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posted ago by momosinthedojo ago by momosinthedojo +291 / -0

Nothing is limited by feasibility or scruples.

Here's a few ideas to get the ball rolling for both State and Federal legislation.

Legislative mandate to FURLOUGH Government employees FIRST in the event of any government shutdown

Legislation to explicitly limit states of emergency to defined periods of time

Declaration of states of emergency trigger snap elections within one year of declaration

Designate Big Tech platforms as Publishers

Repeal Smith-Mundt

Defund Government Schools

National No-License Concealed Carry

No Property Tax on Primary Residences

Legislation that punishes False Rape and Hate Crime Claims with the same sentencing the crime itself would have.

Legislative districts determined by zip code, no redistricting

Loser pays litigation reform

What say you?

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Thecryptoclub 3 points ago +3 / -0

The property tax thing would be left to the states. A lot of school districts (typically the better ones) are funded almost exclusively through property taxes.

Edit: overall a great list!

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DentArthurDent 2 points ago +2 / -0

Schools and other services (if any) funded through property tax should be funded differently. Say a local sales tax for example. It would provide more visibility to residents in the area of their tax burden. People would know that living in city XYZ has a higher sales tax to fund their high end schools and services. People also have the choice of living elsewhere with lower taxes if they choose.

Private Property, when fully owned, should belong to the owners permanently. Taxing it means you don't own it. Same with car registrations. I believe the money is needed (raised by car registration), but when the car is my property you cant tax it. What's next? Taxing the number of TV's in our house similar to how the UK does? Taxing refrigerators? How about taxing the number of bedrooms in a house? Computers?

Additionally, with income tax - Who owns my labor? Me or the government? If it's my labor, you can't tax it. So I guess the government owns my labor... What about a tax on my thoughts or my body? Where does it end?

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JohnR23 2 points ago +2 / -0

Property tax is a tax on assets that have been bought with taxed income (income tax) at taxed price (sales tax). It’s a tax designed to destroy the accumulation of wealth, and therefore it’s a tax on the stabilization of your life. It’s an immoral tax that should be removed, no matter what it currently funds.

Furthermore, it perpetuates poverty if it’s the main funding of schools. Impoverished area—> low amount of property tax

Low amount of prop. Tax—>underfunded school

Underfunded school—> unprepared citizens

Unprepared citizens—> low wage or unemployed

Low wage or unemployed—> lower property values=impoverished area.

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Thecryptoclub 2 points ago +2 / -0

Good logic train there. I’d rather get rid of the income tax.

Less income tax -> more money in pocket

More money in pocket -> more ability to buy property

More ability -> increase demand

Increased property values -> more property tax

Property tax goes to funding schools and people have a greater stake in their community because their living somewhere incentivizes taking care of community.

That’s my take on it.