Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 days agoOwing your home today is nearly impossible, but even if you did the ever increasing property taxes will bury youlemmy.worldimagemessage-square328fedilinkarrow-up1754arrow-down188
arrow-up1666arrow-down1imageOwing your home today is nearly impossible, but even if you did the ever increasing property taxes will bury youlemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square328fedilink
minus-squareNomecks@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoProperty tax rates are based on how much your city/county needs to operate. Property values change, but so do mill rates. Most cities aren’t allowed to take surplus tax, so they tweak the mill rate when property values fluctuate.
minus-squarebitjunkie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·2 days agoThe government gets to decide how much the government is allowed to fuck you. Seems fair.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoTheoretically, in a democracy, we ARE the government.
Property tax rates are based on how much your city/county needs to operate. Property values change, but so do mill rates. Most cities aren’t allowed to take surplus tax, so they tweak the mill rate when property values fluctuate.
The government gets to decide how much the government is allowed to fuck you. Seems fair.
Theoretically, in a democracy, we ARE the government.