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submitted 1 year ago by mooniyaw@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

No reason not to do this across the board

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[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

The problem with taxing High Value Property is what happens when Single Family Homes hit that value? If the value of my house skyrockets while I am living there then I can end up losing it do to a massive hike in my taxes.

[-] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I'd assume that as single-family homes rise in value other properties would too, so maybe the limit would just need to be adjusted fairly often? IDK I'm not a tax person.

OR, maybe it could just apply to additional properties? Like you get one free so a family home is safe, but every additional property you own gets a tax slapped on it or something like that?

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I bring this up because California implemented Prop13 in 1978 to address similar issues and it had mixed results.

I agree with the idea of taxing secondary properties at a higher rate. But that could also have the unintended consequence of driving up rents and landlords look to recoup that money.

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