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NYS taxing bagels 8 cents per bagel, This is just the start
there already planning adding taxes on soft drinks, & other sugar drinks
Donuts, french fries & other fried foods
ckh: groceries are about the same or if they're more or less it's not enough that I noticed Registering a vehicle is more, but we also only have an emission inspection every other year (and that's if you don't drive by the mobile units then it's free) There's no ridiculous car inspection where a mechanic is allowed to basically blackmail you into authorizing repairs so they don't peel your sticker off. My commute from Broomfield to downtown Denver is 25 minutes. Since my area offers such wonderful public transportation options. I take express transit and get 20 min extra sleep in the morning and afternoon. We have HOV (carpool) lanes which make carpooling and bus riding so much more desirable out here. Also we have on deck a huge expansion of our light rail which will also give another alternative means of transport.
Denver traffic really isnt that bad anymore. When I lived in Colorado Denver's traffic was awful but that was before most of the light rail was in operation. I had Bronco season tickets & it was so bad that whenever the Broncos had a Monday night game it could take a good 2 hours to get from the Tech Center to Mile High (and later Invesco) even though the distance was only about 15 miles ......... but like I said, its nothing like that now as I25 is much better equipped to handle the traffic & the light rail is much more extensive.
NYS taxing bagels 8 cents per bagel, This is just the start
there already planning adding taxes on soft drinks, & other sugar drinks
Donuts, french fries & other fried foods
I didnt know about the bagel tax but Im in agreement with the fat tax & NY isnt the only state considering it. Obesity is a huge problem in this country & it starts with our children. Anything that discourages parents from dumping Coke & Hawaiian Punch down their kids throats is a good thing IMO.
Denver traffic really isnt that bad anymore. When I lived in Colorado Denver's traffic was awful but that was before most of the light rail was in operation. I had Bronco season tickets & it was so bad that whenever the Broncos had a Monday night game it could take a good 2 hours to get from the Tech Center to Mile High (and later Invesco) even though the distance was only about 15 miles ......... but like I said, its nothing like that now as I25 is much better equipped to handle the traffic & the light rail is much more extensive.
How's 400 on a Monday before the Bills get massacres on national TV by Tom Brady?
How's 400 on a Monday before the Bills get massacres on national TV by Tom Brady?
I really couldnt say. Im not a Bills fan so I rarely go to the games & being in Hamburg I have enough sense to stay in my house when the Bills are playing at home. I would guess that 219 & 90 would be busier as 400 doesnt run anywhere near the Ralph.
The key to my comment regarding Denver was that I25 runs past the Tech Center so not only did you have all those people trying to get to MNF but you also had everyone trying to get home from the DTC (Also, during the last few years I lived there I25 was constantly under construction for expansion & the installation of the light rail). Throw in a home Rockies, Avs or Nugget game (well maybe not Nuggets as they sucked back then & didnt draw very well) & I25 was basically a parking lot from Arapahoe Rd - north.
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This is very misleading -the taxes in Buffalo are shockingly high -many times more than they are in Texas which is only average. Of course you have personal lncome tax too.
I remember looking at a building there that would have sold for $425 k with annual taxes of 23,000- my home in Texas is valued more than twice that much but the taxes are $6900 a year ( way too much!)
This is very misleading -the taxes in Buffalo are shockingly high -many times more than they are in Texas which is only average. Of course you have personal lncome tax too.
I remember looking at a building there that would have sold for $425 k with annual taxes of 23,000- my home in Texas is valued more than twice that much but the taxes are $6900 a year ( way too much!)
Ocean,
Not sure what part of TX you're talking about but if you have an $850,000 in or around Dallas you aren't paying $6900 a yr. I pay almost $5k for a house that's appraised at about $185k. I would question $6900 on that value house anywhere in TX actually, unless it's zoned AG or something.
Here's an example:
There is a house 4305 Colgate Ave in Univ Park tax valued at $744,080. They pay $18,138.70 per year in taxes. You can look it up on dallascad.org
I gotta wonder what ocean2026 is talking about too. Taxes on my house in Travis County are at a very similar rate to what I pay on my house here. I do know that some areas near Houston have lower taxes but the majority of those places lie in areas prone to hurricanes or near oil refineries. Most of West Texas I guess is cheap.
Ocean,
Not sure what part of TX you're talking about but if you have an $850,000 in or around Dallas you aren't paying $6900 a yr. I pay almost $5k for a house that's appraised at about $185k. I would question $6900 on that value house anywhere in TX actually, unless it's zoned AG or something.
Here's an example:
There is a house 4305 Colgate Ave in Univ Park tax valued at $744,080. They pay $18,138.70 per year in taxes. You can look it up on dallascad.org
For comparison purposes, take a look at MLS # B368195 in Hamburg. Listed at $899,855 and the annual taxes are $18,148. This clearly doesn't support the theory that WNY property taxes are "many times" more than TX.
Again, I don't know what area in TX you're using as your basis but if it's in a major TX city or the suburbs of Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, etc. your #'s don't add up. Not even close.
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