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Erin says
My two cents: Encourage folks to plant trees and have antive habitats. Don’t punish folks for having land and choosing not to cut down trees to build houses, a car wash, pave it for parking, etc.
Currently, if you own a larger lot in the Seattle area, you’re going to pay a lot in property taxes. How are you going to get the “value” out of the land to pay such taxes? Most people develop it. Why don’t we as a society really value natural habitat? Too bad I couldn’t charge my neighbor the oxygen created by my trees!
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We punish people for owning more land by giving them higher property taxes, because land value drives property taxes. If I purchase a large lot, but don’t develop it, my