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More good news. Trump cheats on taxes (Original Post) tiredtoo May 2016 OP
uh K&R, Jeffersons Ghost May 2016 #1
I always thought "shyster" was an ethnic pejorative of some sort jberryhill May 2016 #2
He'll wear it as a badge of honor and his rubes will cheer for him. corkhead May 2016 #3
that will be a plus for his asshole fan base Skittles May 2016 #4
"appropriators"? Igel May 2016 #5
 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
2. I always thought "shyster" was an ethnic pejorative of some sort
Tue May 17, 2016, 08:58 PM
May 2016

This story was posted this morning. The assessed value of property for tax purposes, and its market value, are often two different things. I haven't seen a follow up as to why this is unusual in this instance.

Igel

(35,300 posts)
5. "appropriators"?
Tue May 17, 2016, 09:59 PM
May 2016

Perhaps "assessors"?

The assumption seems to be that if a person says two things that are at odds, one is necessarily true (for all times). And the one that is true is the one that we want to believe true.

Why can't the $50 million "this is what the property's worth" statement be the mistaken one? Perhaps the people banking on more money and disappointed they didn't get more just don't want to say they were imprudent.

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