Brittany, This is an amazing proposition by some very ignorant people, some of whom pretend to be educated. In the first place, the housing market is only affected by the non-market factors in a limited way: property tax, environmental laws, zoning, etc. will impact prices, but only in a marginal way. Property tax is fundamentally a violation of property rights, and could be eliminated as a factor in the market. Property taxes are the extortion and confiscation of money from the citizens. EPA laws regarding “wetlands” are also a violation of property rights. Ultimately, the market will control costs, but these Marxist-types just cannot get over their religion!
This is infiltration of Communism by degrees. Deprivation of ownership guarantees subservience and a population that are little more than slaves providing the labour that is needed for those in charge to live lives of carefree oppulence and tyranny.
This is an amazing proposition by some very ignorant people, some of whom pretend to be educated.
In the first place, the housing market is only affected by the non-market factors in a limited way: property tax, environmental laws, zoning, etc. will impact prices, but only in a marginal way.
Property tax is fundamentally a violation of property rights, and could be eliminated as a factor in the market. Property taxes are the extortion and confiscation of money from the citizens. EPA laws regarding “wetlands” are also a violation of property rights.
Ultimately, the market will control costs, but these Marxist-types just cannot get over their religion!
My opinion : SMASH THEM ! !