Taxing & Spending

Re: 2009 House Bill 4753 (Authorize local police and “community center” property tax )

changeagent — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:48:01 GMT

FreeSpeaker:
Because it is not only property owners who have an interest in their community

But it's the property owners who pay the tax. Yes, eventually renters and consumers pay the for the tax but they seldom see it that way. That is why "non-homestead" property taxes usually pass.

If so many of the people in the community want a community center, why not just charge them at the door?

Re: 2009 House Bill 4753 (Authorize local police and “community center” property tax )

FreeSpeaker — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:12:00 GMT

changeagent:

If you can't get it one way, write a law that lets you take it another way. How about making it so only property owners can vote on it?

Because it is not only property owners who have an interest in their community. By the way, non-property owners who live in a community by renting do pay property taxes, in exactly the same way as consumers pay sales taxes.

This legislation does require a levy to be approved by voters.

Re: 2009 House Bill 4753 (Authorize local police and “community center” property tax )

gypsy — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:04:52 GMT

Who ever said republicans were anti-tax?

Re: 2009 House Bill 4753 (Authorize local police and “community center” property tax )

changeagent — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:43:28 GMT

If you can't get it one way, write a law that lets you take it another way. How about making it so only property owners can vote on it?

2009 House Bill 4753 (Authorize local police and “community center” property tax )

admin — Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT

Introduced in the House on April 1, 2009

Click here to view bill details.