Government is NOT your friend!-----County Says Seizing Home Over $8.41 Tax Debt Was OK Because Counties Need Money – Reason.com

County Says Seizing Home Over $8.41 Tax Debt Was OK Because Counties Need Money – Reason.com:

• "You have a situation where a person owed $8 and lost their house. I mean, how is that equitable?" asked Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein.

"Arguing before the Michigan Supreme Court, attorneys for the county that pocketed nearly $25,000 from forfeiting Uri Rafaeli's property over a $8.41 tax debt argued that it's not really about the property—it's about the money.
...In trying to defend the county's right to seize the full value of Rafaeli's property over a minuscule debt, Bursch had argued that it was impossible for local governments to compensate all homeowners who had been caught in similar circumstances. 

The price tag, he estimated, would be more than $2 billion statewide.

..."It may sound unfair on its face," Bursch replied. "But it's also unfair to force those who pay their taxes to subsidize those who don't."

Bernstein was still skeptical. "It was $8," he said. "Couldn't it be a mistake?"

"The counties don't want the property," argued Bursch. "They want the money." Bingo.

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