When will the State of Texas enact some kind of property tax relief?

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by supfromthesite

I don’t think subsidizing farmers is a bad thing. It is good to have food.

We should also subsidize college education

[WRM20]

Originally Posted by Dopo

We should also subsidize college education

We do, if you go to a public university. That's why in state tuition is far lower than out of state at Texas universities like UT and A&M.

[NewMexicoCowboy]

Originally Posted by Rakin

"Let's not take $2 from the People from Property Taxes".

"Let's take $2 from the people for Income taxes".

No thanks. Everyone 100% who lives in TX be they a Home owner, a Land owner, Commercial owner or a Renter pays property taxes. A renter pays it in his rent.

Only maybe 55% of the people pay income taxes. Business's get too many deductions based on Income Taxes. Amazon / Walmart / Kroger / ATT pays a lot of property taxes on those buildings. They would probably pay a whole lot less in Income Tax.

So let's jack up the Income Tax on the 55% who actually pay.

Sounds like CA and NY.

kenneth copeland pays zero in property taxes on his multi-million dollar mansion one acre parcel.pastors dont have to pay property taxes in texas in a lot of cases.texas could make a good bit of tax relief if it made property taxes unavoidable for reverends like me.theres maybe a billion dollars worth of tax exempt parsonages here.

[LocalPlanner]

Originally Posted by supfromthesite

I don’t think subsidizing farmers is a bad thing. It is good to have food.

So, where do you stop, at least at the federal level? Many think the taxpayers should subsidize U.S.-made automobiles and airplanes, chips and other tech, housing (which already receives major federal subsidies), oil and gas, etc. etc.? Because, as proponents say, it's "good" or "strategic" to have these things in our country.

In case you didn't surmise, I'm not a fan of federal industrial policy (agriculture is just another industry, sorry).

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by supfromthesite

I don’t think subsidizing farmers is a bad thing. It is good to have food.

Socialism is ok for republican states
But ask for subsidies or regulation for college education, which bring companies, jobs, money and watch them go insane

BTW, a lot of our food comes from Mexico and Central America

[supfromthesite]

As somebody pointed out, we already do subsidize college education.

I am fine with no subsidies for farmers, college education, etc. but we should be consistent.

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by supfromthesite

As somebody pointed out, we already do subsidize college education.

I am fine with no subsidies for farmers, college education, etc. but we should be consistent.

But there’s no regulation in the cost of college

[LocalPlanner]

Originally Posted by Dopo

But there’s no regulation in the cost of college

Part of the reason colleges have been able to raise tuition so much is because the government pushed credit and grants to purchase that education.

Loose credit / subsidies => inflation of asset prices

[supfromthesite]

Originally Posted by LocalPlanner

Part of the reason colleges have been able to raise tuition so much is because the government pushed credit and grants to purchase that education.

Loose credit / subsidies => inflation of asset prices

Bingo. If you want to lower the cost of college tuition you need to stop guaranteeing federal student loans. I don’t think their party would go for this.