Holy crap; your annual property taxes have increased by $5,600/year in the past 20 years? That's insane.
On Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 6:46:17 PM UTC-4, brine wrote: > > The building is assessed at $60K the land is not part on the NJ property > tax deal ... when I bought my house in 1994, taxes were $2.4k the system > that funds the school system makes sure that my taxes will ALWAYS go up!!! > > On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 6:31 PM, geoffrey theist <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Is that the market or assessed value? Do you mean $600,000? >> Because $8,000.00 is over 10%of the value of your house. My god >> >> On Jul 16, 2016 5:18 PM, "Brian Bednarek" <[email protected] <javascript:>> >> 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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