By: Paul Muench
Wow, the idea of parcel is no longer relevant to a parcel tax. Taxing by square footage seems as arbitrary as taxing by income of those people who live on the parcel.
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In reply to Paul Muench. Yep, the “parcel” becomes nothing more than the address to which to deliver the tax bill. The “maximum” charge still makes the parcel tax regressive, with the most valuable...
View ArticleBy: Erik Kengaard
Ia a parcel tax a way around Prop 13? Does it apply to all property? Was it voted for?
View ArticleBy: Todd Maddison
“designed to raise about $10 million per year to bolster teachers’ pay with the goal of retaining staff in the district.” Do you think when they put this on the ballot they disclosed that the median...
View ArticleBy: Steven Nelson
John F. author: Thanks for bringing this newer “special tax” legal issue to further light. A Parcel Tax by its nature does not have to be highly regressive. I’d revise your “A parcel tax is regressive...
View ArticleBy: Steven Nelson
In reply to Paul Muench. Look deeper, the tax is called a “special tax” and it is allowed to raise revenue used for General Fund spending. It must be applied in a “uniform” way – the courts have been...
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