Death & Taxes?

[Lasher]

Interesting conversation this morning on the perplexing regulation that is property tax… the warped view and practice of penalizing citizens for improving their homes, and thereby their country.

Does this make sense? What are the ramifications of this system? How does it bode for the psyche of future generations, and pride in ones home? How does it bode for the future culture of the US? Why are taxes considered so aggravating in the first place, when they were conceived for the benefit of all?

[Magnet Man]

lasher said:

Does this make sense? What are the ramifications of this system? How does it bode for the psyche of future generations, and pride in ones home?

If it does, I fail to see how. The fundamental structure of any society is based on the strength of its family values. Pride in the home is a vital element of family values. If a national law penalizes a family via taxes for home improvement, it is in effect undermining the core of its culture.

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How does it bode for the future culture of the US?

The amount of families living in trailer homes, basically because of the property tax laws is a sad reflection of a narrow-minded policy. Millions of creative man hours are lost daily by people who in their spare time, would find endless pride and enjoyment in home improvement. One can only imagine how poor unkempt neighborhoods would brighten up - and brighten the national psyche as well, if that restrictive law is removed.

Pride in the homestead would also slow down the restless migratory movement of millions of people around the country and commit them to their neighborhoods, This would make children feel more secure, cut into the divorce rate and help to strengthen their characters.

Why are taxes considered so aggravating in the first place, when they were conceived for the benefit of all?

The short-sighted nature of many of our tax laws has given the idea of communal pooling a bad rap. The initial idea of all of us contributing to our collective well-being has been so artificially distorted by local, state and federal taxes, that many are gleeful when they find a way to escape taxes and thereby take a free ride on the effort of others, without feeling any guilt about it.

From a moral stand-point, if nothing else, our tax laws need a complete revision.