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[–] 109 points 5 months ago* (3 children)

Its so funny the NYT has like half a dozen quotes about people opposed to the tax hikes but not a single one has presented a real idea for alternatives.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    The alternative is deficit spending which is the goal. That way poor people get penalized.

    Everything is overpriced so that the people making more money than us can make even more money. It has nothing to do with keeping the lights on and only useful idiots think otherwise.

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  • [+] -45 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    NYC has some of the highest taxes in the country. The alternative is less taxes.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    New York in general has pretty moderate property taxes, ranked 10-20th depending on exactly how it's calculated, and well behind Texas, NJ, most of New England, Illinois, Nebraska and Ohio.

    In NY county and Queens they are well below the average for NY and slightly below the national average.

    https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/property-taxes-by-state-county/

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    New York is No. 2 behind Hawaii for the overall tax burden. Texas is 40th. Source is wallethub.

    https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-highest-lowest-tax-burden/20494

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago*

    This thread however is about property taxes specifically. If you want to argue that NY should reduce income taxes and increase property taxes, I'm here for it, it's a better way to collect money. But having a high level of taxation in general is good if those taxes go to services. What's the average gas bill in Texas compared to NY? Also, with a progressive tax system it shouldn't be surprising that the place with incredibly high salaries is also paying more taxes.

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