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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are taxed per-acre not on land value, just like all land in the massive agricultural reserve. They pay double the per-acre rate of Ag Reserve land. Both preserve green spaces.[/quote]

Therein lies the problem. They need to be taxed on the land value, the same way residential and commercial lots are.

Golf courses aren’t farms, they don’t grow food for people or contribute anything meaningful. They also aren’t nature preserves, they are completely artificial environments that require massive amounts of chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, and gasoline powered lawnmowers to keep nature at bay, and prevent the area from becoming an *actual* green space. They are vast biological dead-zones.

Golf courses and country clubs are THE most selfish and wasteful uses of open spaces. They need to be taxed at the highest rates conceivable, to reduce the number that currently exist, and to make those that remain pay mightily for the privilege. [/quote]

You could probably make the same argument about the Ag Reserve. Yes, there are plenty of farms there, but also many of people's private residences on large acreage (since you can't subdivide.. there's a minium lot size in AgRes to keep down density). They are taxed by the acre.

Then make a similar argument for houses of worship, as they are not taxed at all.[/quote]

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