From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
      
   >But what about retired or unemployed individuals who can no longer   
   >afford the taxes on their homes because they went up so steeply and   
   >their retirement income failed to keep up?  That's one of the reasons   
   >people argue for other tax sources, since something like an income tax   
   >at least closer matches income and ability to pay.   
      
   Then they'll sell, for the 20th time. Real estate taxes are NEVER   
   deferred due to unemployment.   
      
   Tax shift to land value increases employment demand. It's meant to be   
   a poverty reduction measure.   
      
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