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Property taxes

The gambling revenues discussed earlier were never going to help lower property taxes; they are simply more funds for corrupt PA politicians to reallocate in attempts to shore up political support from favored industries/causes.

Property taxes are government-sponsored theft. If you own something, you shouldn't have to pay a tax on it every year. Otherwise, you don't own it; rather, you are renting your house from the government. If home ownership is a staple of a free society, and we don't truly own our homes, then property taxes must be eliminated. And please remember what I once said regarding school districts that have relatively small property tax levels: the thief who steals the least is still a thief.

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