http://www.americanconservativedaily.com/2007/10/liberals-trying-to-save-chicago-by-raising-taxes/ Your daily dose of conservative offsets to combat annoying liberal global whining. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:09:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.americanconservativedaily.com/2007/10/liberals-trying-to-save-chicago-by-raising-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-37810 Las Vegas in the top 10 for Population Growth « Las Vegas Real Estate | Summerlin Homes | Green Valley Real Estate Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:23:45 +0000 http://www.americanconservativedaily.com/2007/10/liberals-trying-to-save-chicago-by-raising-taxes/#comment-37810 [...] Remember, it’s not just about the price but the cost of living. Real Estate property taxes may not be reflected in the price of a home but it’s certainly going to be a big part of your yearly expenses no matter what your mortgage is. Property Taxes are not something you can pay off and never worry about again because they come back each and every year.  And if anybody could ever show me where a local government that relies on property taxes has a surplus and reimburses their property tax rates for a regular home owner, please forward it to me. The real estate boom was also a boom for local governments in the form of higher revenues from transfer taxes, new homes and permit fees. As next year’s budgets are made, these governments will have a choice between raising taxes to make up for the short fall, or cut services. If you live in a city such as Chicago, the choice has been made to raise Taxes on what seems to be everything including taxing bottled water and raising transfer tax r.... [...] [...] Remember, it’s not just about the price but the cost of living. Real Estate property taxes may not be reflected in the price of a home but it’s certainly going to be a big part of your yearly expenses no matter what your mortgage is. Property Taxes are not something you can pay off and never worry about again because they come back each and every year.  And if anybody could ever show me where a local government that relies on property taxes has a surplus and reimburses their property tax rates for a regular home owner, please forward it to me. The real estate boom was also a boom for local governments in the form of higher revenues from transfer taxes, new homes and permit fees. As next year’s budgets are made, these governments will have a choice between raising taxes to make up for the short fall, or cut services. If you live in a city such as Chicago, the choice has been made to raise Taxes on what seems to be everything including taxing bottled water and raising transfer tax r…. [...]

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