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Thursday, January 19, 2006
PWC Personal Property Taxes to Rise
I hope the reader recognizes the self-control necessary to eschew (for now) further comment on this.
4 comments:
Anonymous
said...
Oh please let loose, I can't wait for the debate and spin to follow regarding these statements:
Connaughton suggested to other supervisors that the county print an advisory on personal property tax bills saying why people were paying more.
Supervisor John D. Jenkins, D-Neabsco agreed.
"We ought to say the reason you're having to pay a local tax is because the state is requiring you to do it," Jenkins said.
Show of hands: Everybody who wants their tax dollars spent for an advisory to be mailed to your house explaining what it isn't your county supervisor's fault your taxes are going up.
Show of hands: Everybody who heard Sean say that he wants to spend their tax dollars on an advisory to be mailed to your house explaining what it isn't your county supervisor's fault your taxes are going up.
Anybody?
If you raised your hands, then listen to him again. The suggestion was to print a comment on the bill explaining that the smaller than reasonably expected reimbursement was due to a reduction in the reimbursement rate that the General Assembly approved. No one suggested that a mailer be sent for the purpose of "explaining what it isn't your county supervisor's fault your taxes are going up."
The bills are going out either way. Using them for multiple purposes, including notifying the citizens that the General Assembly raised their taxes costs the taxpayers nothing extra.
A show of hands also from anyone who believes that the execution of car tax repeal did not include a smoke and mirrors element that left local governments hodling the bag. The bigger the jurisdiction, the worse the problem.
4 comments:
Oh please let loose, I can't wait for the debate and spin to follow regarding these statements:
Connaughton suggested to other supervisors that the county print an advisory on personal property tax bills saying why people were paying more.
Supervisor John D. Jenkins, D-Neabsco agreed.
"We ought to say the reason you're having to pay a local tax is because the state is requiring you to do it," Jenkins said.
Show of hands: Everybody who wants their tax dollars spent for an advisory to be mailed to your house explaining what it isn't your county supervisor's fault your taxes are going up.
Anybody?
Show of hands: Everybody who heard Sean say that he wants to spend their tax dollars on an advisory to be mailed to your house explaining what it isn't your county supervisor's fault your taxes are going up.
Anybody?
If you raised your hands, then listen to him again. The suggestion was to print a comment on the bill explaining that the smaller than reasonably expected reimbursement was due to a reduction in the reimbursement rate that the General Assembly approved. No one suggested that a mailer be sent for the purpose of "explaining what it isn't your county supervisor's fault your taxes are going up."
The bills are going out either way. Using them for multiple purposes, including notifying the citizens that the General Assembly raised their taxes costs the taxpayers nothing extra.
A show of hands also from anyone who believes that the execution of car tax repeal did not include a smoke and mirrors element that left local governments hodling the bag. The bigger the jurisdiction, the worse the problem.
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