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Economic Tidbits
September 21, 2026 6:00 PM

“Data centres [sic] pay huge tax bills, helping fund schools, libraries and police stations. In Loudon County, Virginia, a tax on computer equipment inside its more than 250 centres is expected to supply 40% of the county’s total tax revenue next year. The windfall has allowed the county to cut residents’ property taxes by about 30%.” The moral panic over data centres is foolish, The Economist, September 12th, 2026.

