@Mickey7 to Lemmy Shitpost • 4 days agoOwing your home today is nearly impossible, but even if you did the ever increasing property taxes will bury youimagemessage-square329arrow-up1754arrow-down189
arrow-up1665arrow-down1imageOwing your home today is nearly impossible, but even if you did the ever increasing property taxes will bury you@Mickey7 to Lemmy Shitpost • 4 days agomessage-square329
minus-squareNomeckslinkfedilink5•3 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-square@bitjunkielink-2•2 days agoThe government gets to decide how much the government is allowed to fuck you. Seems fair.
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.