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Old 09-04-2003, 11:49 AM   #43 (permalink)
smooth
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Originally posted by Shagg
Ariana wants to fuck with prop 13 and raise property taxes for businesses. That is reason enough not to vote for her. Prop 13 needs to be left alone. If anything, property taxes should be halved for first time home buyers. Her plan though is to increase property taxes for businesses who have been in place over a long period of time. Can you say "lets give companies another reason to move out of California."
Corporations bought themselves the right to be considered individuals under prop 13. Obviously, that wasn't what we had in mind when we were concerned about people losing their homes over high taxes. Corporations aren't held liable as persons when they do something wrong so why do people support them having the benefits of persons?

But here's a thought: thousands of businesses come here for the climate--not the low taxes. The ones running for the lowest taxes actually relocate their shit offshore. However, places like Qwest (which doesn't even do business in Southern California) have their HQs ten blocks from the beach. Guess what: I pay a huge premium to live here and so do you. If I didn't love it so much I would move--I don't live here for the low rent and anyone who has lived here will never say different. If you want low rent you move to Oregon. I willingly moved back to my homestate despite the fact that I would have to pay three times the rent. Of course, when I buy a house, I'll likely do it up north--for now I'm living my heart out in a mediteranean climate with some of the best bikinis and women in the states.

If the businesses want to skip town because they don't want to pay their fair share of taxes then fuck em. I guarantee that corporations will still come here and will still pay "higher" taxes because people do it all the fucking time--because we love it here.

If you don't like it you can pack up and move to France, or maybe Texas, I hear the repubs are fucking shit up over there quite nicely .
And while you're lathering up your saddle I'll be waxing my board.

edit: I was just ribbing you about moving out--kind of a spoof on what usually comes from the other side when an opposing opinion is stated.

But for clarification: I'm not necessarily voting for Arianna but you need to read up on her policy statement. You are misinterpreting her plan. It isn't aimed at businesses that have been here a long time. New businesses are acquring property through mergers and odd sleight of hand and managing to protect their new property from being reassessed at current market value. Businesses that have been here for long periods of time aren't subject to reassessment, AFAIK.

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