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I really think we need a tax on unutilized assets. Start with commercial real estate then residential real estate and go all the way down to the useful things in your storage unit.
Didn't take your boat out this season? That's a paddlin'.
Wait, does that mean I'll get taxed on all the HO scale rail & rolling stock I have squirreled away for when I (hopefully) have space for a layout?
Yes, but it is appreciating faster than your tax burden. Model trains and firearms are like money in the bank.
Ironically, once the banks themselves fail, the value of a firearm only increases further