Try the political quiz
@ISIDEWITHQuestionsEconomyStarted 12yrs agoActive 20hrs ago

Would you favor an increased sales tax in order to reduce property taxes?

Most local governments in the United States impose a property tax as a principal source of revenue. This tax may be imposed on real estate or personal property. The tax is nearly always computed as the fair market value of the property times an assessment ratio times a tax rate. Values are determined by local officials, and may be disputed by property owners. A primary advantage of a property tax over a sales tax or income tax is that the revenue always equals the tax levy, unlike the other taxes, which can result in shortfalls producing budget deficits. The property tax always produces the required revenue for municipalities' tax levies. Property owners, especially seniors, believe the tax is unfair and does not represent the owner's ability to pay.

+
Expand
+ Settings

Filter by type

Narrow down which types of responses you would like to see.

Filter by author

Narrow down the conversation to these participants:

:

:

:

:

State:

DMA:

Congressional District (2014-2024):

County:

State Senate District:

City:

Assembly District:

Zipcode:

1.1k Replies

 @9TWGBWDIndependent from Georgia  answered…2yrs2Y

Property taxes shouldn't exist period. The rights of citizens to own property without the encumbrance of governments true ownership through means of taxes is hypocritical. Nothing is truly owned under our current system. You could create legislation regarding rules for home owners to keep communities in good shape however there are other ways to generate more tax revenue. For example limiting the amount of money sports professionals and owners make and using the rest of the proceeds for local governments to start. A higher progressive tax on income for the mega rich essentially would satisfy this.

 @BD766NL from Georgia  answered…2mos2MO

ur just replacing 1 tax with another

 @BD73BTF from Georgia  answered…2mos2MO

Eliminate property tax on primary residence. Only tax rental property. Primary residence should be exempt.

 @9WRYPCL from Georgia  answered…2yrs2Y

No, increase sales tax and eliminate income taxes.

 @9F9FY8L from Georgia  answered…3yrs3Y

No, and property tax should not be a form of taxation

 @9F3393D from Georgia  answered…3yrs3Y

The FairTax should be instituted at every level of government, Federal, State, and Local, eliminating all taxes except for the no exception, single rate, retail sales tax, at each tier.

 @9KK4Z65 from Georgia  answered…2yrs2Y

I think increase it depending on the area and amount of increase not to drastic but, reduce property taxes for those in not the best places and that don't bring in the most income.

 @9J7WWWL from Georgia  answered…2yrs2Y

No, but once you have paid off the loan and own the property then you should not have to pay any taxes on it.

 @9D2WTGK from Georgia  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but I would prefer to abolish property taxes.

 @99YDBQQ from Georgia  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes but not drastically, only to bring more balance

 @963FVJ2 from Georgia  answered…4yrs4Y

No property taxes are the main income for public schools

 @95T33J5 from Georgia  answered…4yrs4Y

Sales tax and property tax and every other tax that is is imposed is too much. Condense into one tax and go from there

 @94Z4BRK from Georgia  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, and property taxes should be eliminated for single family homes

 @939WDZZ from Georgia  answered…4yrs4Y

Property tax should be abolished except for large corporations

 @9272FZ6Libertarian from Georgia  answered…4yrs4Y

No and completely cut both taxes

 @8YB9YST from Georgia  answered…4yrs4Y

No, we should have a flat tax.

 @8WLTKC9 from Georgia  answered…5yrs5Y

We should reduce property taxes, but I think increasing the sales tax is not a good solution.

 @8KQF7VXLibertarian from Georgia  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, but abolish the property tax.

 @8H8GG2R from Georgia  answered…6yrs6Y

No, but get rid of school taxes for people who don’t have children. Let them choose to donate. Or make the school tax a tax people who have children pay.

 @8DWQX9TLibertarian from Georgia  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, because once bought and paid for, your property should be free and clear.

 @9CTHGSW from Georgia  answered…3yrs3Y

Unified tax rate at 23%

 @98MSBNN from Georgia  answered…3yrs3Y

Unqualified to answer

 @96QKV9W from Georgia  answered…4yrs4Y

No, actually, we should decrease both, sales tax and property tax. The government doesn't know how to use our money anyway.

