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Because some in the medical profession consider it is. This recent study published in the Lancet concludes that the link is not confirmed and that more work needs to be done: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(24)00279-1/fulltext And the coroner in a landmark, and sad case, included poor air quality as a cause of death: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/10/ellas-law-rosamund-kissi-debrah-air-pollution-death-london -
By Cyclemonkey · Posted
That beacon of socialism and notorious envier of home owners - the USA - has a property tax. Generally an annual charge based on the fair market value of your house. -
By van dessel · Posted
Just had fun on RightMoves - luckily everything on my street is sub £2mm so if the valuation method is recent trading multiples then we'll all be OK...for now. The new tax law might create an artificial resistance point at the £2mm level where natural inflation will not bring a certain population of houses over the threshold. If I had unlimited funds this place would be AMAZING!! https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/162706352?utm_campaign=property-details&utm_content=buying&utm_medium=sharing&utm_source=copytoclipboard#/&channel=RES_BUY Total 1-off that obvs pre-dates the other houses around it. -
There was an interesting chat about this on the budget The Rest Is Politics and they highlighted a challenge that taxation levels are now getting to Scandinavian levels yet our public services are nowhere near as good as theirs and the government is pouring money in to, for example, the NHS but people aren't seeing the improvement as (the politically dreaded) productivity is actually going down. They cited 20% to 30% more investments in nurses etc yet productivity is at around 7.8%. This is a big challenge for the government because if people don't feel the difference or feel they are getting good value for money they will turn on them very quickly.
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