Comments on: Does Anybody Like Property Taxes? http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/03/21/does-anybody-like-property-taxes/ A personal finance blog dedicated to discussing such topics as budgeting, asset allocation, 401K, IRA, cash flow, insurance, financial planning, portfolio management, and other areas in personal finance. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:32:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Grant http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/03/21/does-anybody-like-property-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-2542 Grant Mon, 27 Mar 2006 21:19:53 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/2006/03/21/does-anybody-like-property-taxes/#comment-2542 I don't mind paying property taxes as long as I know exactly where my money is going. My county breaks down the tax based on where the money goes, schools, roads, etc. All things that can affect the value of my property, and the quality of life in my neighborhood. I'm much less adverse to paying property tax than I am Federal Income Tax, where money and time is spent grilling pro baseball players on the use of steroids, taking shots at big oil executives for making record profits while at the same time the government is making record money of the taxes of those profits... Then tack on the lobbyist scandals, politicians taking bribes, and it just makes you want your money back! It's not that I don't pay my income taxes, I just don't like the way my money is being spent... -Grant www.TheCornerOfficeBlog.com I don’t mind paying property taxes as long as I know exactly where my money is going. My county breaks down the tax based on where the money goes, schools, roads, etc. All things that can affect the value of my property, and the quality of life in my neighborhood.

I’m much less adverse to paying property tax than I am Federal Income Tax, where money and time is spent grilling pro baseball players on the use of steroids, taking shots at big oil executives for making record profits while at the same time the government is making record money of the taxes of those profits… Then tack on the lobbyist scandals, politicians taking bribes, and it just makes you want your money back!

It’s not that I don’t pay my income taxes, I just don’t like the way my money is being spent…

-Grant
http://www.TheCornerOfficeBlog.com

]]> By: Foobarista http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/03/21/does-anybody-like-property-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-2376 Foobarista Wed, 22 Mar 2006 06:06:55 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/2006/03/21/does-anybody-like-property-taxes/#comment-2376 Personally, I think it would be better if property taxes were done differently, according to some measure that didn't float with the market (ie, absolute square footage of land&improvements, etc). It makes little sense for the government to get a windfall - or take a bath - from changes in the real-estate market. Basically, property taxes are the closest thing we have in the US to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poll_tax" rel="nofollow">poll taxes</a>, particularly if you remember that renters pay property taxes as rent passthrough. Personally, I think it would be better if property taxes were done differently, according to some measure that didn’t float with the market (ie, absolute square footage of land&improvements, etc). It makes little sense for the government to get a windfall – or take a bath – from changes in the real-estate market.

Basically, property taxes are the closest thing we have in the US to poll taxes, particularly if you remember that renters pay property taxes as rent passthrough.

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