Property taxes, the lifeblood of local governments and school districts, are among the most powerful and stealthy engines of racism and wealth inequality our nation has ever produced.
The problem with this system is that the tax is administered by local officials who enjoy a remarkable degree of autonomy and that tax rates are typically based on the collective wealth of a given community.
Black people have paid the heaviest cost. Since they began acquiring property after emancipation, African Americans have been overtaxed by local governments.
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