BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 year agoEU-funded report calls for wealth of super-rich to be taxed, not incomewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1265arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: technews@radiation.partyhackernews@derp.foo
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minus-squaresixCats@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoCouncil tax doesn’t pay for any of the things that property taxes do. The USA also has separate taxes for bin collection etc
minus-squareJoBolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoYou’re paying for local services and the amount you pay is based on the value of your home. HTH
minus-squaresixCats@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYea but notably property taxes pay for schools in the USA, council tax pays for roads, lights, bins etc In the UK you don’t get to go to a better school just because your house costs more money
Council tax doesn’t pay for any of the things that property taxes do. The USA also has separate taxes for bin collection etc
You’re paying for local services and the amount you pay is based on the value of your home. HTH
Yea but notably property taxes pay for schools in the USA, council tax pays for roads, lights, bins etc
In the UK you don’t get to go to a better school just because your house costs more money