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DCKit

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1. Y'all are going to need to make some serious concessions once you need someone to wipe your ass. nt

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Mon Jun 11, 2012, 10:04 PM

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North Dakota voters to decide on abolishing property tax [View all] cali Jun 2012 OP

Y'all are going to need to make some serious concessions once you need someone to wipe your ass. nt DCKit Jun 2012 #1

I bet it'll fail overwhelmingly The Northerner Jun 2012 #2

It is expected to pass from what bits I have read. Puzzledtraveller Jun 2012 #25

It failed by a huge margin. SomeGuyInEagan Jun 2012 #29

You win that bet--overwhelming FAIL Maeve Jun 2012 #26

So does this open the door for non residents to vote in elections? IthinkThereforeIAM Jun 2012 #3

We ought to go to a national voting measure for POTUS, anyway. To stop all disenfranchisement. freshwest Jun 2012 #9

Another JOBS bill! bongbong Jun 2012 #4

Should be any property below $500,000 only. ErikJ Jun 2012 #5

Yes, that is what happened in so many places, and it should not have. It was a killing for the rich freshwest Jun 2012 #10

"What's this? An 'Emergency Services" fee...?" Earth_First Jun 2012 #6

And so it begins.. Canuckistanian Jun 2012 #7

Yup. Get rid of all environment protection jobs/laws and drill the hell out of the state. glinda Jun 2012 #8

I hope that if Ms. Sprynczynatyk ever runs for office, KamaAina Jun 2012 #11

haha iemitsu Jun 2012 #12

Lisa Murkowski had trouble along those lines. KamaAina Jun 2012 #13

What oil boom? Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #14

The sad thing is, these stupid m-f's will probably approve it jmowreader Jun 2012 #15

The oil will only last so long. Then what? NickB79 Jun 2012 #16

Both Dakotas are already complete messes. Zoeisright Jun 2012 #17

So when the oil dries up and the economy sinks, they'll complain that you can't raise taxes bloomington-lib Jun 2012 #18

I think all red states should eliminate all taxes and refuse federal money. onehandle Jun 2012 #19

Big Oil now owns NoDak. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #20

Looks like they own Kent Conrad Mrs. Ted Nancy Jun 2012 #24

FUUUUUUCK!!! Odin2005 Jun 2012 #35

Hartmann says excuse prop tax from unemployed or not making enough ErikJ Jun 2012 #21

NORTH DAKOTA - Cow Chips to be made legal tender. Evasporque Jun 2012 #22

ND has a smaller total population than Columbus, Ohio Maeve Jun 2012 #23

Why is this controversial? Ter Jun 2012 #27

wow, it looks like the majority of people here rent and don't pay property taxes Bacchus4.0 Jun 2012 #28

First--yes, I do own. Second, any owner who doesn't figure taxes when setting rent is a fool. Maeve Jun 2012 #32

I agree and it looks like the proposal failed but... Bacchus4.0 Jun 2012 #33

Property owners include property tax when they calculate the cost of maintaining rental property slackmaster Jun 2012 #34

This is the HUGE LIE of conservatism - claiming they favor local and state government Hugabear Jun 2012 #30

Update: North Dakota Voters Reject Effort to Abolish Property Tax maddezmom Jun 2012 #31

YAY!!! Odin2005 Jun 2012 #36