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09-03-2006, 11:56 PM
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Property Taxes In New Jersey Are The Highest In The Nation.
Most people living in New Jersey know this already.
The Associated Press did a recent article on N.J. has highest property taxes in U.S.
N.J. has highest property taxes in U.S.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060810/ap_on_re_us/nj_property_taxes (broken link)
By TOM HESTER Jr., Associated Press Writer
MONTGOMERY, N.J. - Barbara Lehman has lived in this central New Jersey community for 30 years, but her time here is nearing an end.
She sent her children through Montgomery's well-regarded schools. And she enjoys the rolling landscape even as housing developments have spread across it in recent years.
But her property taxes have climbed 56 percent since 2000 to a knee-buckling $14,000 a year — a heavy load for a high school French teacher whose salary goes up only about 3 percent a year.
The full article is no longer at the above link. I posted the story in full at: (broken link)
Last edited by Yac; 09-04-2006 at 03:17 PM..
Reason: advertising your website
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09-04-2006, 08:04 AM
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Location: NJ/SC
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It's so out of control, I ran into a friend the other day and she said her taxes are $16,000. Most people I know in NJ have taxes around 8,000/10,000 and I thought that was high. Her house is nothing special, two bedrooms and average lot size in Monmouth County.
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09-04-2006, 10:23 AM
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People get the government they deserve.
When you keep electing TAX and Spend politicians they will Tax and Spend.
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09-04-2006, 11:08 AM
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Location: NJ/SC
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Who would you suggest? Usually they all make promises they don't keep.
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09-04-2006, 12:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Morton
People get the government they deserve.
When you keep electing TAX and Spend politicians they will Tax and Spend.
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New Jersey didn't get the highest property taxes in the nation because of one party. Both major parties vote for new taxes. |
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09-04-2006, 05:23 PM
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Location: Triangle, North Carolina
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ProudCapMarine
New Jersey didn't get the highest property taxes in the nation because of one party. Both major parties vote for new taxes.
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New Jersey got the highest property taxes due to the ruling party for the past 20 years.
The National Education Association and NJ Teachers Union.
When I moved from NJ in 2002 I was paying 8K per year. |
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09-04-2006, 10:28 PM
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Location: Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh, PA
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It's a bloody shame to realize that we pay $3,500 for a three-bedroom, one bath ranch home on a 3/4 acre lot in a housing development here in PA for our services! What is your state doing so terribly wrong? YIKES!
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09-04-2006, 10:36 PM
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Corrupt politicians need to be paid off the books...
Quote:
Originally Posted by ScrantonWilkesBarre
It's a bloody shame to realize that we pay $3,500 for a three-bedroom, one bath ranch home on a 3/4 acre lot in a housing development here in PA for our services! What is your state doing so terribly wrong? YIKES!
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Corrupt politicians need to be paid off the books... |
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09-05-2006, 09:01 AM
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Location: Howell NJ...for now
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ScrantonWilkesBarre
It's a bloody shame to realize that we pay $3,500 for a three-bedroom, one bath ranch home on a 3/4 acre lot in a housing development here in PA for our services! What is your state doing so terribly wrong? YIKES!
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Just about everything apparently. 
I pay $6500 in Howell NJ, but that doesn't include sewers or garbage pickup, which I have to pay for independently. If you add them in, it's more like $7500.  |
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09-05-2006, 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by dzrustyfan
Just about everything apparently.
I pay $6500 in Howell NJ, but that doesn't include sewers or garbage pickup, which I have to pay for independently. If you add them in, it's more like $7500. |
What about sewer and water bills? |
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