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Re:The Bay Area’s tech boom in historical and social context by bluedino on Friday July 06, 2018 @04:19PM (#17474792)
If they are both 1500 sq ft homes, what makes the other house $27,000 more taxable? Are you getting that much more municipal service?
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Re:The Bay Area’s tech boom in historical and social context by francisofascii on Friday July 06, 2018 @04:35PM (#17474891)
Municipal services is not the point of property taxes. It is a fee paid to the community for occupying that space of land. It makes sense for the fee to be based on the desirability or value of that land.
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