The Geld | Would You Volunteer to Pay Higher Property Taxes?
Would You Volunteer to Pay Higher Property Taxes?
Our property-tax statement came with instructions for applying for a homeowner exemption. Should I claim it, or willingly pay more? From William the Conqueror’s geld and the Domesday Book to Shays’ Rebellion and modern Wyoming, I look at taxation, consent, and what government owes the people who fund it.
What should property taxes buy? I ask how we measure results in schools, emergency response, and affordable housing, and weigh the trade-offs of shifting taxes from property to sales.
Before asking me to forgo relief, show me what it buys…
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