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Land and improvement are taxed at the same rate, based on appraisal. There are certain exemptions for farmland, homestead etc.

• iso1631 4y ago
  So improvements which shouldn't be taxed are taxed. The land owner of an empty acre pays far less tax than the land owner of an acre with 40 people living there. That's wrong.
  • sokoloff 4y ago
    The 40 people living on that acre demand more local government services (schools, libraries, fire/police protection, etc.) which are paid for with property taxes (in general) than the empty acre does.
    • iso1631 4y ago
      And thus you miss the entire point
      • sokoloff 4y ago
        That the people who use government services should, on average, pay money towards supporting those government services?
        • iso1631 4y ago
          That's the principal behind capitalism, not government services.