Comment on 63% of US workers unable to pay a $500 emergency expense, survey finds
mayo@lemmy.today 9 months agoAnd if you’re in a HCOL city the municipality is probably thriving off the property taxes.
Comment on 63% of US workers unable to pay a $500 emergency expense, survey finds
mayo@lemmy.today 9 months agoAnd if you’re in a HCOL city the municipality is probably thriving off the property taxes.
SCB@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Property taxes actually need to be raised in most cities, especially for single-family homes.
Everyone in the suburbs should pay a property tax premium for that benefit, for instance, to address the externalities of having suburbs.
mayo@lemmy.today 9 months ago
Maybe in the US but not in Canada.
SCB@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Canada also has spiking housing rates and thus would also benefit