Does that mean you get those annoying flyers asking begging pleading grovelling for money, too?
LOL Yes. Got the most horribly dramatic one the other day that made me want to un-register myself as a Republican. Then I decided I had better things to do.
If you think about it, why should anyone have to pay taxes on something they already own? You pay taxes on everything else only once. (... Okay, so not really, but for simplicity's sake!) And yet, people who own property in Texas - and only those who own - pay taxes on that property every single year. A varying amount as determined by a combination of the state and market. It's like paying rent to the state, AND it's Texas' version of redistributive wealth in the sense that folks who rent don't contribute.
I hadn't really considered it from that side! Good points, though! But you're right, it would never get passed.
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Date: 2010-02-07 04:44 am (UTC)Does that mean you get those annoying flyers asking begging pleading grovelling for money, too?
LOL Yes. Got the most horribly dramatic one the other day that made me want to un-register myself as a Republican. Then I decided I had better things to do.
If you think about it, why should anyone have to pay taxes on something they already own? You pay taxes on everything else only once. (... Okay, so not really, but for simplicity's sake!) And yet, people who own property in Texas - and only those who own - pay taxes on that property every single year. A varying amount as determined by a combination of the state and market. It's like paying rent to the state, AND it's Texas' version of redistributive wealth in the sense that folks who rent don't contribute.
I hadn't really considered it from that side! Good points, though! But you're right, it would never get passed.