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Lower sales tax receipts could also imply people are spending less due to lockdowns and fear of catching the virus.


except, if you read the article they are up 25% or more in every surrounding county.


The surrounding counties have far different demographics and density profiles.

Also, the article never stated if neighboring counties had decreased or increased aggregate tax receipts-- it only talked about online sales tax, which is a subset of all sales taxes collected:

> But eight of the counties — everywhere but San Francisco — saw major jumps in online sales taxes, as high as 36% for Contra Costa County.




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