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Re:Google ends plans for smart city in Toronto by cycrutchfield on Thursday May 07, 2020 @02:17PM (#23106239)
There's already property tax
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Re:Google ends plans for smart city in Toronto by ehsankia on Thursday May 07, 2020 @02:34PM (#23106446)
That's different from the Empty Home Tax: https://vancouver.ca/your-government/vacancy-tax-bylaw.aspx
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Re:Google ends plans for smart city in Toronto by cycrutchfield on Friday May 08, 2020 @10:50PM (#23121786)
Right. The point is that empty homes already pay in to the system. Taxing property owners for how they choose to use or not use their property is silly.
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