On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, Declan McCullagh wrote: > Without getting into any AP discussion, I would point out that there > are some positive things to be said about turning to property taxes. > > Also, if you fail to pay your property tax now, it will (in extremis) > be confiscated. Armed resistance to confiscation would be met by > escalation, including, if necessary, >military helicopters. So the property you own is really(!) owned by the state and you pay the initial payments for title transfer and the taxes during occupation (sounds like rent doesn't it?) unless you default in which case they take their property back... Seems to me the ideal strategy is to not own anything of significant value. "Aint got nothing,got nothing to lose" A lot of barristers have gone bankrupt lately,It hasn't cramped their billing style though.This threads veering into socialistic territory,Im telling jamesd! Also AP comes out of tax revolt,dont try and separate it out,declan.Start a new thread on property taxes.Im taxing the land where the cato institute stands,btw.If I dont get 100,000 k per annum I send in my new OSD black helicopters.