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by Borg3 656 days ago
Holy shit... That property tax is awfull thing. It should never ever happen. Not to simple people, owning one property, aka home. So much freedom, country of dreams...
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Land tax is better than income tax, accordion to Georgism at least.
Without property tax, who pays for the infrastructure and first responders? The no taxes, no rules, and no local government services thing was tried many times without success: in one New Hampshire town, they got overran by bears[1] - who could have guessed regulations on trash handling and animal control might be good for something?

1. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/21534416/free-state-...

If I am mistaken, I would appreciate counter-examples of successful towns that engage libertarian praxis. Living off the grid is one thing, but living in a town or city with shared commons is another.
Somalia tried it also. I don’t see any HN libertarians lining up to move there.
With taxes we buy civilization.
Just wait until you hear what happens if you stop paying rent.