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Ending Property Taxes - Retaining Home Rule for Cities Satisfied
The plan to end property taxes by replacing it with flat, no exemptions sales tax does not disrupt city charters or interfere with the rights of cities to manage their own affairs. A constitutional amendment is required to end property taxes, but will not take away self governance, funding, or control over their interests.
The Economic Resilience of Texas - Sales Taxes Justified
Critics of ending property taxes, replacing it with a flat sales tax, suggest that economic volatility and lack of resilience make a sales tax unreliable as a means of revenue for government. This article uses real data to demonstrate such a position to be ungrounded in reality.