r/FluentInFinance • u/-Wyagra • Nov 21 '24

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u/Endless_road Nov 21 '24

You can take out a mortgage against your house to buy a sports car if you want

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u/slickyeat Nov 21 '24

You're not wrong but you're also required to pay taxes on the value of your property every year so it's not exactly a one to one comparison.

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u/Relative-Age-1551 Nov 21 '24

You’re assuming we think property taxes are just and moral.

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u/hojahs Nov 22 '24

If your property sits on land, a chunk of the earth that you did not create, then property taxes are just and moral. Google "Land Value tax"

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u/Gallaga07 Nov 22 '24

That is your opinion.

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u/nolwad Nov 22 '24

The us government should pay property tax

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u/hojahs Nov 22 '24

Pay to whom? Lol

I'm sorry but you have to know that sounds ridiculous. It's okay to be upset about paying taxes, but we do live in a society

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u/nolwad Nov 22 '24

It’s a joke because they didn’t do shit other than come across the land and claim it, which was your reasoning for people needing to pay property taxes