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Originally Posted by Ski Man
Supply and demand. Capitalism. Just like any business, the state will get as much out of you as you're willing to pay. Since waterfront homes are in high demand, they know that they can tax you heavily, and those properties will still be occupied. Would you argue that a hotel on the waterfront should charge the same rate as one in the middle of nowhere?
The majority of people in the lake's region don't live on the waterfront, and so the majority of people will benefit by utilizing the forces of supply and demand. If you don't want to pay the taxes, there will be another guy who will happily take your place.
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Having the means and willingness to pay is irrelavent in a discussion of fairness. A kidnapper would do better hijacking one of Bill Gates' relatives rather than a bag lady's, but that doesn't make it fair or legal. the fact remains that the seasonal, non-resident, tax payer is taxed in a fashion significantly out of alignment with respect to the burden placed on the town (generally), and then is unrepresented in the town government process....