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jimfields33

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2. They'd have to replace property taxes with something else.

Reply to marble falls (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 12, 2024, 08:49 PM

Apr 2024

A small fee per student for example. Make it less than what the property taxes are since it would be a bigger pool of people for revenue. Could it be that it may end up less for people who can spend on other things? Rents would drop since apartment buildings would not have that tax either. Definitely a different paradigm that’s for sure.

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This AX MI TAX thing sounds like a really bad idea but I can see it passing if it gets on the ballot. [View all] catbyte Apr 2024 OP

No schools. marble falls Apr 2024 #1

They'd have to replace property taxes with something else. jimfields33 Apr 2024 #2

Oh, dear lord. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2024 #3

It's commercial property owners who stand to benefit the most. Fiendish Thingy Apr 2024 #8

No shit. Property taxes work just fine, don't even start up with that I already educated my children BS ... marble falls Apr 2024 #4

You do know that Michigan schools are primarily funded by sales taxes, right? MichMan Apr 2024 #5

Nope. Clearly none of us did. jimfields33 Apr 2024 #6

But libraries and community colleges would suffer greatly, some closing and forget about catbyte Apr 2024 #7

The get operating funds and wages out of sales taxes, they build and maintain out of bonds, a large chunk ... marble falls Apr 2024 #10

MN. property taxes are a lot higher PlutosHeart Apr 2024 #9