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Old 06-24-2010, 05:44 PM
 
Location: Corvallis, Oregon
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Absolutely. This is something that some folks just don't seem to get, that our property taxes is what kept nimnulls from running the price of housing through the roof as it was in other states that didn't have that brake. And why people from those states keep moving here because they can still afford to live here whereas they can't in their own states.
My cost of living is higher here (but my employer got a HUGE tax break).
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Old 06-24-2010, 07:27 PM
 
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Absolutely. This is something that some folks just don't seem to get, that our property taxes is what kept nimnulls from running the price of housing through the roof as it was in other states that didn't have that brake. And why people from those states keep moving here because they can still afford to live here whereas they can't in their own states.
Thats kind of like saying if you're ugly a benefit of that is you'll never get venerial disease.
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Old 06-24-2010, 10:05 PM
 
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In areas like Louisiana wheres theres low property tax a reasonable income tax and plenty of room to build nothing like you have described has happened there.
Sounds like capitalism works, and people do the right thing when not overshadowed by moronic central planners like the Austin City Council.

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Absolutely. This is something that some folks just don't seem to get, that our property taxes is what kept nimnulls from running the price of housing through the roof as it was in other states that didn't have that brake. And why people from those states keep moving here because they can still afford to live here whereas they can't in their own states.
They can afford to live here because of Texas policies, not because of Austin policies (which are little different from California blue sky policies). And don't you ever forget it.
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