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		bluedino on July 6, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Bay Area’s tech boom in historical and social ... 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?

francisofascii on July 6, 2018 [–]

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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