Tundras live: Dumb Dad Jokes, Incorrect Opinions, and Relationship Advice.

in TX:
Property tax sux.

it is simply a tax on UNREALIZED GAIN.

 

Maybe...

 

I've heard TX is a kick in the nuts with property tax.
WA isn't too bad, 1% of assessed value

 

close to 3% in TX.

I would much rather have an income tax.

 

TX property tax is absurd. My sister was paying over $500 a month just in property tax on a 3 bedroom house. Couple that with the fact that 98% of the state is privately owned so there is no recreating outdoors without paying somebody or having to know somebody, and it's a deal breaker for me.

That's not even mentioning the invasion going on from all sides.

 

Oof! That stings

 

imagine the effect on old folks, that don't have an income.

lather on top of that...the recent (unrealized) increase in home values.


ex...my home. the "value" of my house has tripled since 1998. therefore my taxes have. and yet my cost basis is still the 1998 amount.

 

That's crazy.
There's something wrong when a fixed income senior citizen can't afford their paid-off house.

 

damn straight.

at least the rates they pay are locked to the the amount they pay at age 65.

and school tax (75% of the ttl) drops at 65 as well.

my in laws (85yr) pay prop tax ~$2k a year for a house they paid 300k for in 1999. others pay ~$8,500.

 

That's good to hear.
300k in 99 was a good chunk of change!

 

next month we have our HOA meeting at the lake.

I have to muster all my Zen to keep from coming across the table because of some of the absolutely stupid shit* some people bring up.


it is a fine example of the condition of our civilization.

75% of the people are whiny bitches.

25% get the necessary work done.




*I just want my "no wake zone" buoy re-installed...it sank during the Jan flooding.

 

I couldn't do it.

 

an indicator of when you've reached "that age".

when you go vote, you know half the people in line.



life is good.

 

What I'm hearing is the net cost of living is pretty much the same everywhere.

 

Pass

 

That's the difference between you and me.
You feel his 'work' is valuable.
I don't give a fuck about him or anyone else that makes money on social media by likes, views, or posts..
X, Facebook, Instagram, TicTok, or whatever could all disappear tomorrow, and it wouldn't change my life one bit.
You can feel free to be influenced by your social media influencers if that is your thing.....

I don't know why you insist on quoting my posts and trying to explain things to me I don't care about...
Are you really 'that' guy?

 

Thanks for steering me straight on Sunday and pointing out my dipshittery, BTW. I’ll call it a lapse in judgment on my part.

 

No problem.
This is certainly the right place for dipshittery, you can see that from my posts here.
I've certainly had my lapses in judgment on the forum over the years.

 

Sounds like you have a hot take there.

 

Taxation is theft.

 

Nope!!! Click bait on this one; you're not roping me in...

 

Stupid kid shit - -

When I was 13 we moved to N. Texas. It was the summer of 1980 - a brutal heat wave with 69 days above 100°. Anyway, the tarantulas and scorpions were hiding in the dried up creek near our house just trying to find water and staying cool. My new friends and I would put them in jars to fight. I thought I was slick getting the scorpions to perk their tails up and catching them. My friends were so impressed. Until I rubbed my eyes.

The doctor poured powder in my eyes - I guess antivenom or antibiotics - and bandaged them up for three days. Not my proudest moment, but definitely kid shit. At least it was unintentional - - this dude in the video is an idiot.

 

If you wanna piss of the HOA; just use some old self-labled 'no wake allowed' laundry soap containers for buoys, and I'll be they'll get it back up to standards by the weekend... after they fine you of course

 

For the most part this is true... the state and the feds need a budget, and it comes from taxes; they get you one way or another and either way you end up paying about the same by the time it's all said and done.

So, moral of the story is... find somewhere to live that makes you happy and has the least amount of frustrations or 'stressors' and let the rest of that shit work itself out

 

very well said.


so, for me...avoid large hospital complexes and apartment complexes.

for my tax $'s:

South Houston does not give me what I pay for.

Montgomery TX provides me a better value pkg.

 

I don't "feel" it's valuable. I said it provides data. I don't know how valuable that data is, but I imagine it's got some value, somewhere. Purely speculating.

Just sharing my perspective. If it bothers you, feel free to use your ignore button on me.

 

Goodnight, Everybody.

 

For me...

I'd prefer to be taxed on what I spend (sales tax); rather than what I earn or being taxed more heavily on property owned. My reasoning for this is that EVERYONE buys stuff (regardless of where your money comes from) and most folks buy stuff proportionate to the amount of income they have. So, when it comes to paying taxes (at least in my opinion), I believe the 'fairest way to do this if there is such a thing' is by what we spend.

Someone making 100k is likely to spend twice as much buying 'stuff' as someone making 50k, so they pay double into the tax burden...

likewise someone that makes under 50k or is even supported to some degree by 'programs' still has to spend money buying 'stuff'; and therefore they pay taxes as well based on their purchases of 'stuff', just to a lessor degree. But, at least they are paying into the system that helps support them.

Those that make FU money will buy some expensive 'stuff' and pay and higher share of taxes through their purchases than the folks making 100-200k, etc...

Having no sales tax (like here in OR), leaves folks paying taxes based on income and property ownership. So, the folks that don't earn or earn very little, don't pay taxes on goods or property (if they are renting), have minimal taxes going out on income (if any), and yet they benefit from the available programs that taxes pay for (to me this is disproportionate)

On the other hand, one of the nice benefits of living in Oregon is that if you are receiving income from the military based on a 'rated' disability/retirement, you don't pay tax on that and you are exempt from any property taxes... which I think is pretty awesome!!

 

I have no one on my ignore list, you certainly don't deserve to be the first.
Post all you want, just stop quoting me with things I don't care about.
Better yet, stop quoting me about ANYTHING..

I felt I made it clear in the past I didn't want to be quoted with your nonsense.
Can you not refrain from doing it?

I have no idea why you feel your perspective is so fascinating..
I guess you really are 'THAT' guy...