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In reply to the discussion: Kids partying and trashing millionaires vacant house [View all]Dreamer Tatum
(10,996 posts)51. That is utterly and completely laughably false.
Educate yourself before you say stupid things, please.
The state doesn't tax residential real estate in California. Tax rates differ substantially by CITY. Furthermore, Prop 13, to which you allude, protects people from the tax effects of rapidly increasing values. If a house trades today, the tax basis is based on the VALUE today, and the owner is responsible for that. If you are interested in countering the effects of Prop 13, then you should be ecstatic when new homes are built and when old homes are sold.
You would do well to read a little on the matter.
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The vandals should be tossed in Jail and the Rich Guy should be taxed. Beyond that, who cares?
1-Old-Man
Sep 2013
#1
Try to understand this: the State of California does not levy residential real estate taxes.
Dreamer Tatum
Sep 2013
#71
If someone has a nice home, I'm sure they're not being taxed enough....
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Sep 2013
#58
House: piece of property. Home: place where you live, place where you are connected.
Gormy Cuss
Sep 2013
#35
Yeah, I'm sure the kids picked it to show those nasty football players....
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Sep 2013
#59
Its wrong, the guilty should be punished, and the insurance company should pay up.
aikoaiko
Sep 2013
#6
We used to have parties like this in the abandoned mansion of Arthur Hammerstein, in Queens
alcibiades_mystery
Sep 2013
#24
My guess is it's someone trying to troll DU for "anti-rich person" sentiment....
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Sep 2013
#70
No one has a right to do this to anyone, whether the homeowner is rich or not.
bigwillq
Sep 2013
#37
Hunh. Wonder what forced those kids to do it. No guns involved, can't blame that
The Straight Story
Sep 2013
#45
How did Holloway become a millionaire? It wasn't from playing O-Line in the mid-80's.
hughee99
Sep 2013
#67