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G.T. wrote:
> Shawn wrote:
>>
>>
>> $10K in property taxes? Does NJ have state income tax? We pay $650 in
>> property taxes for an average house in Salida. Colorado does have a
>> screwy law that shifts more burden to commercial property, but still
>> $10k, ouch!
>>
>
> In California it's 1% of the assessed value of the property. So $5000 a
> year for a $500,000 house. New Jersey has close to the highest, if not
> THE highest, property taxes in the country. And I believe they have a
> state income tax, too, but Mitch will have to confirm that.
>
Confirmed. Highest property taxes in the country and get this...
Our newly elected Governor (swarn in today) in his speech announced that
he will keep his promise for property tax reform. Sure, he will.
Just like everyone of the dolts before him who kept raising it to fill
deficits caused by the state's corruption and greed. Don't believe me?
Read up on McGreevy, our former limp wristed (to steal a phrase from
Pete C.) man of honor. And to put it back on MTB topic, none of this
money goes to the DEP for the forestry service. That equates to zero
funding for our trail systems (what few we have). Even the rangers are
being replaced by local police who know nothing about nor care about
preserving our open spaces. It's a sad state of affairs in NJ. It's
hard to advocate to people who have no interest in what you are saying
and are replacing those who do with those who don't.
Now I'm bummed!
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> Shawn wrote:
>>
>>
>> $10K in property taxes? Does NJ have state income tax? We pay $650 in
>> property taxes for an average house in Salida. Colorado does have a
>> screwy law that shifts more burden to commercial property, but still
>> $10k, ouch!
>>
>
> In California it's 1% of the assessed value of the property. So $5000 a
> year for a $500,000 house. New Jersey has close to the highest, if not
> THE highest, property taxes in the country. And I believe they have a
> state income tax, too, but Mitch will have to confirm that.
>
Confirmed. Highest property taxes in the country and get this...
Our newly elected Governor (swarn in today) in his speech announced that
he will keep his promise for property tax reform. Sure, he will.
Just like everyone of the dolts before him who kept raising it to fill
deficits caused by the state's corruption and greed. Don't believe me?
Read up on McGreevy, our former limp wristed (to steal a phrase from
Pete C.) man of honor. And to put it back on MTB topic, none of this
money goes to the DEP for the forestry service. That equates to zero
funding for our trail systems (what few we have). Even the rangers are
being replaced by local police who know nothing about nor care about
preserving our open spaces. It's a sad state of affairs in NJ. It's
hard to advocate to people who have no interest in what you are saying
and are replacing those who do with those who don't.
Now I'm bummed!
--
o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
www.schnauzers.ws