alt Hacker NewsThey already do, indirectly. The local government gets property taxes from these data centers. But maybe it would be more real for people if you just wrote them a check I guess.
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GolfPopper • today at 2:15 PM
While specifics vary by state and county, data centers have often been getting 100% property tax abatements good for decades.
Yhippa • today at 2:13 PM
New rev source = spend more as opposed to reduce taxpayer burden?
cush • today at 2:35 PM
Billionaires don’t pay taxes, they receive tax breaks.
The local government gets property taxes from these data centers.
Not if they get a sweetheart tax deal. Why do you think folks are so pissy? It’s like a sports stadium next to your house in that the principals get tax breaks, eminent domain, and other considerations, but it makes noise every day(not just weekends) and you don’t get to go to the game.