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Originally Posted by james t kirk
Getting back to the TOPIC of the thread - Municiple Taxes, i.e. property taxes....
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My property taxes are almost exactly $5,000.oo a year.
I actually would not have a problem paying $6,000 a year IF (and it's a big if) it was being used to finance capital infrastructure construction - better roads, subways, water, parks, beaches, etc.
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This begs the question: if the citizens of Colorado Springs were up in arms about the tripling of property taxes, what pittances are they paying the city currently? Could you imagine Toronto putting such a thing to a vote? Would you pay $15,000 a year in property taxes?
Yeah, no. That's my point. What the fuck are they paying in property taxes in Colorado Springs?
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