The most disappointing part of the bobafication of Berkeley's Southside is that we now have more boba shops per block than Taipei but none of the universal healthcare, frequent mass transit, or land value taxes. 🌹🚃🔰
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Replying to @alfred_twu @kimmaicutler
Does Taipei have land value taxes? I was under the impression that property taxes there were effectively indistinguishable from zero (i.e., similar order of magnitude to what Californians pay for vehicle registration). (Otherwise a huge fan of Taipei, though.)

Nov 12, 2019 · 5:41 AM UTC

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Replying to @davidbaron @alfred_twu @kimmaicutler
They do have land value taxes but they're pretty small.
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Taiwan's land value tax rates are 0.2% for primary residence up to 300 square meters in size. For apartments, the calculation formula includes that unit's share of common areas. For other land uses, the tax rate ranges from 1% to 5.5% english.tpctax.gov.taipei/Ne…

Land Value Tax

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