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I hope you enjoy roads leading up to your house, and schooling for your children because that's what your land tax is paying for.

This is more like "protection" racket

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Well to be fair that's not the only thing land tax is paying for and it's in dispute whether the allocation is "correct."

And people would still like roads and schooling for their children whether the government provides it or not. It's interesting how even under our current system people still build these things privately.

I'm in the UK, which doesn't have land taxes. Stamp duty is one time payment.

So you pay Council Tax then, which is pretty much the equivalent.

So, if I stop paying my landtax, they take away the roads and schools, or take away my home?

3) they take away you.

Not for land taxes at least not in the US, if you do not pay your land taxes, the bill goes up for auction, someone pays it and you owe that person interest and principle. If you do not pay it for a certain amount of years, they can call for an auction of the asset and they are the first guarantee of settlement for their principle and interest. Then mortgage, then mechanics lien, etc. etc.

That definitely varies. In my area the city just takes your house, evicts you, and auctions the property.

Yes in some municipalities, they do not create a security out of the debt, but I believe the majority of municipalities do.

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