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Re:How Property Taxes Shape Our Cities by southphillyman on Tuesday July 03, 2018 @04:18PM (#17453320)
This is basically how gentrification pushes long time residents out (as I understand it). I experienced the shock of this first hand recently as my taxes increased by $1500+ in a single year after a recent reassessment in my city.

The prop 13 issue seems pretty nuanced but a component of it is certainly helpful to low income long time residents.

Re:How Property Taxes Shape Our Cities by toasterlovin on Wednesday July 04, 2018 @12:27AM (#17455265)
Increases in property taxes are, by definition, subsidized by an proportional increase in wealth.