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In reply to the discussion: The Romneys' PROPERTY TAX Scheme/L.A. Apprasier Arrested/Assessor Steps Down [View all]ProSense
(116,464 posts)8. Not only that,
but it appears Romney would rather be viewed as stupid than crooked.
Initially, the Romneys asked that their 2009 assessment, $12.24 million, be reduced to $6.8 million, maintaining that their home had lost about 45% of its value in the first seven months they owned it.
I mean, is he that stupid to have bought a house for nearly twice its actual value...in 2008?
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The Romneys' PROPERTY TAX Scheme/L.A. Apprasier Arrested/Assessor Steps Down [View all]
Segami
Aug 2012
OP
The Romney campaign referred all questions about their La Jolla property taxes to a lobbyist ...
Coyotl
Aug 2012
#30
That's a fair solution."if the home sells for more than its assessed value, the county will put a
The Wielding Truth
Aug 2012
#11
They don't care about the property taxes because their own kids go to private schools and get
southernyankeebelle
Aug 2012
#13
Considering a 1996 home I found not even on the beach in La Jolla is selling for 19 million now...
progressivebydesign
Aug 2012
#16
Romney is a proven dodger, early in life it was draft dodging and now he dodges taxes
Thinkingabout
Aug 2012
#25
The drip, drip, drip of corruptions and lies of Rmoney are starting to quicken into one solid drip.
part man all 86
Aug 2012
#27
Thanks for catching that ProSense. It definitely looks like a ' bait & switch '.
Segami
Aug 2012
#36