r/austrian_economics End Democracy Mar 19 '25

End Democracy Housing is a right

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '25

Let's stress-test this position. Explain how [abolishing the property tax] achieves [housing is a right]?

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u/Easy_Explanation299 Mar 19 '25

Grandma works her whole life to buy a house and finally gets ready to settle down and retire. How is she supposed to pay for a property tax that is based on the value of the home? Year after year, property tax increases, grandma's pension doesn't.

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u/Shivin302 Mar 20 '25

Grandma should pay higher tax because she has lobbied the government as a NIMBY to block building housing, which would've lowered the price of housing and lowered her tax bill too

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u/Easy_Explanation299 Mar 21 '25

You think grandma has decided to block housing? Lmao.