Taxes
It has long been said that there are a few things that you don't talk about. Religion, politics and I forget the rest. however, here i got to blog.
Taxes. Nothing is certian except for death and taxes. Our Mill rate dropped. Wait, let me back up. This home is like many in the family. It was built out of blood and sweat and when we couldnt take anymore abuse the rest was done by the pros'. having said that. This house was orginally fianced for 20K to finish building it. 2800 sq feet with the two additions. Two story blue and white home. But really it is small. Anyway. Over the years the home has been acessted anywhere from 65K (reasonable) to 95K (eth... i don't think so.)
With the mill rate dropping. here is what happens. Your property value goes up because there is supposedily "Industry" in your area. Yea. Right. I live in Johnson fucking county. There is about as much industry as I get laid and i ain't got laid in 2 years so you do the math.
Ok, I will do it for you. Our home that was acessed at 65 K last year is now worth ... ready... steady... faint... $228K. Our property tax went from 1,500 to.....(i got the smelling salts out) 14,000. WHAT!
Of course we appealed it. They are saying the land is worth 3,500 an acre. Land that was bought for 200 an acre. They are saying it is worth that much because we have an industrial park less then 20 miles from us. (19 miles, bastards) but ... but... the industrial park is a 5,000 acre waste land. THEre IS NOTHING THERE. THERE IS NO EMPLOYMENT IN THIS GOD FORSAKEN COUNTY. NOTHING. unless you want to be a gas jockey or flip burgers at the 1 restrarnt! JFC! (the lords name in vain)
We live 30-70 miles from any cities. IF YOU WANT TO CALL THEM that. ok the one that is 70 miles away is about the size of ...kingston NY. Oooh really big taters there. And the sad, worst part, is there is absolutly NO work.
Oh and we had thunderstorms last night with an average of 17 lightening strikes a second. the lord was hunting evil politicians I believe!
Taxes. Nothing is certian except for death and taxes. Our Mill rate dropped. Wait, let me back up. This home is like many in the family. It was built out of blood and sweat and when we couldnt take anymore abuse the rest was done by the pros'. having said that. This house was orginally fianced for 20K to finish building it. 2800 sq feet with the two additions. Two story blue and white home. But really it is small. Anyway. Over the years the home has been acessted anywhere from 65K (reasonable) to 95K (eth... i don't think so.)
With the mill rate dropping. here is what happens. Your property value goes up because there is supposedily "Industry" in your area. Yea. Right. I live in Johnson fucking county. There is about as much industry as I get laid and i ain't got laid in 2 years so you do the math.
Ok, I will do it for you. Our home that was acessed at 65 K last year is now worth ... ready... steady... faint... $228K. Our property tax went from 1,500 to.....(i got the smelling salts out) 14,000. WHAT!
Of course we appealed it. They are saying the land is worth 3,500 an acre. Land that was bought for 200 an acre. They are saying it is worth that much because we have an industrial park less then 20 miles from us. (19 miles, bastards) but ... but... the industrial park is a 5,000 acre waste land. THEre IS NOTHING THERE. THERE IS NO EMPLOYMENT IN THIS GOD FORSAKEN COUNTY. NOTHING. unless you want to be a gas jockey or flip burgers at the 1 restrarnt! JFC! (the lords name in vain)
We live 30-70 miles from any cities. IF YOU WANT TO CALL THEM that. ok the one that is 70 miles away is about the size of ...kingston NY. Oooh really big taters there. And the sad, worst part, is there is absolutly NO work.
Oh and we had thunderstorms last night with an average of 17 lightening strikes a second. the lord was hunting evil politicians I believe!
posted by Jenn at 10:24 AM
2 Comments:
Man, that's harsh. Here everyone goes crazy about a 3% annual raise in the Council Tax. There would be riots, and the government, I assure you, would fall within days if was suddenly hiked nearly 600% like that. Crazy. I wish you well in sorting it out!
i guess whats really pissing everyone off is the fact that they CLOSED the tax office and everyone went on vacation for two weeks. Now, those that did not get an appeal in have to wait!
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