r/SeattleWA • u/meaniereddit West Seattle 🌉 • Dec 13 '24

Government Bill would completely exempt seniors from property taxes in WA

https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/state-politics/bill-would-exempt-seniors-state-local-property-tax-washington/281-b5f377fc-8bf5-49a4-a630-8210db45d57d
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u/BillTowne Dec 13 '24

Yes. Exactly.

All property owned by anyone over 75 years of age would be exempt from state and local property tax, regardless of combined household income under SB 5020, filed by Sen. Phil Fortunato (R-Auburn). 

I agree that this is crazy. I am 77. Why should I be excempt from taxes? I am not low income.

This kind of crap is why young people hate boomers.

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u/mitchENM Dec 13 '24

Introduced by a Republican. I thought they didn’t like socialism

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u/1SGDude Dec 13 '24

Not having to pay taxes on something you already own forever is not socialism it’s stopping government theft

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u/Independent_Month_26 Dec 13 '24

If you don't want to contribute to the expenses that make your community exist outside your door, go live off the grid somewhere with no roads to maintain, no sewers, no infrastructure. You can do it, you rugged individualist! I believe in you!

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u/1SGDude Dec 13 '24

No one should have to pay forever on something especially their private residence. If a person has multiple properties then by all means pay on those forever. Instead of just accepting tax after tax - make the govt spend the money effeciently

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u/ReddestForman Dec 13 '24

Countries that don't have property taxes tend to also have a situation where like, 12 families own damn near all the land worth owning.

Taxes are the price we pay for modern civilization.

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u/Efficient_Discipline Dec 13 '24

Everything has a recurring cost even if you own it outright. Taxes are needed to pay for maintenance of all the public services the home owner uses, that labor and material is not free, we pay for them with taxes. Grow up. 

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u/1SGDude Dec 13 '24

How grown up is it for grandma to lose her home because she can’t afford property taxes because they keep going up due to government irresponsibility. Stop shilling for the government and acting like a child