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Susan Calvin

(1,660 posts)
Wed Nov 8, 2023, 08:02 PM Nov 2023

I am annoyed but not surprised

That the ban on a wealth tax was passed.

Now that it has been, I wish some enterprising soul would fight property taxes on the grounds that they are a wealth tax. Not that I don't believe in property taxes; I just would find that amusing and perhaps edifying.

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I am annoyed but not surprised (Original Post) Susan Calvin Nov 2023 OP
I like the idea of using that ban to put forth the property tax argument. cayugafalls Nov 2023 #1
It's a lot about managing the cash flow. cachukis Nov 2023 #2
Huh? nt Susan Calvin Nov 2023 #3
The powers that be make decisions based on cachukis Nov 2023 #4

cayugafalls

(5,674 posts)
1. I like the idea of using that ban to put forth the property tax argument.
Wed Nov 8, 2023, 08:18 PM
Nov 2023

Thank you. I will use that at next years protest.

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