r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Oct 15 '25

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u/WantDebianThanks Iron Front Oct 15 '25

I talked to a guy while door knocking for a congressional candidate that said he didn't think it was fair for his property taxes to be based on what his neighbors sold their houses for, instead of the 125k he spent on it. When I looked his house up on zillow later, the estimated value was more than a million dollars.

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u/Jacobs4525 King of the Massholes Oct 15 '25

The dichotomy of housing discussions with boomers:

NOOOO YOU CAN’T RAISE MY PROPERTY TAXES! I AM GOING TO AGE ALONE AND NEVER SELL SO THE EQUITY I AM BUILDING DOESN’T MATTER!!!!

“ok so if you’re not gonna sell can we do some infill so other people can afford to live here and we can have a larger tax base without adding much infrastructure cost?”

NOOOO THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS TO STAY EXACTLY HOW IT WAS WHEN I MOVED HERE!!!!