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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]But farms produce tangible things that benefit everyone: food, domestic animals, etc. [/quote]

No the small local farms in MoCo do not produce tangible goods for everyone. Many sell exclusively to high end restaurants or stores that are location and price prohibitive to the majority of the county. Some have CSA memberships that people buy into. Some attend only farmers markets in wealthy areas. Some produce very little and only keep enough animals or produce to retain the agri tax rate. They aren't open to the public and they are not required to distribute or sell their products equally across the county. Why are they getting the lower tax rate?

To the person saying that their company uses more electricity but doesn't get a rate break on power. In VA, the larger data centers absolutely get a break on utility costs that they negotiate with the power company. It all comes down to whether a community wants your business enough to operate there. [/quote]

Are you nuts? CSA, high end restaurants....those are all open to the public. The farms definitely hold themselves out as a public accommodation; in fact, that's their entire business model.

To all the morons trying to equate country clubs to farms: just stop. It's a ludicrous comparison. [/quote]

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