"The Daring Dufas" wrote in
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I seem to recall something called an "ad valorem tax" where a
business must pay a tax on the value of its assets like tools and
equipment used
in the operation of the business. That one always struck me as odd.
O_o

TDD

http://www.justanswer.com/finance/0w...-us-state.html

The inventory tax punishes utilities for stockpiling spares for
disasters.