Like most problems, this one is also solved by wealth redistribution from the billionaire class to regular people.
Every dollar that the local government should have had to pay that settlement is sitting in some offshore account, it makes more sense to pick a random billionaire and force them to pay out than it does to increase property taxes on people who live in their homes.
Like most problems, this one is also solved by wealth redistribution from the billionaire class to regular people.
Every dollar that the local government should have had to pay that settlement is sitting in some offshore account, it makes more sense to pick a random billionaire and force them to pay out than it does to increase property taxes on people who live in their homes.