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Re:How Property Taxes Shape Our Cities by bdhess on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @11:30AM (#17450976)
> but having a sales tax (more or less) of 6% on homes is completely unheard of

As with any tax, depends on where in the US. Per Wiki, it's 4% in Pittsburgh[0].

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_estate_transfer_tax

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Re:How Property Taxes Shape Our Cities by strictnein on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @11:33AM (#17451010)
Wow. I had no idea. Learn something new every day.
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