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1. MrZander · 1790287691 · focus · HN ↗

   I agree the proposed wealth tax is a bad idea, but raising property taxes is probably not viable. They are incredibly unfavorable to voters. No one who owns a home wants to pay rent, that's why you buy in the first place.

   Personally, this is why I am fine with higher income or sales taxes.

   1. edoceo · 1790288926 · focus · HN ↗

      Sales Taxes are the worst ones. Burden on seller, burden on buyer, regressive. Income is more fair but easy to mask-out for the wealthy. Property is meh, Wealth tax is the best one. Assuming all were well designed.

      1. fhn · 1790289390 · focus · HN ↗

         why is it a burden when they are already collecting sales tax? They just change one number but nothing else changes.

         1. charlieyu1 · 1790300159 · focus · HN ↗

            If you kill demand, you kill economy.

            And I’m very surprised nobody mentioned cooperative tax in this post. Taxing cooperative profits is the simplest and fairest solution.

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