re: Mid City hipsters thought they could stop Jesuit from building a "bridge"

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In a well functioning market (and the vast majority of large American metro area real estate markets are), things like property taxes and insurance are economically embedded in rent. Renters are indirectly paying it.

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Yea but they are not the legally bound tax payers. You can almost say something similar for income taxes paid and other expenses by any business based on income from products or services sold to consumers as part of the money received from consumers is going to be used to indirectly pay business’s tax bill. Consumer would not be on the hook legally to have to pay whatever taxes business owes from taxable income earned from sale to the consumer nor can they claim the amount as taxes paid by them. Money earned by people or business which help pay their various taxes through the year creates a lot of indirect tax payers if one wants to play that game.

The renter is also not on the hook legally for property taxes. Owner has to pay regardless of whether renter is up to date on rent, the rent covers increased taxes accessed during tax year, and for entire year regardless of occupancy or if profit made (at least individual owners as some business in places can try & get taxed on income instead of assessed property value).

I stick with direct approach and just use the term tax payer for person or entity who is sent the tax bill by govt, who directly pays the taxes, and who will be held responsible by same govt if taxes are not paid.