other property and sales taxes.
@9DSP4F89mos9MO
No, and transition from property tax to Land Value Tax
@9DS3P8J9mos9MO
We should all just learn to share so we don't have to pay massive amounts of money.
@9DNSK249mos9MO
Always increase taxes on high polluting companies and on alcohol and tobacco and sugary products.
@9DM5KTFRepublican9mos9MO
No higher taxes on anything
@9DKWRRY9mos9MO
No, increase taxes for single mothers
@9DKW3HVRepublican9mos9MO
Reduce all taxes, and spending
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