Please implement properity tax

[Culfinrandir]

I live in the real world, and just like in the Goblet of Uldah **I DON'T PAY A PROPERTY TAX**. Don't assume that because you think it's okay that others will. I saved to buy my house in real life, just like I did in Eorzea (although I didn't need a mortgage in Eorzea!) through hard work and dedication. There was no rush in the Goblet because nobody wanted housing at the time and for ages I had my part of the ward to myself.

If they introduced a property tax it would mean I'd have to spend time "making money" in the game in a job like fashion. I play for fun, not to live in a real life simulation. Next you'll want to introduce a Tax Man & transmissible diseases, just like in your life. ¬_¬

[Ulathskullsplitter]

I live in the real world, and just like in the Goblet of Uldah **I DON'T PAY A PROPERTY TAX**. Don't assume that because you think it's okay that others will. I saved to buy my house in real life, just like I did in Eorzea (although I didn't need a mortgage in Eorzea!) through hard work and dedication. There was no rush in the Goblet because nobody wanted housing at the time and for ages I had my part of the ward to myself.

Wait a minute. Not to derail this grand thread but how do you not pay property taxes in the real world? Different country? Here in America everyone who owns a house pays property tax. You could have your house paid off for 50 years and as soon as you miss your property tax payment the government will take your house. We are all just renting from the government.

[Naylia]

Wait a minute. Not to derail this grand thread but how do you not pay property taxes in the real world? Different country? Here in America everyone who owns a house pays property tax. You could have your house paid off for 50 years and as soon as you miss your property tax payment the government will take your house. We are all just renting from the government.

That's actually not true. In most states, if you miss your property tax payment (especially if you are elderly), a lien is placed against your house. You are not evicted and do not have it taken away from you. Then what happens, is upon your death and disbursement of your estate or the sale of the property, the lien must be paid off for the property transfer to occur giving the government a way to collect their money without throwing old people off their land.

Additionally, there is not federal property tax, so they definitely aren't involved. The actual laws are at your state or local level. The best states in the country for property tax rates have quite low rates:

Louisiana - 0.18%
Hawaii - 0.26%
Alabama - 0.33%
Delaware - 0.43%
West Virginia - 0.49%
South Carolina - 0.50%
Arkansas - 0.52%
Mississippi - 0.52%
New Mexico - 0.55%
Wyoming - 0.58%