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It has always seemed unfair to me that the wealthiest members of our society seem to pay a disproportionately lesser amount of taxes.
Sure, let the wealthy benefit from their wealth, but as a matter of public policy, they should pay more for The Common Good than they are.
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You seem to feel that you pay an unfair share of taxes and that "wealthly" people should pay more. News flash - If you own a valuable piece of property on the lake then congrats, you are wealthly! Perhaps you should start paying more to help out others that don't have such a valuable assets.
The fact is you
are Wealthy, its just that you are Land Rich! and for some reason you don't feel that you should pay taxes like other rich folk. Its OK to soak the other rich guys but you are different because your house appreciated quickly or maybe someone left you the house and it has personal value to you.
Obviously, no tax situation will work for everyone, but the vast majority of the voting residents like soaking the people from MA. and the only way to do it is through property tax. They don't care about you. - in fact they think "that wealthly people like you should pay more for the common good".
Its all about your prespective - everyone has a good reason why they should get what's best for them and why someone else should pay. you need to look at how others look at you. - they see a $1M house and don't understand your problem. Bottom line is this is America, we were founded on the principle that that the majority rules and things are not always fair. Most people in NH aren't willing to pay more so a guy with an expensive house can stay in it. Its sad in a way but its part of what makes us American. If this was the old USSR we would pay no taxes and we would all get the same crappy house - then everything would be fair.