amlevin
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I'll wager that you too don't feel that you're getting a fair return on your investment. The Teacher's Union sure is though.
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State v Budic
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I'll wager that you too don't feel that you're getting a fair return on your investment. The Teacher's Union sure is though.
Wolfebane
Regular Member
I wonder if this is applicable.
I've encountered situations where something happened to me and I had no idea who did it at the time, but then later it turned out that I did, in fact, know who did it - just didn't know it at the time.
If this is the case, would be hard to prove but the burden of proof is on the state, defense just has to prove reasonable doubt, there should have been no charges filed at all.
$13,600! talk about a buttload of property, I own a two story house on 5 acres and only have to pay about $2,500 a year in prop tax - either you do have a lot of property or high valued property or your jurisdiction is way screwing it's people.
I've encountered situations where something happened to me and I had no idea who did it at the time, but then later it turned out that I did, in fact, know who did it - just didn't know it at the time.
If this is the case, would be hard to prove but the burden of proof is on the state, defense just has to prove reasonable doubt, there should have been no charges filed at all.
$13,600! talk about a buttload of property, I own a two story house on 5 acres and only have to pay about $2,500 a year in prop tax - either you do have a lot of property or high valued property or your jurisdiction is way screwing it's people.
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amlevin
Regular Member
Chances are that if you owned that 5 acres in a city like Seattle or Tacoma, you'd have to put a couple of zero's on the end of your tax bill.
I have a friend who owns 10 acres in Eastern Washington that pays about $500 per year in property tax. Of course there is no paved access road for miles, no power, no water, no fire protection, and police response time is measured in hours.
It's all relative.
jt59
Regular Member
Answers: 1. Yes, but not by choice (thanks Barney Frank)....2. not really........3. yes, although property values have been assessed downward, surprisingly, tax assessment increases per/$M have mysteriously gone up and so we are paying essentially what we did before the downturn.
The additional misery and downside to the double dip is that when values do eventually increase, there will be a upward ratcheting of taxes paid on the increasing values that won't be recognized by most....and explained away by politicians as the impact of inflation.
sudden valley gunner
Regular Member
oneeyeross
Regular Member
Sounds like heaven!
I grew up in the Okanogan. It IS heaven.....unless you're the type that relies on civil services for things....
If you are the independent type, there are great places over there for about $500 an acre...
sudden valley gunner
Regular Member
I seriously should have bought when I had money.....I like to be close to an ocean for some reason though.
Actually maybe I should still buy.
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