1,513,143
As they have no idea how to balance a budget and always need more money for their pockets and think our pockets are lined with gold and deep, NO!
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,201,652
Elected officials are always looking to raise more revenue.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
2,784,726
If a city was properly managed, they would make & save money similar to a lower to middle class family does i.e. become good stewards of what they have. Good management is often hard to find or compromised. Who picks up the slack? The consumer who at first balks then over-time accepts the increase. Taking and making what we have work smarter not harder is key
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
1,847,051
They don't care or understand that it will make it more unaffordable for the buyer. Cities just need the revenue & don't give a hoot how they get it.
I am waiting for our town to start doing weird stuff because 1% of the tax comes out of a huge mall which is not creating revenue right now. Is the current budget going to handle it? Bet not.
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
1,553,599
Real Estate on all levels from builders to, REALTORS to Landlords are being taxed and tasked with much of the bailout...yet they want stricter building codes and lower fees. Middle finger in the air, we salute the politicians.
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
647,610
misguided is an understatement and about as polite as you could have referred to it. I can think of some terms not as flattering.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Mel Ahrens, MBA, Kelly...
Hood River, OR
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,139,060
Looks like they may be pricing buying consumers right out of the market. A shame, really!
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
6,418,799
They dont care who pays for it, they just look at it as an easy tax to pass.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
1,506,163
Way to increase housing costs and deter new construction! I see California is rubbing off on them. Sorry.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Mel Ahrens, MBA, Kelly...
Hood River, OR
3,349,554
The builder does actually pay those fees ... and then pass them on to buyers.
As for the "thinking" part of the question - it appears none give a rats bottom - they only focus on getting re-elected because they don't live by the same insanity they create.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
1,323,529
Who do you think is really going to pay for the stimulus money being handed out by various levels of government at the same time tax revenue is way down?
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
5,240,047
Politicians can create a balanced budget on dreams that seldom come true!
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
962,483
An 86% increase. Expect sales of new homes to slow beginning in 6 months or so..
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
2,684,669
Leaders? More like whip-cracking task masters. Yet another reason why contempt for Government, at all levels, is increasing in this country.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
5,254,685
I have never understood why SELLERS of resale properties have to pay our state excise tax but, the BUYERS of new construction have to pay that tax - the builders get off scot-free.
Yes, misguided and likely politically motivated.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Annette Lawrence , Pal...
Palm Harbor, FL
556,536
Why should all of the tax payers foot the bill for the costs brought on by new construction? Targeting the source of the expense is the right way to go. Is it fair that for every 300 new houses built the taxpayers should have to pay for the 15 new classrooms required or the additional fire trucks, school buses, police cars, trash trucks, water plant expansion and other associated infrastructure improvements required to accommodate the new construction? If the new homes don't pay for it then we all do.
Why does everyone refuse to look at the big picture?