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What about a long time family-owned pizza place that owns their space. Does it seem right to raise their property taxes?
by paul_f 7y ago
What about a long time family-owned pizza place that owns their space. Does it seem right to raise their property taxes?
- ghaff 7y agoThere's probably a stronger argument for "it's just business" than forcing grandma to move out of the house she grew up in because she can no longer afford the property taxes. But, yes for better or worse, it's certainly an aspect of gentrification when the long time family-owned pizza place gets forced out to be replaced by a trendy bar, Starbucks, or a bank branch.
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- waisbrot 7y agoPoor little small businesses will always get crushed and it's just a matter of who by. I often see this kind of what-about argument trotted out against regulation (if we ban polluting cars, what about the poor folks who can't afford to get their old car serviced?). But if we're so worried about the pizza joint, are we going to protect them if a chain restaurant offers cheaper pizza? What if the neighborhood changes and now people don't like pizza as much? I think the answers to all these questions are the same.
- StuffedParrot 7y agoNot if the society makes an effort to keep the pizza place.
- rayiner 7y agoWhy should they make an effort to keep an overpriced pizza place when people prefer Mexican food now?
- StuffedParrot 7y agoYou’d have to ask them.
- 1stcity3rdcoast 7y agoSociety already makes an effort by using their money to vote on whether they like that particular pizza place.
- StuffedParrot 7y agoYes that’s exactly the practice that I am pointing out you can replace.
- rayiner 7y agoYes?
- Kaiyou 7y agoSeems alright to me.
- harryh 7y agoDefinitely yes. Property taxes should be proportional to the value of the property. We shouldn't give special breaks to one group or another just because we like them more.
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