Comments on: links for 2009-08-18 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2009/08/links-for-2009-08-18/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:30:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Meri http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2009/08/links-for-2009-08-18/#comment-23811 Meri Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:36:34 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2009/08/links-for-2009-08-18/#comment-23811 Then, the government borrows a tonne of money from China, and buys all of the houses. End of private property! Huzzah! Then, the government borrows a tonne of money from China, and buys all of the houses. End of private property!

Huzzah!

]]> By: malena http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2009/08/links-for-2009-08-18/#comment-23810 malena Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:45:01 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2009/08/links-for-2009-08-18/#comment-23810 Regarding property taxes, I liked the way they did it where I lived in NY state. The county passed a budget detailing the total amount of revenue needed for the year. Individual property taxes were owed based upon the proportion of the value of your property relative to the total property values of the county. If your property value assessment went up, likely so did everyone else's, so your actual tax amount stayed about the same unless the new budget had significantly higher revenues projected. That way, there is never a shortfall or a surplus in tax revenues. It would be nice to have a program like that here as well. Regarding property taxes, I liked the way they did it where I lived in NY state. The county passed a budget detailing the total amount of revenue needed for the year. Individual property taxes were owed based upon the proportion of the value of your property relative to the total property values of the county. If your property value assessment went up, likely so did everyone else’s, so your actual tax amount stayed about the same unless the new budget had significantly higher revenues projected. That way, there is never a shortfall or a surplus in tax revenues. It would be nice to have a program like that here as well.

]]> By: Tim McCormack http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2009/08/links-for-2009-08-18/#comment-23809 Tim McCormack Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:45:14 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2009/08/links-for-2009-08-18/#comment-23809 I recall Heinlein mentioning the house valuation idea in one of his novels. I recall Heinlein mentioning the house valuation idea in one of his novels.

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