Here in Belgium taxes on the purchase of a second (or third, or fourth, ...) home are nearly nonexistent but taxes on the first home are 20%+
I hate being ruled by wannabe oligarchs. I say wannabe because they would wish they could run amok here like in the good ol US of A, but it isn'y for a lack of trying.
If you think you've got it rough, I've got 723 purchases going through and I'm set to only make 5 million vs the projected 7 million, meaning I have to cut back on that holiday in vegas! When will people stand up for hard working people like me???