Wow, that's horrible! Is it mostly state or local property taxes that make it so high?
On Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 6:18:17 PM UTC-4, brine wrote: > > My taxes are based on the fact that my house is worth $60K ... I am afraid > of the day they reassess my taxes!!! My co-worker had to sell his house and > find a house in a smaller tax zone after he went up to $14K ... don't > forget NJ has close to 600 school districts with various staff and what not > making over $100K ... the problem started way before the current Governor!!! > > On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 1:56 PM, 'Perplexed' via PoliticalForum < > [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > >> >> Your property taxes are *only* $8K per year? You'd have to live in a >> house assessed at $800K to pay that much here. >> >> You don't have to convince me that Christie's term as governor there has >> been disastrous, or that he's a liberal in sheep's clothing. He was the one >> person who, if named as VP, I'd have likely just left the box for POTUS >> blank on election day. I really can't stand him. Such a blowhard. >> >> I remember in one of the debates (before his horrible poll results >> knocked him down to the lower tier debate), Carly Fiorina and Donald Trump >> were touting their records and accomplishments in business (something few >> Americans knew about either of them). Christie blustered into the >> conversation, scolding them both with, "for the 55-year-old construction >> worker out in that audience tonight who doesn't have a job, who can't fund >> his child's education — I gotta tell you the truth — they could care less >> about your careers." Then he proceeded to spend more time than anyone on >> the stage touting his cherry-picked record in NJ over and over again - as >> if that somehow helps a 55-year old construction worker. >> >> He is seriously the most loudmouthed, obnoxious - and of course fat-assed >> - politician I've ever seen. >> >> On Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 1:18:40 PM UTC-4, brine wrote: >>> >>> Obama is a democrat, and democrats have opposed giving the poor and >>> minorities in America the choice to send their children to a decent school >>> (instead of the violent, failing one they are forced to attend by the >>> government). It's despicable that democrats continue supporting the >>> self-serving teachers' unions in this country when the evidence of the >>> damage they've done for decades is so apparent. >>> >>> I live in NJ and we have "charter schools" and "Abbot districts" which >>> are in poor sections and they get much more money to teach and it proves >>> that throwing money at the problem isn't the answer ... Johnny still can't >>> read!!! Governor Christie has pissed off a lot of folk with his concept of >>> "fair funding" for school districts ... same money per student in all >>> districts!!! As a person who never had a child and went to Catholic Schools >>> until the 9th grade, I had a better education because of my parents; I am >>> tired of my property taxes being sent to Trenton and not coming back to my >>> town, but going to "poor districts"!!! 75% of my property taxes go to the >>> school system, I am in a town that is fairly affordable, my property taxes >>> are only $8K a year ... NJ has put in the lottery, gambling and raised the >>> sales tax to give us property tax relief and every year my taxes go up ... >>> something ain't right!!! >>> >>> On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 10:04 AM, 'Perplexed' via PoliticalForum < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Tonight (July 14) Obama will hold a town hall >>>> <http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/17026488/president-obama-hold-race-relations-town-hall-espn-abc-thursday> >>>> >>>> on the topic of race relations, justice, policing and equality. Let’s see >>>> if he is truly interested in improving race relations, justice, policing >>>> and equality or if he is interested in doubling-down on the status quo. >>>> ---- >>>> >>>> Obama is a democrat, and democrats have opposed giving the poor and >>>> minorities in America the choice to send their children to a decent school >>>> (instead of the violent, failing one they are forced to attend by the >>>> government). It's despicable that democrats continue supporting the >>>> self-serving teachers' unions in this country when the evidence of the >>>> damage they've done for decades is so apparent. >>>> >>>> I live in a conservative state where poor and working class kids living >>>> in horrible public school districts can obtain a voucher and attend the >>>> private school of their choice. The program grows every year and currently >>>> has over 32K kids taking advantage of this opportunity. I expect doing so >>>> will pay off nicely within a few years. >>>> >>>> On Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 7:58:32 AM UTC-4, MJ wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thursday, July 14, 2016 >>>>> >>>>> *The Divisiveness Between Our Police and Our Citizens *bionic misquito >>>>> >>>>> “There are no words to describe the atrocity that occurred to our >>>>> city. All I know is that this must stop, this divisiveness between our >>>>> police and our citizens.” >>>>> -- Dallas >>>>> <http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/08/485220431/were-hurting-dallas-police-chief-david-brown-says> >>>>> Police >>>>> Chief David Brown >>>>> <http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/08/485220431/were-hurting-dallas-police-chief-david-brown-says>, >>>>> >>>>> in the wake of the recent shooting of five police officers and several >>>>> others >>>>> >>>>> Mr. Brown, most (but not all) of the causes behind the divisiveness >>>>> are due to decisions made by individuals well above your pay grade. >>>>> >>>>> I offer a few simple actions that can be taken immediately in both >>>>> Washington DC and in every state capital around the country – these >>>>> actions >>>>> will have immediate beneficial effect toward ending the “divisiveness >>>>> between our police and our citizens.” >>>>> >>>>> 1) Eliminate all laws regarding victimless crimes – including, >>>>> and especially, drug laws >>>>> 2) Eliminate minimum wage laws >>>>> 3) End civil asset forfeiture >>>>> >>>>> As soon as these are ended, several benefits will be immediately >>>>> realized: the number of negative interactions between police and citizens >>>>> will be overwhelmingly reduced; more fathers will be free of prison, >>>>> available to tend to their families; low-skilled and unskilled >>>>> individuals >>>>> can work legally; police will have far less incentive to stop and search >>>>> the citizens. >>>>> >>>>> I could write more – end the subsidies for fatherless families and end >>>>> public education, for example. However these are much more complex. The >>>>> above items can be ended tomorrow without concern. >>>>> >>>>> Of course, that we live in a society where it is legal for government >>>>> employees to commit crimes >>>>> <https://www.lewrockwell.com/2016/07/jack-perry/spare-maudlin-theatrics-please/> >>>>> >>>>> contributes to this divisiveness. It is also true that residents of >>>>> high-crime neighborhoods can and should take matters into their own >>>>> hands >>>>> <https://www.lewrockwell.com/2016/07/walter-e-williams/challenge-black-people/> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> But if we don’t want to continue on this certain slide toward >>>>> ever-more divisiveness, enacting the above-listed items will go a long >>>>> way. Police and citizens are fighting an uphill and losing battle as >>>>> long >>>>> as measures such as the above remain in place. >>>>> >>>>> Tonight (July 14) Obama will hold a town hall >>>>> <http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/17026488/president-obama-hold-race-relations-town-hall-espn-abc-thursday> >>>>> >>>>> on the topic of race relations, justice, policing and equality. Let’s >>>>> see >>>>> if he is truly interested in improving race relations, justice, policing >>>>> and equality or if he is interested in doubling-down on the status quo. >>>>> >>>>> Sadly, I know the answer already. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://bionicmosquito.blogspot.rs/2016/07/the-divisiveness-between-our-police-and.html >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> -- >>>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >>>> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >>>> >>>> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >>>> * It's active and moderated. 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