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Mine too. It has doubled now since Prop 50 took over. Funny, I get about the same income.

 

Those same peers in California are part of the problem..inflating our real estate prices to make it hard for locals to own a home. Yeah Marz....I agree it's not promising to see this sort of change but I think it's something we need to address in Oregon. Washington state has a system very unlike California's or Oregon's..history does not have to repeat itself even if it has a bad track record but it's wishful thinking that stimulates change.

 

It would be a tough sell. I would have to see a property tax reduction with the sales tax. But as a population becomes more renters than home owners, the burden of a sales tax and no direct offset if you are not a home owner, becomes a real tough sell. No, there is no direct correlation between rent and property tax.

 

This would never happen. It would be smoke and mirrors if it was written down as such. Initially sure they may lower it, and then slowly but surely, more bonds would be approved, and then here we are again in the same situation as we are, but with an additional sales tax to boot!

~9% income + property + sales ??? riverman, I love you, but you smoking some serious shit!

 

But on the other hand. I would like to see more, much more local control over schools, curriculum and hiring teachers, with less by the State and even much less by the Federal government.
Which would mean a shift in tax to the local level, via property, or local tax, with a State and or Federal offset reduction. Might begin to see the money spent wisely, perhaps even doing some good.

 

First I have to convince everyone here that I'm right...then the world will change

 

Got it. So you're saying the world will never change.

 

A sales tax directed solely at schools, which would be removed from property tax except for any locally-approved construction levies, and limited to whatever percentage is required for that purpose (4%?) would be my thought. Any increase would have to be approved by the voters. I hate property tax. It's fundamentally unfair as it's not related to income. I hate seeing retired people on fixed incomes being priced out of their homes by property taxes.

 

I want to stop paying the Federal government 25% of my income.

 

I can't wait to come back and price y'all outta the hood!

 

No problem. Just make less than around 25K and file for food stamps.

 

But golly, you need to pay your fair share! Obama has good works to do with it.. err and plane rides to take, vacations in the Islands, good stuff you know.

 

become a billionaire

 

Too late, got mine already but while you're up here I'll sell you some drinkable water

 

as long as its gluten free and organic.

 

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What does the Federal government do for me? Seriously though, what do I get out of it? What is my money getting me?

 

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This whole thread has gone to a weird place. If you read the last page, you would have no idea what the original post was about.