 @8JS8SR7 from Georgia  answered…6yrs6Y

No tax on already acquired goods shouldn’t exist

 @8F8GLMY from Georgia  answered…6yrs6Y

No, an increased sales tax would disproportionately affect low-income people who rarely have to pay property taxes.

 @63MBBW2Libertarian from Georgia  answered…6yrs6Y

No, and taxation is theft

 @92Q7MDQDemocrat from Georgia  answered…4yrs4Y

Get rid of property taxes altogether and have the government fund the public school system directly instead of thru a caste / tier system. Get rid of the sales tax and fund programs directly instead of thru tax dollars.

 @8TMFV7P from Georgia  answered…4yrs4Y

No, dramatically reduce government spending and replace the property taxes with a Land Value Tax

Demographics

Loading the political themes of users that engaged with this discussion

Loading data...

More conversations

Join in on more popular conversations.

 @ISIDEWITH submitted…2yrs2Y

Israeli Bombings Kill 2,300 In Lebanon in 3 weeks

Lebanese authorities say Israeli bombing has killed more than 2,300 people and injured almost 11,000, mostly in the past three weeks, with Israeli attacks reaching areas far beyond Hizbollah’s traditional bastions of support in the south.The Israeli military has ordered people living in more than a quarter of Lebanon to flee, according to a UN calculation, as its fight with the Iran-backed Shia militant group Hizbollah threatens to engulf the Mediterranean country.Lebanese authorities say Israeli bombing has killed more than 2,300 people and injured almost 11,000, mostly in the past three weeks, with Israeli attacks reaching areas far beyond Hizbollah’s traditional bastions of support in the south.More than 1mn people have fled their homes in Lebanon in under a month, according to its government, a dramatic forced movement of the population in a country of only about 5mn inhabitants with a land mass smaller than the US state of Connecticut. Israeli forces began a ground offensive in south Lebanon two weeks ago, in their fourth invasion of the country in under five decades. They had already destroyed large parts of the densely populated southern Beirut suburb where Hizbollah had its headquarters, and killed many top militant commanders in air strikes, including former leader Hassan Nasrallah.Rema Jamous Imseis, Middle East director of UNHCR, told journalists in Geneva that “over 25 per cent of [Lebanon is] under a direct Israeli military evacuation order”. “People are heeding these calls to evacuate and they’re fleeing with almost nothing,” she added, saying that 80 per cent of the shelters opened by the Lebanese government — mostly in schools — were now full.

▲  1012 replies

 @ISIDEWITH submitted…2yrs2Y

A Moment of Darkness': Washington Post's No-Endorsement Decision Ignites Media Firestorm

Even though the presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is neck and neck, The Washington Post has decided not to make a presidential endorsement for the first time in 36 years, the publisher and CEO announced Friday."We are returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates," Will Lewis wrote in an opinion piece published on the paper's website. He referenced the paper's policy in the decades prior to 1976, when, following the Watergate scandal that the Post broke, it endorsed Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter. The last time the Post did not endorse a presidential candidate in the general election was 1988, according to a search of its archives.Colleagues learned the news from the editorial page editor, David Shipley, at a tense meeting shortly before Lewis' announcement. The meeting was characterized by someone with direct knowledge of discussions on condition of anonymity to speak about internal matters.Shipley said that he told other editorial board leaders Thursday by management that there would be no endorsement, though he has known for weeks. He added that he "owns" this decision. The reason he cited was to create "independent space" where the newspaper does not tell people for whom to vote.Colleagues were said to be "shocked" and uniformly negative. Post corporate spokespeople have not responded to multiple messages left by NPR on the subject.Former Washington Post Executive Editor Martin Baron, who led the newsroom to acclaim during Trump's presidency, denounced the decision starkly."This is cowardice, a moment of darkness that will leave democracy as a casualty," Baron said in a statement to NPR. "Donald Trump will celebrate this as an invitation to further intimidate The Post’s owner, Jeff Bezos (and other media owners). History will mark a disturbing chapter of spinelessness at an institution famed for courage."A similar decision by Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong led this week to the resignations of the paper's editorials editor and two editorial board members. Soon-Shiong said that he had asked the editorial board to draft a "factual analysis" of Trump and Harris' policies and plans. In her resignation letter, editorials editor Mariel Garza said the decision made the paper look “craven and hypocritical,” given its past reporting and editorials on Trump.

▲  1013 replies