Texas doesn’t have income taxes, so property taxes are the only way cities can raise money. People love to bitch about high property taxes and then wonder why the cities they live in suck…

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They also have no sales tax. With him closing off this pathway and Republicans refuse to tax corporations this leaves only one revenue source available... Anyone want to guess what that is?

If you guessed mass fines/tickets, imprisonment, and slavery you are correct.

[–] robolemmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We most certainly do have sales taxes.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

On specific things. I go once a year to buy several items because of it.

[–] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They have a weekend in August where there is no sales tax on clothing and other things, but there is sales tax other than that. The only general exception to sales tax is on unprocessed groceries

[–] ninjabard@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

No sales tax on grocery and food. Sales tax on everything else. New Hampshire has no sales tax on anything.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

If our taxes actually went to things that made life better it wouldn't be so annoying. My tiny TX police don't need a fucking bomb-proof RV and military equipment