Ga State Sen. Chip Rogers wants to change property tax system

Today, I read an article by Georgia State Senate Majority leader, Chip Rogers in the Rome News-Tribune.

This article is also at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, and the Savannah Morning News.

Georgia’s property tax system is a broken relic of a bygone agrarian-based economy. It fails every test of what constitutes good tax policy. It is not transparent, it is not easy to understand, it is not fair, it is not flat and, worst of all, it does not facilitate accountability. The most logical plan would be to scrap this 19th-century taxation model and move to one designed for a 21st-century economy. Sadly, few in elected office are willing to embrace this much-needed change, so the least we can do is add accountability. Property tax assessment caps offer real accountability.

Mr. Rogers,

You are completely wrong in your facts, logic and conclusions, and your proposed alternative, is more detrimental to our communities than our current system.

Added All Georgia Counties

Today I created individual categories for each Georgia County. Stay tuned for more information as I continue to add the Ad Valorem resources and news stories about property taxes from each Georgia County.