Should we rethink the role of the property tax?
Property tax reform should focus not on abolition but on modernization: levy limits, circuit breakers and valuation transparency preserve local...
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304 S. Jones Blvd #2826
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Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
info@better-cities.org
Patrick Tuohey is co-founder and policy director of the Better Cities Project. He works with taxpayers, media, and policymakers to foster understanding of the consequences — sometimes unintended — of policies such as economic development, taxation, education, and transportation. He also serves as a senior fellow at Missouri's Show-Me Institute and a visiting fellow at the Virginia-based Yorktown Foundation for Public Policy.
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