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mathgeek
on Oct 17, 2023
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Detroit wants to be the first big American city to...
I'm no economist, but it seems like such a flat tax would result in a lot of defaults on land the further you get from popular areas.
mcny
on Oct 17, 2023
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Maybe that's a sign that the "city" is too big? Much of what we call Dallas is not in Dallas, they are a different city. It makes sense to have a flat rate for all of Frisco and that tax rate will be different from that of Waxahachie.
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