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In reply to the discussion: We're not oddballs or unrealistic nutjobs. [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)13. Property taxes are local, not nation wide issues, Don
What this thread addresses is the larger picture. There are many States and localities that run property taxes in ways those of us from other places do not understand at all. I offer that failed local politics is what leads to that sort of thing. Your taxes went up because of your local tax law, not because others are seeking justice on other issues thousands of miles from you.
There are places in the US where property taxes need to rise. Others where they need to drop. In CA., they freeze at purchase, so some folks I know who inherited homes pay under $500 on houses now worth more than half a million. Should my pals complain that they pay 375 on a house they could sell for 600K today? Is their situation anything like your own?
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I know, but I don't think he's mentioning the million specifics? Merely a GENERAL CONCEPT that
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#5
Nope. You and I are the people we DO NOT mention regarding having to pay more taxes
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#12
I know, Don. People are living on the edge. Right wingers have destroyed this country.
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#25
I AGREE!!! And you're right. Opposers don't argue their position straight up. nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#4
apparently, it's alright here to call someone defending the President 'morally bankrupt'
bigtree
Dec 2011
#7
If I as a gay man decided I could speak to all people based on the words of a few
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2011
#15