Data center tax debate lacks a baseline: Tax Foundation data on billion-dollar facility rates
AndyMasley · x · 2026-09-20
Andy Masley argues the data center tax debate is missing the baseline question of whether actual tax revenue justifies the trade-offs. Citing Tax Foundation data, he compares annual tax rates for a billion-dollar data center across popular build locations, noting Loudoun County is the most obvious example, and says there's no clear case that data centers aren't paying significant taxes in most places they're built.
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