Reply #19: Property taxes should be eliminated

[howaboutme]

They are unfair, subjective and expensive to assess, and everyone thinks they are being screwed. They are also counterproductive because they discourage home improvement. It should be replaced with a tax on consumption and income and wealth which is much more efficient to collect and more fair to the elderly. It amounts to requiring people to rent their houses forever from the government. I've seen cases where big wheel politicos get special assessments (i.e. PA Sen Fumo)in Philadelphia where his house was assessed at $250K and worth millions.