Tell me why this is acceptable to Americans?

Question

I purchased a vehicle and paid the taxes on it.....end of story.
I purchased my houose and I will pay taxes every year....story continues forever.

Please understand, I am not talking about the yearly licensing with the auto.

Answer 1

Who said it was acceptable to Americans? What are we going to do, refuse to pay the tax and get evicted by the powers that be?

Answer 2

Well they go overboard with it.Property taxes were origanillay put in to pay for WWII.They were supposed to stop after that.
That is not the case.They should be illegal to collect.Other taxes are needed in todays world however.
We have a need,thanks to good old G.W. to keep our military the strongest in the world.
The thing that irrates most Americans that I speak with.Are the ways they let big business get out of paying there fair share.
I think there should be a flat tax across the board of say 25% of your total earnings.That alone would help make up much needed money.
Corporate welfare.Companies with earnings in the hundred millions and billions could pay alot more than what they do.
For instance.Bill Gates net worth.90 billion dollars.25% of 90 billion is about 20 billion dollars.
Now imagine if every bib business had to do this.We wouldnt mind paying 25%.
I make about 50 thousand a year.I would have no problem paying $12,500.00 a year in taxes,as long as free healthcare goes along with it.
Imagine America now.We would all be better off in the long run.Take ll taxes off of everything.Just 25% across the board.
It would actually increase government money.You could do away with earned income credit.Head of household and all of that.
That is part of the problem see.
There are some people in this country who keep a low paying job with 3 or 4 kids.Who recieve welfare benifits all year food stamps,and medicaid.
Then at the end of the year.They claim all of those kids and walk away with $6,000.00 to 7 thousand dollars and have not paid anything in.
This has to stop to.If you recieve any welfare even if you work.You should not be able to file all of that.Because in reality the government has been your head of household.You have gotten more money in benifits than your job.This is a scam to.

Answer 3

You actually receive a tax break the first few years of home ownership through the interest payments you make on the loan. To answer your question is not easy because many things effect the answer like where your house is, what city, or town, what state too. To cover a lot of ground the government needs income to operate. Your home is most likely the biggest investment you will make. as an investment it will make you money in the long haul even with the taxes you pay on it each year. Now think about what the government does with the money it gets. They pay for the street signs in your neighborhood, they by the street lights, pay for sewer and water maintenance, pay to have your trash hauled away, etc... Don't think your water bill you pay each month is enough to cover all the costs of getting water to your house, and away in drainage and sewerage, and pay the payroll of people. There is not enough space here to give a good complete and just answer, but I hope this helped some. By the way in the Philippines and many other countries there are no yearly home taxes. They also have to go to the bathroom in outhouses or community bathrooms.

Answer 4

You will continue to pay taxes on the gasoline to operate your vehicle as long as you own it, assuming it isn't an all-electric.

The taxes we pay on our property go toward education in some communities, an ongoing need. In other areas the property taxes go to maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure. You are not paying purchase tax every year. It's an ownership tax.
Personally, I don't mind as long as the fees are actually being used for the purpose for which they are collected. I'm in no position to maintain the roads, keep the drainage system working, keep the traffic lights functional,and so on.

I got a bit of perspective once when I was complaining about paying taxes and a relative pointed out it meant I have a job.
I have a home. Not such a bad thing!

Taxes are just the price of playing poker.

Answer 5

My Darling,
You pay for your plates on your car yearly. Also if you own a home your will pay property taxes based on the size of your home and property and the locale. What you are paying for is the pipes coming to your home for sewer and water. I know you have a water bill too, but that is only for the water, not the conduit. Also if you live in the city, there's trash pick up, maintenance of the streets, snow up north needs to be cleaned up. Leaves in the fall, etc. Then there are the fire, police, and other emergency vehicles. And don't forget schools, the public library, parks, and what else did I forget?

America, What a country! But it is home, ain't it?

Answer 6

The idea of property taxes came to the colonies from England; they had gotten it through France from the Romans. Remember there was no such thing as a value added tax (Europe) or income tax (U. S. A.) at the time. A tax on property was automatically graduated -- the more you owned, the more you could pay -- and easy to assess. Everyone could see the property. Property taes, taxes on imports, and head taxes wre the only ones in use in the early United States.

Answer 7

What state do you live in? Most places you pay a sales tax when you buy the car, and an excise tax yearly as long as you own the car. Property taxes pay for the services your town and state provide like Garbage pickup, plowing or cleaning the streets maintaining the infrastructure ie: Police, Fire and ambulance service etc.

Answer 8

Because (in theory at least) those taxes pay for infrastructure like streets that once built need maintenance. In California, prior to Prop 13, these taxes were a major source of funding for public education. This is why higher wealthier towns in the suburbs have better schools than the inner city.

Answer 9

You pay taxes on your car. You pay taxes on the fuel. You pay taxes when you have it serviced. Your registration is a tax. Your inspection is a tax. When you buy tires, you pay a sales tax and a federal excise tax. Tolls are a tax. Your license plates are a tax. You pay tax on the insurance policy.
Some states (Virginia) have a property tax on cars every year. Your driver's license fee is a tax.

Most of the taxes you pay ON/FOR your house have nothing to do with the house....eg. School Tax, Sanitation Tax, Police Tax, Fire Department Tax, County Tax, State Tax etc.

Get the picture?

Answer 10

If you live in california, you'll pay taxes on the car forever too. If you ever look on a gas pump, it tells you how much of the price goes to taxes. Additionally, each year, there is the vehicle registration fee (TAX).

You can decide if government mandated auto insurance is another form of tax or not.

Until we throw out the tax addicted rascals, it does continue forever.

Answer 11

not quite...people that own cars still pay annual registration, title and tag fees. you also pay tax when you buy/sell on either a car or a house. some counties even have wheel taxes now.

99% of Americans can afford a car. there are not nearly so many that can afford a home or property. your scenario is preferable to a "wheel tax" on millions of Americans that are at the poverty level.

i agree that it does seem sensible that after your 30 yr loan is paid for, the taxes should also cease.