tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post5025169997675751779..comments2024-03-28T03:50:29.923-07:00Comments on Shoreline Area News: Op-Ed: Property Taxes: separating myths from factsCarl Dinsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741982015985286521noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-78556478955608912712011-09-30T14:18:48.156-07:002011-09-30T14:18:48.156-07:00This also doesn't address spending. The amount...This also doesn't address spending. The amount of waste that goes into the LFP budget is staggering. Perhaps we should hire an outside consultant to come in and look at it. They can report back in 6 months...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-43842142098645581742011-09-22T08:13:40.844-07:002011-09-22T08:13:40.844-07:00Both coomments sound as if this were the only tax ...Both coomments sound as if this were the only tax one had to pay. That is only the City portion, of the Property tax...there is School, Fire, County, etc, plus new car fees, road fees, food prices are going up. How about all government take a 4% cut in salary and pension benefits...after all it is ONLY 4%.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-22781119815245683512011-09-22T07:58:08.083-07:002011-09-22T07:58:08.083-07:00Nice analysis - I hope people take the time to rea...Nice analysis - I hope people take the time to read through it - it's a good illustration of why a casual sound bite can be so far from the truth on things... as a society, we often grab onto the apparent "simple answer" when the reality actually takes some thoughtful understanding to know what's happening - kudos to Janne Kaje for this more detailed overview.kevingrossmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476684445568858764noreply@blogger.com