Comments on: Robo redux: Anti-tax hike calls go out http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/25/robo-redux-anti-tax-hike-calls-go-out/ Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:38:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joeventures http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/25/robo-redux-anti-tax-hike-calls-go-out/comment-page-1/#comment-106320 Joeventures Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:43:54 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=21427#comment-106320 Mine went down this past year. I didn't have my own place back in 2001, so I can't compare back that far. Then again, housing prices rose faster than inflation during that time, too. Mine went down this past year.

I didn’t have my own place back in 2001, so I can’t compare back that far.

Then again, housing prices rose faster than inflation during that time, too.

]]> By: cityzen http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/25/robo-redux-anti-tax-hike-calls-go-out/comment-page-1/#comment-106315 cityzen Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:16:06 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=21427#comment-106315 JoeV, Lobbying in favor of the tax increase will be just as effective as lobbying against it! Arguably, FCTA have plenty to be angry about. Maybe you'd be mad too if your house had had big reassessments in the past few years. My 2008 city prop tax was 70% higher than in 2001 - same house. JoeV, Lobbying in favor of the tax increase will be just as effective as lobbying against it!
Arguably, FCTA have plenty to be angry about. Maybe you’d be mad too if your house had had big reassessments in the past few years. My 2008 city prop tax was 70% higher than in 2001 – same house.

]]> By: Joeventures http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/25/robo-redux-anti-tax-hike-calls-go-out/comment-page-1/#comment-106311 Joeventures Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:39:53 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=21427#comment-106311 I'm now tempted to lobby my council rep in favor of the tax increase, just to make FCTA angry. Not that they're ever NOT angry. I’m now tempted to lobby my council rep in favor of the tax increase, just to make FCTA angry. Not that they’re ever NOT angry.

]]> By: Julian Bene http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/25/robo-redux-anti-tax-hike-calls-go-out/comment-page-1/#comment-106310 Julian Bene Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:22:36 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=21427#comment-106310 CFO Jim Glass gives a highly professional presentation at the millage hearings. He emphasizes that the city's revenues have been flat for several years, which is untenable for the service business that the city is in. Unfortunately, neither he nor Council wants to talk about HOW Atlanta's rapid growth since 2002 could leave us with no property or sales tax growth. Think tax allocation districts, tax abatements for developers of high rises, funny stuff with tax liens and who knows what for the sales tax leakage. The real shame is that not one candidate for mayor or council will offer to clean this up and give the ordinary taxpaying residents a break. The winners from diverting revenues must be too powerful. Or the electorate too undemanding. CFO Jim Glass gives a highly professional presentation at the millage hearings. He emphasizes that the city’s revenues have been flat for several years, which is untenable for the service business that the city is in. Unfortunately, neither he nor Council wants to talk about HOW Atlanta’s rapid growth since 2002 could leave us with no property or sales tax growth. Think tax allocation districts, tax abatements for developers of high rises, funny stuff with tax liens and who knows what for the sales tax leakage.
The real shame is that not one candidate for mayor or council will offer to clean this up and give the ordinary taxpaying residents a break. The winners from diverting revenues must be too powerful. Or the electorate too undemanding.

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