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Old 05-13-2014, 08:53 AM
 
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Yeah, reintroducing a bill to curb the influence of money in Politics... what a douche.
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Old 05-16-2014, 03:54 PM
 
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High taxes, blame crazy *******s in Jeff. County. Too many loonies here and yet they keep voting for loons like the current people in Jeff. County. Have you bothered to look at Yarmuth? What a douche.
I hope to avoid idiots like you if I move to Louisville
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Old 07-22-2014, 11:07 AM
 
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But, if you factor in there is no sales tax on food or prescription drugs in Louisville, then Nashville doesn't look so good. Property taxes in KY are lower than Indiana by far. It all depends on how you measure it and what factors you include or exclude.
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Old 07-23-2014, 12:04 AM
 
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But, if you factor in there is no sales tax on food or prescription drugs in Louisville, then Nashville doesn't look so good. Property taxes in KY are lower than Indiana by far. It all depends on how you measure it and what factors you include or exclude.
Also you must factor Louisville has cheap food and gas, does't require any long commutes, has no tolls (I spend 10 bucks a day in tolls in Orlando!). Also KY car insurance is DIRTY cheap. So are the tags, license, etc.

Trust me, all these "tax free" states get there money in other ways. KY just does it in ways where it "seems" like more when in the end it ends up all being similar.
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Old 07-23-2014, 01:03 PM
 
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Total overall cost of living I believe is cheaper in Kentucky though.

That is quite true, but the trade-off is that jobs are more scarce and wages are generally lower in the commonwealth. For retirees Kentucky is a bargain
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Old 07-23-2014, 08:26 PM
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Retirees bring money from where they lived before they retired. For example if they worked in Chicago, then moved to Louisville when they retired, they're bringing money from Chicago to Louisville, because their retirement pensions come from their Chicago employer. If their pensions are federal, they're bringing federal money to Louisville. As taxes on workers go up, and people move away for lower taxes, Louisville might become a city of retirees, like some Florida cities. If that happens, will the local economy be better or worse? With less job money and more pension money. It's not clear, because a lot of people who might retire in Louisville might have big pensions from high-paying jobs in bigger cities, and a lot of the jobs lost might actually pay less than those pensions. The biggest squeeze might be on the government, because there would be less taxes collected, since retirees don't pay as much.
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Old 07-23-2014, 08:29 PM
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Another aspect is that flat taxes attract higher-paid workers, because, from their point of view, the taxes are low. So Louisville might become a city of retirees and highly-paid workers such as doctors, lawyers, etc.
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Old 07-23-2014, 08:37 PM
 
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Food is not cheap and neither is gas. Food is not cheap anywhere in the United States...we travel quite a bit and food really is just about the same cost everywhere. Depending on where you live in KY, you might also pay city tax. We pay about $650 a year for Prospect City taxes plus Jefferson County taxes.
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Old 07-23-2014, 09:21 PM
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Food and gas are cheap for retirees because they don't eat as much nor drive as much. When they were younger, and had families to support, their food budget and gas budget were much higher. It's hard for them to live in a smaller city than Louisville, because they need more access to a wider variety of health care resources. Overall, Louisville might turn out to be the single best bargain city for retirees in the USA, giving them what they need at the lowest possible overall cost.
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Old 07-24-2014, 04:22 AM
 
Location: Prospect, KY
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Food and gas are cheap for retirees because they don't eat as much nor drive as much. When they were younger, and had families to support, their food budget and gas budget were much higher. It's hard for them to live in a smaller city than Louisville, because they need more access to a wider variety of health care resources. Overall, Louisville might turn out to be the single best bargain city for retirees in the USA, giving them what they need at the lowest possible overall cost.
You must not be retired. We are retired. Retirees (especially younger retirees) are finally free to see the sights, volunteer, take vacations on a whim. We, and every one of our retired friends, drive more than ever. We take driving vacations all the time. We have put 78,000 miles on our 3 1/2 year old car seeing KY and going to places like New England , New York and the lower South...we drive to Indy on a whim to attend a concert, make quick trips to Cincy often to shop.....meet a group of friends in Nashville for a 3 day weekend. Every Monday we take long drives to enjoy KY beauty and explore historic places, recreational areas, antiquing.

We find gas is generally cheaper once we leave Louisville. We were recently in Utah...groceries cost about the same and gas is cheaper. Clothing and restaurants the same.

We are originally from So. California and after 6 years our conclusion is that housing and utilities are cheaper here but not a whole lot less. We paid less property tax in California because we were long time residents and had special tax breaks that we don't get here.
Haircuts, clothing, eating out....all about the same price here. Maintaining our property...definitely more money here.

Louisville is a great place....the standard of living is high...beautiful state and great people.
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