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Old 02-04-2016, 09:55 AM   #431
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Originally Posted by DiracSpike View Post
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.
Then shouldn't those who pay more property tax matter even more? Why should the guy paying property tax on a $400,000 residential property's opinion matter as much as the conglomerate that is paying property tax on a $1.2B commercial property?
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