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FOX News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano on North Dakota’s proposal to remove property taxes.
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About -- -- -- read about a good.
If you -- god does not contributed to this conversation and neither the -- you know why we're excited because judge ended a volatile hotel here.
To talk about the concept of private property and personal liberty -- and what they're doing in north collude.
-- to potentially do away with the property tax no -- property tech.
-- that's the proposal anyway well it's a proposal.
At a referendum.
And election this November which under the constitution and North Dakota can happen.
Over the objection of the political class.
Because the political class and both parties is not very happy about this the only thing that they hate more than losing power is losing cash.
With which to execute that help me how this makes sense then because that you're you're a fan of -- -- issues in a political class.
On both sides of the chamber of commerce is against -- unions are against a -- of right and left saying now.
We're gonna lose out on 800 million dollars plus in revenue every year how to we replace that you said.
You shrink the government you deliver fewer services you -- lay off or using attrition.
Government employees -- the government to day.
We we rely and that for so many things that the constitution doesn't authorize the federal government.
Even -- even relying on state governments to do things which just a generation or two ago.
We used to do before our selves -- Stanley and community would do for us the good people of North Dakota again over the objection the political class.
Want to return to more freedom less government.
Less reliance and -- they also feel very flush because all the money pouring in from oil revenue have accident in ways and means but again.
It's a very up and down market and I guarantee of oil prices collapse of the state start tartan and then -- -- really left and a -- that every person.
Today how about the -- The moral view of this who owns about how weeks.
The person whose name is on the deed or the local government how could you -- the government something just by virtue of owning the real estate.
If you're not receiving -- largely rural states if you're not receiving any any benefit from the government that great political philosopher.
That you're getting your essentially renting here on how -- -- -- -- -- is used to say.
Money is the mother's milk of politics doctors were away from politicians and they will squeal and perhaps that's that's true but you're not can win that argument broadly that property taxes are somehow all property taxes are unconstitutional -- not all going but I would probably lose the argued yeah but I would view let me I'll continue -- and I.
I hot hot hot hot hot -- How I think -- -- -- that they to fire freak out about this what taxation is theft.
I don't continue to know I always gonna get so many tweets about let your guys obvious now that that's thank you judge and input in the palace and a.
