Paper Roses
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Wed Nov-24-10 08:42 PM
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My town, in it's wisdom has raised Real Estate taxes again. |
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The town is small, has a large portion of Seniors, at the moment, a high unemployment rate. House values are dropping like stones.
Some of us old timers who live on Social Security are in duck soup. As it is now, I have to save half of my monthly check..I'm not kidding...to pay my Real Estate taxes.
I would like to sell the house and get something smaller but the small houses seem to be the ones that are selling and I have no funds to buy another place while I still own this one.
I'm sure it is like this everywhere but it sure makes for a meager standard of living. Everything else goes to bills. Lean eating now, I'm becoming a chicketarian. When I buy meat, it is chicken-on sale.
Sorry, I just had to vent---again.
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nadinbrzezinski
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Wed Nov-24-10 08:44 PM
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1. And it is a DIRECT consequence of the low tax mantra |
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literally cities and towns have little recourse... not defending them... but it is a consequence of the broken philosophy that is pushed by the GOP.
Round these parts they raise fees... same reason.
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Wed Nov-24-10 09:07 PM
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Wed Nov-24-10 08:53 PM
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2. If you don't mind, what State do you live in? |
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My State distributes state tax revenues to towns and cities. Property tax rates have not changed for years, barring a few overrides for items that town or city residents deemed important.
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Paper Roses
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Wed Nov-24-10 09:20 PM
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6. Good old MA. Home of Romney-care. Ugh! |
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Did I mention there are over 300 houses for sale in this little New England town. And many, many foreclosures.
Closed up stores, for sale and for rent signs everywhere. I guess this is typical America but it truly saddens me to see where we have fallen.
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Wed Nov-24-10 09:01 PM
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3. Municipalities are hurting in this economy, they don't want to cut expenditures so you pay. |
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Wed Nov-24-10 09:06 PM
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The lack of any COLA's for two years is starting to seriously hurt those on SS.
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