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Where do America's biggest cities get their tax revenue? While property taxes are the biggest source of revenue for over half of the 50 largest cities, income taxes are an important (but underutilized) source of progressive local revenue for several of them.

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Large cities have more flexibility to improve tax fairness than many people realize. itep.org/how-the-50-l...

itep.orgHow the 50 Largest American Cities Raise Revenue and What That Means for Tax EquityLarge cities have the technical capacity, the economic base, and often more political might than smaller localities and governments that local officials should utilize to design fairer tax systems.