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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
Homeowners pay property tax toward the costs of roads and other infrastructure. Tourists don't own property, and therefore don't pay property tax. So tourism tax is a tax that THEY pay - that homeowners don't pay.

The usual function of tourism taxes is to pay for costs related to tourism. The lists of "costs" could be expanded to include infrastructure and roads, since tourists don't click their heels 3 times while reciting "there's no place like Sumter Square" or "there's no place like Disney World" and suddenly appear in their destination.
Isn’t that what the fuel tax is used for?
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