How many kids over how many years? Perp On Feb 18, 2017 5:41 PM, "'Perplexed' via PoliticalForum" < [email protected]> wrote:
> > Wow, that's horrible. A $250K home here would pay about $2K/year in > property taxes. And yeah, it goes to the state and then to schools - > including all the FAILING public ones. I have paid property taxes here for > decades and only had kids in public schools for a few years. Then I moved > them to a private school and spent $250K on tuition. That's messed up. > Money should follow the CHILD. I should be able to spend my money where MY > kids go to school - not where other people's kids go to school PLUS where > mine go to school. > > On Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 6:11:11 PM UTC-5, brine wrote: >> >> In NJ, the cities determine the tax burden ... his house was about $300K >> when he sold it ... my house's taxes are based on the last time they >> assessed the property, so for the $68K structure, based on the twisted >> formula they use ... building and land are different (current price for my >> house would be about $250K, I pay $8K per year ... the concept is that we >> are paying 75% for the schools, but the money goes to the state and is then >> spent how THEY determine it should be spent ... so, in effect my taxes pay >> for the charter schools that get 3 or 4 times what my local kids get!!! I >> never had kids, but I always thought that since we use property taxes to >> pay for schools, it should be directly spent where I live!!! >> >> >> On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 5:36 PM, 'Perplexed' via PoliticalForum < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> So the property tax rate varies widely by county or city too? >>> >>> Out of curiosity, what value was your friend's home that had to pay >>> $15K/year? That would be about a $2+ million dollar home here (with the >>> homestead credits). >>> >>> On Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 5:08:11 PM UTC-5, brine wrote: >>>> >>>> We only have a State sales tax, which is 7% but less u=in "Urban >>>> Economic Zones" ... failing cities like Newark and Camden ... When they put >>>> in the sales tax, while I was living in NY, it was supposed to help pay for >>>> schools and lower property taxes, just like the lottery and Casino gambling >>>> ... somehow they have always fallen short of the amazing savings we would >>>> get for paying more!!! I have lived in my house for 22 years now >>>> ...property taxes have gone up 400% in that time ... amazingly enough, my >>>> town is one of the least expensive to live in based on property taxes ... a >>>> co-worker of mine had to sell his house and move to a different town >>>> because they upped his taxes to $15K and could not afford to live there >>>> anymore!!! >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 3:27 PM, 'Perplexed' via PoliticalForum < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I've talked with people from NJ before and was astonished at your >>>>> property taxes. >>>>> >>>>> But if that is ALL you pay (the article says there are no county or >>>>> local sales or income taxes), it depends on what your state charges for >>>>> sales and income taxes if you want to compare NJ to different states. >>>>> >>>>> I live in Indiana and for owner-occupied homes, our property taxes are >>>>> capped at 1% of market value (after generous deductions are applied); the >>>>> average actual rate paid is 0.88%. Our state income tax rate is 3.23%. >>>>> Counties are allowed to charge additional income taxes; most are <2% but a >>>>> couple are 3% (up by Chicago). The state sales tax rate is 7% and >>>>> counties, >>>>> localities can't add to this, but they can add a restaurant tax (1% for >>>>> every county that does this except for one county that charges 2%) for >>>>> food/beverages and a lodging tax too. >>>>> >>>>> Then they charge excise taxes for cars - 1.25% on depreciated car >>>>> value with a minimum of $12. >>>>> >>>>> So needless to say, our taxes are pretty low. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 10:04:51 AM UTC-5, brine wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> ... just some data on my State, how does your State and taxes >>>>>> compare??? >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/02/7_reasons_why_ >>>>>> njs_property_taxes_are_highest_in_us.html#incart_river_home >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> brine >>>>>> http://brineb.blogspot.com/ >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> -- >>>>> 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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