Lee Duna to NewsEnglish • 6 months agoForty-four of 50 US states worsen inequality with ‘upside-down’ taxeswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1458arrow-down15
arrow-up1453arrow-down1external-linkForty-four of 50 US states worsen inequality with ‘upside-down’ taxeswww.theguardian.comLee Duna to NewsEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-square@nbafantestlink-8•6 months agoUnfortunately, California is facing a massive budget deficit and cuts to all those programs due to people moving away
minus-squareTigrisMortelinkfedilink2•6 months agoYup. The folks that over relied upon office building taxes are indeed learning they should have seen it coming. Your point remains irrelevant however as those services shall still exist in CA while still not existing in TX.
minus-squareTigrisMortelinkfedilink1•6 months agoNo, they rely upon taxing the landlords rent. Are you really this dense?
minus-square@nbafantestlink0•6 months agoWhat? The vast majority of state income is from income taxes.
minus-square@nbafantestlink1•6 months agoDepends on what the landlord is. Could be stock dividends, could all go towards more investment.
minus-squareTigrisMortelinkfedilink1•6 months agoI’m sorry, I didn’t realize I needed to list every single landlords profit and loss statement to point out that landlords make income via rent. Your fail is not as clever as you think you are.
minus-square@nbafantestlink1•6 months agoWhat? The cause of the shortage is well known and its not from landlords making less money lol
Unfortunately, California is facing a massive budget deficit and cuts to all those programs due to people moving away
Yup. The folks that over relied upon office building taxes are indeed learning they should have seen it coming. Your point remains irrelevant however as those services shall still exist in CA while still not existing in TX.
The state doesn’t rely on office building taxes
No, they rely upon taxing the landlords rent. Are you really this dense?
What? The vast majority of state income is from income taxes.
And the landlord’s rent is what?
Depends on what the landlord is. Could be stock dividends, could all go towards more investment.
I’m sorry, I didn’t realize I needed to list every single landlords profit and loss statement to point out that landlords make income via rent.
Your fail is not as clever as you think you are.
What? The cause of the shortage is well known and its not from landlords making less money lol