Hollander tax
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hollander-tax-295-6338636
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Hollander tax
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The Hollander Tax was a land tax put in place in 1900 by the Puerto Rico's US-appointed Treasurer, Jacob Hollander shortly after the acquisition of the island by the United States following the Spanish American War. It exempted lands priced below $100 and thus fell squarely on middle- and high-income landowners. Because there were no usury laws applicable in Puerto Rico like there were in the United States, interest rates spiked. It is often attributed as being a cause of the shift of land owner
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Land tax
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollander_tax
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2024-03-07T22:11:07Z
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