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Vermont should tax second homes at a higher property tax rate than primary residences.
Vermont's statewide education property tax already sorts property into homestead and nonhomestead classes. This would set a separate, higher rate for second homes such as vacation properties.
Phil Scott
Yet there are advocates who say, "All we need to do is shift the cost to the income tax, or ask more of second homeowners." But that money already pays for something else.
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