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slackmaster

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9. Mine has risen steadily and predictably by 2% every year that I have owned my home

Reply to hobbit709 (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 11:10 AM

Jan 2013

It just topped $2,000 per year.

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I'm $2485 poorer now. Just paid my property taxes [View all] hobbit709 Jan 2013 OP

Here's me waiting for Rush describing your thread as "whining"! Democracyinkind Jan 2013 #1

Rush can commit a physically improbable sexual act with himself hobbit709 Jan 2013 #2

Let's hope that he will try that, if only for the sake of the good people of the Dominican Republic. Democracyinkind Jan 2013 #4

My towns millrate went up .5 % former-republican Jan 2013 #3

Mine went up too but it was offset by a decrease in value. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #5

I already have the case pending for that with the assessor former-republican Jan 2013 #8

reduced assessment does not always equal lower taxes Jersey Devil Jan 2013 #27

I wish mine was. Those pesky firefighters and police... CTyankee Jan 2013 #6

Mine were $700 this year but I'm going to owe the IRS about $4k in April madville Jan 2013 #7

Mine has risen steadily and predictably by 2% every year that I have owned my home slackmaster Jan 2013 #9

In 1990 when we bought the house the taxes were under $400 hobbit709 Jan 2013 #10

That's what happens when you let property taxes be tied to something other than what YOU paid slackmaster Jan 2013 #11

I wish it was like that here former-republican Jan 2013 #12

The problem here got really bad in 1995 when Idiot Son became governor. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #13

Because there is no personal income tax, Texas relies on sales and property taxes for its revenue slackmaster Jan 2013 #14

That would hardly be fair joeglow3 Jan 2013 #19

Why should the tax I pay for my home be determined by forces over which I have no control? slackmaster Jan 2013 #23

On the other hand... FreeJoe Jan 2013 #33

That happens only when they bought their homes at totally different times. Inflation happens. slackmaster Jan 2013 #35

So does mine Retrograde Jan 2013 #22

At least we get to vote on all of the special assessments slackmaster Jan 2013 #24

I know we vote on the parcel tax Retrograde Jan 2013 #36

Ours went up last year madokie Jan 2013 #15

We weren't given property tax increases this year... Earth_First Jan 2013 #16

My winter property taxes was $149. Kaleva Jan 2013 #17

You folks have no idea what high property taxes are Jersey Devil Jan 2013 #18

New Jersey is where California was headed before the people put a stop to it slackmaster Jan 2013 #20

Lowest property taxes in NJ would be in the retirement communities down near Seaside at the shore Jersey Devil Jan 2013 #25

I have a 950 sq. ft. house and I live on $938/mo SS hobbit709 Jan 2013 #21

It's all relative Jersey Devil Jan 2013 #26

Most states have a tax relief program Lars39 Jan 2013 #28

Not until I'm 65. Two and a half years to go. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #29

Oh, no. Lars39 Jan 2013 #30

Move to Massachusetts, or Vermont. If you are retired, you make out because bluestate10 Jan 2013 #37

even as home prices dropped my PT went up every year spanone Jan 2013 #31

I appealed mine and was surprised to see they approved ecstatic Jan 2013 #32

I paid over $900 for MUD tax FreeJoe Jan 2013 #34