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Originally Posted by Kavvy
As a rent payer whose rent is impacted by property tax - I strongly disagree.
Oh ya- I also vote for the council people who will approve or disprove the arena.
The whole argument that property taxpayers should get more say in civic matters then non-property owning citizens gets bored and old quick.
If I own 1000 apartment units, should I get 1000 votes?
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I mean, I suppose the property tax rate slightly effects what you pay in rent but it's definitely not the largest factor. You don't actually pay property tax, and people who own property are on 15+ year mortgages and you sign one year leases.
I would just take peoples militant stances on "NO PUBLIC MONEY AT ALL EVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES" more seriously if they were actually tax payers. Obiously everyone over 18 should be able to vote in municipal elections, I just respect the opinion of tax payers more in matters of what the city should do from funds largely gleaned from property tax.