In general, I didn’t much. I did occasionally wish the money was not taken because I needed it, but I’m fine with the point of taxes. We all chip in for stuff we all use. No big deal.
I definitely have objected to what the taxes were used for, and definitely cared about tax disparities, but I never minded paying my share.
I have objections to how property taxes are assessed, though I’m okay with the fact of them for the same reason I’m okay with income taxes. In a monetary world, there has to be some degree of shuffling the money around to keep roads usable, in essence.
Even now, when property taxes are a much bigger proportion of my income, the numbers make sense to me based on the tax valuation of the property. I disagree with that valuation, but not so much I would complain about it. I could, in a perfect world, sell for the price they think it’s worth, so I’m not storming city hall.
But, I have heard people complain about their tax amounts rather than the fact of them. Particularly here in the US when someone moves to a new tax bracket, it can be a very upsetting thing to realize that your raise isn’t going to all go into your pocket.
In general, I didn’t much. I did occasionally wish the money was not taken because I needed it, but I’m fine with the point of taxes. We all chip in for stuff we all use. No big deal.
I definitely have objected to what the taxes were used for, and definitely cared about tax disparities, but I never minded paying my share.
I have objections to how property taxes are assessed, though I’m okay with the fact of them for the same reason I’m okay with income taxes. In a monetary world, there has to be some degree of shuffling the money around to keep roads usable, in essence.
Even now, when property taxes are a much bigger proportion of my income, the numbers make sense to me based on the tax valuation of the property. I disagree with that valuation, but not so much I would complain about it. I could, in a perfect world, sell for the price they think it’s worth, so I’m not storming city hall.
But, I have heard people complain about their tax amounts rather than the fact of them. Particularly here in the US when someone moves to a new tax bracket, it can be a very upsetting thing to realize that your raise isn’t going to all go into your pocket.