Submitted by OperationSpringAwake t3_yecc59 in boston
bobby_j_canada t1_itxvi6v wrote
Prop 2.5
Every town wants to hook a bunch of big fish commercial developments to pay for the schools and roads at commercial tax rates. Even better if you get enough commercial tax money that you can lower the already-low-by-national-standards property tax rates on your long-term residents (who are the only people that reliably vote in town elections).
OperationSpringAwake OP t1_itzlpvn wrote
Good insight.
bobby_j_canada t1_iu0a1nb wrote
A fun table to peruse the math at work: https://joeshimkus.com/MA-Tax-Rates.aspx
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