Totally understand where you are coming from,
@Sapper. I have a hard time though relating it to the American revolution however, lol. Talk to any residents of DC about taxation without representation.
You are already paying property tax on your ownership, why another tax? It sucks, but I guess they do it because They can and it makes sense for the residents (which 1 in 6 live in poverty) to pass the tax on to the tourists who can probably afford the $11/night tax. I guess with the proliferation of a timeshares, it makes sense, even if you are a property owner. Let’s be honest, even though you have a deed and are an owner at a timeshare, it’s not quite the same as owning a vacation home. I know we are “owners” but are we Really “owners”?
Btw Americans weren’t all that nice to the native Hawaiians when we started settling the islands. Maybe we shouldn’t cry tyranny.