The property tax situation in Metro Milwaukee is worse now. My wife has local friends who are making $700 / month house payments & $350 / month property tax payments.
Every weekend I'm up there, I hear of fixed income elderly being forced to sell their (paid for) homes because they can no longer afford to pay property taxes. My house payment is about $700 / month and last year's property tax was $480 - and that was for the entire year! Being from another Socialist state - NY state, and having lived a long time in both environments, I could climb further onto my soap box but would rather not. The short story is that residents of the northern states are screwed because they have to pay exorbitant costs for road repair and snow removal. And the costs propagate all the way through the system. We don't have these incremental costs in the south. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LWB250 Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 9:24 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Auto Taxes, etc. There are advantages and disadvantages to Wisconsin's socialist ways. When we left in 96 the property taxes were nothing short of horrendous. On a house with an assessed value of $150k (market value of around $250k) we were paying $5600/year in property taxes. Ouch. It was especially tough on the retirees and others on fixed incomes. That being said, the schools were nothing short of being top-notch. To get the equivalent quality of education here in Florida, they would have to attend a private school at the tune of about $10k/year in tuition. Dan (pinin' for the Dells) --- Tom Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is partly true - If I were to buy a car in > Alabama and move to > Wisconsin I would get a tax credit for the sales tax > paid to Alabama. > > BTW, my Wife works in Wisconsin but has legal > residence in Alabama. Both of > us travel back & forth. The down side is that she > has to pay out of state > Wisconsin income tax with a Wisconsin only federal > return, then both of us > have to file a main federal return & a Alabama state > return. > > It's a royal PIA but worth it to not get sucked into > the Wisconsin Socialist > system. Alabama is more of a pay as you go state. > > Thanks, > Tom Hargrave > www.kegkits.com > 256-656-1924 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of LWB250 > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 8:56 AM > To: Okie Benz > Subject: [MBZ] Auto Taxes, etc. > > The one I always got a kick out of was Wisconsin, > who, > if you moved into the state with a car that you had > purchased less than six months prior to establishing > legal residence in Wisconsin, you had to pay state > sales tax on the vehicle when you registered it. > > I guess it was an effort to keep people from going > to > adjoining states with lower sales tax rates and > buying > your car there. > > I just waited to establish residency. I only had a > month or two, so it wasn't hard to wait them out. > > Dan > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.11/1244 - > Release Date: 1/25/2008 > 7:44 PM > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.11/1244 - Release Date: 1/25/2008 7:44 PM _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
