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Special Piece Today -- on the Web only (You can subscribe free of charge here: https://johnhrusky.substack.com ) Property Taxes: Socialist Theft in Disguise The Inherent Unfairness and Socialist Underpinnings of Property Taxes: A Deep Dive into Coercive Wealth Redistribution Property taxes stand as one of the most insidious forms of government overreach, embodying the socialist ethos that private ownership is merely a temporary illusion until the state decides otherwise. At their core, these taxes treat your home, land, or business not as your rightful property but as a communal asset ripe for plundering based on arbitrary assessments of its “value.” Unlike voluntary market transactions where prices reflect supply, demand, and mutual agreement, property taxes escalate simply because some bureaucrat deems your asset worth more — often due to factors beyond your control, like neighborhood improvements funded by others or inflation-driven appraisals. Imagine buying a modest house for $200,000, only to see your tax bill double a decade later because gentrification or zoning changes inflated its assessed value to $400,000, even though your income hasn’t budged. This isn’t fairness; it’s a punitive system that punishes success and stability. Food prices don’t skyrocket because your home appreciated; neither does gasoline or a haircut. Yet the state, in its infinite wisdom, demands more for the “privilege” of owning what you’ve already paid for, all while providing the same mediocre services — roads that crumble, schools that under-perform, and police response times that lag regardless of your tax bracket. This Marxist-inspired mechanism collapses the moment we refuse to view private property as public domain, subject to endless reclamation by the collective. Delving deeper, the percentage-based structure of property taxes is nothing more than a sleight-of-hand designed to mask raw dollar extraction. Governments don’t budget in percentages; they spend in cold, hard cash for fixed costs like infrastructure, public safety, and bloated administrative empires. A wealthy homeowner with a multimillion-dollar estate already shoulders a wildly disproportionate share of these expenses through higher assessments, yet they consume far less per capita than lower-value property owners. They don’t send fleets of kids to public schools (opting for private education instead), they rarely burden public hospitals with frequent visits (thanks to premium healthcare), and they certainly don’t rely on welfare programs funded by these very taxes. Why, then, should their tax liability balloon simply because their property’s paper value rose? This isn’t about equitable contribution; it’s envy-fueled socialism, where the state plays Robin Hood with your assets, redistributing wealth from producers to parasites under the guise of “community benefit.” Consider the elderly widow on a fixed income whose family home, bought decades ago, now faces skyrocketing taxes due to market surges — she’s forced to sell her lifelong sanctuary to satisfy the taxman’s greed. Billionaires like Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos pay millions in property taxes on their holdings, funding services they barely touch, while subsidized housing residents pay pennies or nothing. This imbalance exposes the hypocrisy: property taxes aren’t about paying for what you use; they’re about leveling the playing field by dragging down those who’ve built or inherited value, echoing Karl Marx’s call to abolish private property in favor of collective control. Exposing the Fallacies: From Unrealized Gains to Envy Masquerading as Justice <Continued on the Web>

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Fun fact: Congressional Republicans are just as up in arms about the MISSING $9 BILLION in Minnesota, as they were about: * The open border * The student loan repayment * The illeglas invasion * The January 6th Hoax But all they ever did about those things was CRY ABOUT THEM. So here we are, with full control AGAIN -- Presidency, House, Senate, SCOTUS -- and they're still WHINING instead of dropping the hammer. No indictments rolling on the Bidens, Clintons, or the Pelosi insider traders. No arrests for election meddlers or Deep State Trump-targeters. No prosecutions for COVID liars or lab-leak cover-ups. No mass charges for border traitors like Mayorkas. AND STILL NO handcuffs for welfare fraud kings like Walz or Omar. They rage about corruption but won't touch the untouchables. They scream "lock her up" but lock up nobody. MAGA gave them the keys -- twice. They handed them back to the swamp. It's Time to READ YOUR CONSTITUTION AND FIGHT BACK . . . or just watch the crooks laugh while they fund-raise off our anger. Enough excuses. INDICT OR WE TAKE THIS COUNTRY BACK -- ONE WAY OR ANOTHER . . .

Just a taste from tomorrow's blog (you can subscribe here https://johnhrusky.substack.com ) Swamp Leader Thune Accused of Laundering Millions – Explains the Trump Betrayal? In a bombshell that’s got the swamp sweating, Senate Majority Leader John Thune — supposedly a Republican — is staring down an FEC complaint accusing him of orchestrating a whopping $1.1 million money laundering scheme into his campaign coffers through “smurfing,” that sleazy tactic of splintering big bucks into tiny donations using stolen identities of unsuspecting seniors. Filed by sharp-eyed investigator Peter Bernegger, the gripe fingers Thune and his treasurer Nicole Weyers for allegedly funneling cash straight from the U.S. Treasury, painting Thune as just another “pretend Republican” who’s spent over 40 years sucking at the government teat without a real job in sight. Bernegger’s no rookie; he’s nailed similar scams against turncoats like Lindsey Graham and a slew of Democrats, exposing how platforms like WinRed become playgrounds for fraudsters. If this holds water — and early buzz suggests it’s legit — it’s no wonder Thune’s been dragging his feet on anything Trump-related, from ditching the race in 2016 to cheerleading the endless Ukraine cash grab while blocking votes to cut off the Taliban’s weekly allowance. This FEC fiasco shines a glaring light on why Thune’s been about as helpful to Trump’s agenda as a screen door on a submarine, stonewalling efforts to codify those powerhouse executive orders into ironclad law — because let’s face it, most Republicans are neck-deep in the same graft and fraud game as the Democrats, lining their pockets while pretending to fight the system. Thune’s history of backstabbing Trump, from begging him to bow out for Pence to enabling endless foreign aid boondoggles, screams “controlled opposition,” bought and paid for by the same deep-state donors who thrive on chaos and corruption. As Bernegger’s complaint ripples out, it’s a wake-up call for real conservatives: time to purge these RINOs who talk a big game but deliver zilch, proving once again that Trump’s the only one draining the swamp while the rest wallow in it. If Republicans want to keep the majority, they’d better start acting like it — or get ready for the MAGA broom to sweep them out.

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