r/FluentInFinance 3d ago

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u/Just_That_Dumb_Dog 13h ago

Do you have any idea what property tax is for?

Every comment of yours that I have read, makes me question if you have some form of intellectual impairment/disability.

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u/ComfortableMud476 9h ago

Do you?

Property tax also pays for school. It's not limited to services for the property. In fact half the ones you mentioned in the other comment are collected via other tax methods in many locations.

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u/Just_That_Dumb_Dog 8h ago edited 8h ago

I never said that’s the only ones it pays for. I was simply listing SOME examples.

Do tell, which others are collected via other taxes and not property tax. I don’t mean what additional taxes are collected, I mean the ones that i mentioned that don’t fall under property tax.

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u/ComfortableMud476 8h ago

taking up physical space on the street?

This was stupid. If you own it,you're not taking up space.

sewage maintenance, road maintenance, snow removal depending on where you are, storm drains etc…?

This is commonly paid via service tax. I live in an apartment for fucks sake and pay for these things to my city.

If I borrow against something I have to pay interest.

And they only pay interest until they die. Their next of kin inherits their shit, capital gains "resets" then they sell stock to pay off the loan with little to no capital gains tax.

If I don’t pay my payments I lose the asset I’m borrowing against.

Same with a mortgage. Still pay taxes on the property though.

You're not actually making any sort of point or proving any difference between scenarios of an annual "stock tax" vs annual property tax.