On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:13:14 -0700, don wrote:
robb wrote:
"amdx" wrote in message
...
My opinion is property taxes are wrong, once you pay for your
home, you
should
not have to pay the government to live in it. (paying for the
rest of your
life)
Makes me mad just thinking about it!

i like to think of it as land rental. an effective gov. method of
reminding people they do not really own the land they are just renting
it, seeing as they can evict you from it whether your home owner member
ship fee is paid for fully or not.

Its not rental, it a fee to keep the rif-raf out of your property.

Its cheaper then hiring a private security company. Its cheaper then
hiring a private fire department.

And there is no competition to drive the price up.

In this day and age, how can there be people who don't grasp the simple
fact that competition drives prices _DOWN_?

Of course, all sane people know that taxation is theft.

Thanks,
Rich