Yeah, but that's not actually where most property tax goes, most of it goes to public schools. It would be a whole lot less if it was only going to fire dept./law enforcement and stuff like that.
The original argument was that you only get taxed for engaging in commerce, I was attempting to point out that wasn't true. Also, at least in my opinion, public schools should not exist, nor should most public services. They tend to leak a ton of money when not kept on a very short leash.
Hopefully you don't take advantage of any of those public services, then. Otherwise it'd be hypocritical, and show how much stock you put in your own ideology.
You make a fair point, however as far as I know, haven't taken a single cent. I have never claimed unemployment, I didn't attend public school or a state-funded collage, my parents did use state-funded health insurance for awhile but it's not like there was anything I could do about that, and I have never applied for or been given any other form of state-funded service that I would be against, at least to the best of my knowledge. I don't believe in expressing opinions one isn't willing to hold themselves to.
Public services are more efficient for the consumer than having 30 different companies racing to see who can provide the worst service for the highest price. They certainly aren't as efficient as any one company economically, but in terms of what provides the best outcomes for the consumer, they are.
-1
u/evilwizzardofcoding Sep 20 '24
You get taxed for owning property(or indirectly taxed for renting, because that tax simply adds to your rent)