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		<title>What is happening to the Sales Tax?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is happening to the Sales Tax?
Definitions:
                Structural Shift-When the economy changes the fundamental industries providing jobs, usually requiring retraining of the workforce.  I.e. when the economy shifted from agriculture to manufacturing, or manufacturing to service based.
                Back-Testing-The practice of taking predicted results of a model’s formula and comparing it to historical actual numbers in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://economy.georgetown.org/what-is-happening-to-the-sales-tax/</link>
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		<title>Comparisons of Property Tax</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Comparisons of Property Taxes
(and a little more information)
            Property Tax rates are usually presented in mills, or cents per every $100 in taxable valuation.  Below is the Average Value of a Home in Georgetown, minus the City Exemption, the City tax rate, and the calculated annual and monthly tax burdens due to the City over [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://economy.georgetown.org/comparisons-of-property-tax/</link>
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		<title>Brief FYI on Impact Fees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What are they?
Impact Fees are one method the City uses to pay for new infrastructure.  Essentially they are a tax usually levied at the time a building permit or utility connection is made for a platted piece of land.  The fee is often assessed at the time of plat recordation.  Once assessed the fee cannot [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://economy.georgetown.org/brief-fyi-on-impact-fees/</link>
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		<title>Idea Space</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This thread is for web users to post ideas on topics they would like to see discussed in the Magic 8-Ball discussion thread.  Please work within the context of economic data and theory.
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		<link>http://economy.georgetown.org/idea-space/</link>
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		<title>Comments Thread</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the place to voice your questions, say what you like/dislike about the information, and also what you want/don&#8217;t want to see.  Responses will be posted within the comments as soon as we have a chance to answer them.  If contact information is provided, some responses may be sent directly to the questioner.  Additionally, [...]]]></description>
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