All taxes are not created equal. Some, such as the income tax, discourage productivity; others, such as the property tax, depress investment; and still others, such as the sales tax, target consumption.
‘Tis the Season—for Property Taxes
The ornaments are packed away. The mailbox is filling up. The season of giving has passed into the season of paying what you owe, and just as that credit card statement is on its way from Christmas so too is the next property tax bill beginning to take shape. Tax relief promised by the Texas...