Taxes Rise, A Little or A Lot

October 12, 2009 1 Comment

when property values rise,

property taxes rise.

when property values fall,

property taxes rise.

when property values stagnate,

property taxes rise.

buy a new house,

property taxes rise.

live long in an old house,

property taxes rise, just a little.

buy a new house,

property taxes rise, just a lot.

you are an old commissioner, your taxes rise, just a little

you a new resident, your taxes rise, just a lot.

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Unknown's avatarAbout Stephen E. McGaughey
Resident of the City of Coral Gables; Formerly with Inter-American Development Bank, Senior Environmental Project and Policy Leaders, Agricultural Economics, Forest Sector Projects and Policies, Country Representative Financing in El Salvador and the Dominican Republic

One Response to Taxes Rise, A Little or A Lot

  1. checkoutthegoodies's avatar checkoutthegoodies says:
    November 4, 2009 at 12:47 AM

    I like the analogy of the length of time living in a place effects someones property taxes. I just submitted a blog post about that same topic and how to fight the system.

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