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In 2011, the Wisconsin State Legislature altered the property tax levy formula limits, eliminating the 2% ceiling that local municipalities could draw from taxpayers in places where new construction couldn't justify a larger levy increase.
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Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
By December, Seattle taxpayers were paying a hefty $4,200 a month per empty room — at a time when thousands of Seattleites were without a roof over their heads.
—Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2025
Critics, on the other hand, argue that the deployment is an abuse of power and costly for American taxpayers.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Consider a higher-rate taxpayer contributing £10,000 to a SIPP and buying crypto ETNs.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
By December, Seattle taxpayers were paying a hefty $4,200 a month per empty room — at a time when thousands of Seattleites were without a roof over their heads.
—Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2025
Critics, on the other hand, argue that the deployment is an abuse of power and costly for American taxpayers.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Consider a higher-rate taxpayer contributing £10,000 to a SIPP and buying crypto ETNs.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Taxpayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxpayer. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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taxpayer
noun
tax·pay·er
ˈtak-ˌspā-ər 
: one that pays or is responsible for paying a tax
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