Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agoOwing your home today is nearly impossible, but even if you did the ever increasing property taxes will bury youlemmy.worldimagemessage-square353fedilinkarrow-up1760arrow-down191
arrow-up1669arrow-down1imageOwing your home today is nearly impossible, but even if you did the ever increasing property taxes will bury youlemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square353fedilink
minus-squareAbsentBird@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·1 month agoIt’s not meaningless, it’s about who controls a thing. What makes you think ownership must not have conditions?
minus-squaresfu@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·1 month agoIf you own something, and someone takes it from you, its called theft. If its not theft when they take it from you, then you didn’t own it.
minus-squareAbsentBird@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-21 month agoThat would mean all taxes are theft. You’re welcome to have that perspective, but it doesn’t map well onto any modern legal framework for ownership.
minus-squareHeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoExchange for goods and services no! Give goods and services yes!
It’s not meaningless, it’s about who controls a thing. What makes you think ownership must not have conditions?
If you own something, and someone takes it from you, its called theft. If its not theft when they take it from you, then you didn’t own it.
That would mean all taxes are theft.
You’re welcome to have that perspective, but it doesn’t map well onto any modern legal framework for ownership.
Exchange for goods and services no! Give goods and services yes!