• deegeese@sopuli.xyz
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    3 days ago

    That’s the fictional boogeyman used by the rich to gut public services. See the Howard Jarvis Taxpayer association and California prop 13.

    The tax cuts go to the rich and corporate land owners.

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      3 days ago

      We could always, also tax the wealthy. This is not fictional. Retired people in the US are facing a crisis as they’re priced out of housing because their social security is fixed and housing prices are skyrocketing.

    • AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml
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      We could put the stipulation that you’re only exempt from tax increases if the unit is owner occupied, they’ve been there for at least five years, and the resident is retired.