At least for property taxes you get local services like: -Police -Fire Dept -Schools -Library -Public Parks -Drinking water and sewage disposal -1-2 potholes on your street filled Is it always run well, no but you can hold local services accountable locally in a way you can't at the State and Federal level with income taxes that have a less clear value to your daily life.

Don't believe them when they say Proof of Stock is superior...

Video of the process please. Wondering how tricky it actually is.

GM all! Something something following rules.

Find a successful restaurant you love in your home town with a Boomer owner looking to retire. Buy it from them with seller financing using fiat terms, use a Strike loan for the equity you bring to the table, and pay off your Strike loan using only net revenues. 1. Keep your BTC 2. Preserve a successful local restaurant for your community 3. Avoid the start-up restaurant failure rate by buying a profitable business 4. Get that best table in the restaurant every time

The challenge here is that you reinforce the spiral. There are indeed communities with levy rates of 18-25%+ but it is generally a sign the community is financially insolvent. The individual and community incentives are in conflict.

Neenah, WI is probably important to more people than realize it. Look at your surroundings, who made that thing you rely on every day? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neenah_Foundry

While I agree with the sentiment that demonetizing residential real estate is important for long-term affordability, folks need to understand that the way your community funds it's fire, police, parks and schools is through a local property tax levied on the fiat value of a home. Cratering fiat housing prices mean cratering local public services. We only want the demonetization to occur when measured in BTC because we haven't solved how to fund public community services in another way yet.

In the end of their conversation, Pete is struggling with the impacts of a national approach upon his community of Bedford. It reminded me of this passage from Chuck Marohn's book, Strong Towns. Pete's actions in focusing his attention upon making a successful Market Street is the first step in a successful neighborhood and a prosperous city. "A strong and stable state is an assembly of strong and stable cities" Stay humble, and build Bedford.

A great reason to make a glass of wine half empty! Hope that your day went well and that your dinner might include such a libation should you wish it, mine would be a bourbon and soda.

GM all, when the glass is half empty, sometimes there's a good surprise waiting for you at the bottom.

When your gardening hobby becomes a financial windfall there's a problem. That being said, the amount of raspberries alone the kids eat daily would be $200+ per month so I'll keep gardening.