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1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Aug-2020 03:22:14 EDT lnxw48a1
   #TIL: Window tax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_tax
   (Not Windows tax; I have known of that for years.)
   1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Aug-2020 10:23:36 EDT GeniusMusing

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      @lnxw48a1 While I can't seem to find sources, in Egypt and Mexico (at least last time I was there (2011 & 2018?) a unfinished dwelling is not taxed. Unfinished = doors and windows on the outer wall(s). In Mexico it is common to see rug/fabric doors and windows in some areas for just this reason. In Egypt it is even more different, they build a second inner wall with the doors and windows in them and leave the outer wall without thus leaving it "unfinished" or just start building a new top level but never finish it. Some are like the Winchester house, you never stop building but it may take a generation or more to complete.
      
      Worthwhile Canadian Initiative: The concrete impacts of taxes
      https://worthwhile.typepad.com/worthwhile_canadian_initi/2012/01/the-concrete-impacts-of-taxes.html
      
      The architecture of hope: All those unfinished concrete block houses with rebar sticking out are someone’s dream for the future – CuencaHighLife
      https://cuencahighlife.com/the-architecture-of-hope/
      
      Winchester Mystery House Wikipedia
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Mystery_House
      1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Aug-2020 19:56:55 EDT lnxw48a1

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         @geniusmusing #faveNephew keeps telling me that he wants to take me to #Mexico next time he goes to visit his grandmother, but at this point, I doubt it will ever happen.
         1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Aug-2020 20:35:22 EDT GeniusMusing

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            @lnxw48a1 You could almost walk there, but remember, don't drink the water!