North Dakota Voters to Decide Fate of the Property Tax

I have said it many times on this blog. As long as a government can tax you on the property you own, you never really own it--especially when they can confiscate it from you. Let's pay attention to the state of North Dakota, because they have obviously come to this realization. They have forced a ballot initiative onto the ballot set for June to eliminate all personal property taxes.

Secretary of State Al Jaeger said Friday the initiative had enough petition signatures to qualify for the June 2012 primary election. It will be listed as Measure 2.

The amendment says North Dakota and its local governments may not impose property taxes after Jan. 1. It says the Legislature will have to figure out a way to provide replacement revenue to cities, counties and other local governments.