Why do people vote against property tax freezes?
918453
It is hypocritical to want to benefits of a jump in property value (ie, large sales profit) and not be willing to accept the negatives as well.
347598
The increase in tax-free threshold will clearly benefit low income owners.  It will lower the average taxable income and the benefit will be reaped by more taxpayers than it would've been if the former option is chosen (lowering of top personal tax rate).  Because, seriously, what percentage of the taxpayers are earning enough taxable income to fall into that top income bracket anyway?
853187
Because there are tax cuts that the democrats in congress have voted against.
1087197
Yes, I think that is a great idea.  Why should people who live in the midwest have to pay for some rich person's vacation home, because it was obliterated by a hurricane?  If you are going to choose to live in an area, you should be willing to accept the consequences of what comes along with it!  You can't have the best of both worlds!  Coastal areas don't pay for my snowplowing!  I definitely think some areas get LOTS more federal dollars because they live in areas that tend to have catastrophic weather more often, yet they don't pay higher taxes due to living in a higher risk area.  NOT FAIR!!
187237
The reason is Rush and all the other right wing talker said that it is a good idea. So Robby Redstater thinks to himself " Hey this must be a good idea! If Billy Bob gets a tax cut he can afford to hire some more people." Who cares about the fact that the demand isnt raising because all of the people that buy the goods are making less money. The tax cuts are good for the trailer park hicks. It makes there masters a lot richer. Which enables them to buy bigger shiny things to distract them while they are getting raped with no KY.
460050
Nope, too many people with too much influence don't want it and lobby hard against it.  Why would they want to pay a flat tax if they currently pay little or no tax to begin with?
754330
Traditionally, Democrats are thought to raise taxes so they can fund their big programs, while Republicans are thought to lower taxes and have the tax savings go back into the economy, thereby supporting everyone.  Republicans would rather have the taxpayers decide how and where to spend their money; Democrats would like to spend it for them. \n\nWhat people fail to understand is that tax cuts help EVERYONE who pays taxes, not just the "rich" as the Democrats would have everyone believe. It is a fact that the lowest of the low wage earners actually pay negative income tax because of the Earned Income Credit.  This is straight from the IRS analysis of the latest stats compiled on filed returns, which was tax year 2004.  The "marriage penalty" hurts EVERYONE, especially middle class wage earners.  If the tax cuts aren't renewed, it will be back in 2010, and if you don't think it existed, just wait until you file a joint return for the first time when both spouses are employed full time and you don't have about six children.  And what of the "Death Tax"?  It too will return with a vengeance.  Democrats do not want to maintain the increased exemption.   And they want you to think only the richest of the rich incur this tax too, but that's not really true.  Your grandparents might have a farm that's mortgaged to the hilt, but an appraiser could come in and say it's worth two million and you, the heir, would be forced to sell the property or pony up the money for inheritance taxes because the "estate" account is broke, even though it was your dream to keep the farm going.\n\nI could go on and on with factual taxation issues.  Unfortunately, many of the people on this forum do not believe the facts regarding same, even though they can be verified with a little research.
267635
I was forced to sell my home after 23 years. I could not pay the taxes. $2000 per year. I don't have kids in school and I refuse to pay for your kids to get Golf and Tennis lessons free. I also refuse to pay for your kids sports. In Ohio they took $40 million from public schools and gave it to private schools. The Neocons call it vouchers. In fact it's redistribution of my wealth. I will never pay school tax again in my lifetime. My property Taxes went up 5 times over 10 years under Republicans in the State.
751300
Come to think of it, property taxes do kinda suck.  I mean, if you're retired and your house is paid for, you don't want the tax going up just cause your neighborhood suddenly becomes extra-chic.  I guess if you have a kid in a local school that might be a reason to be willing to up the property taxes.  I guess living in CA has kind of turned me off to the idea, seeing as how a house here is like $300K more than anywhere eise.
1163896
No debate here, happens every day. In some cases the taxes owed on a property exceed the original mortgage amount, some deal huh. If you live in a liberal state like California or New York its even worse. The taxes are so high you need a mortgage just to pay them. An interesting result of such high costs is people are moving out of the high cost states and to places like Nevada and Arizona. There goes the neighborhood!
626890
i answered a similar Q to this before\nfor me, i dont mind paying taxes\nit is sometimes annoying \nbut i believe without taxes, there will no free parks, free public events, public buildings, free health care and social care for the less fortunate, and unemployment will rise too\nso i dont mind paying taxes =)
590896
Real property and personal property have a fair market value, and that value is the basis for the "ad valorem" tax, that is a tax on the value of property.  The value is assessed, and the government imposes a tax based on a percentage rate that will raise the desired amount of revenue for government operations.
268094
If you are entitled to abatements or deferments of real estate taxes, it might cause you to lose them. Check with your town' assessor's office.
1058036
Because you and I are not doing anything to stop them!!\nALL OF THE "LITTLE" people have to get together.\nIf we were to get together and email, write, call, talk to, every single person in government they would HAVE to listen.\nThe problem is people only complain...They do nothing.\nThey think they are too busy in their lives....If we don't wake up soon it WILL BE TOO LATE...The rich will get richer and the rest of us will be doing all of their work for NOTHING....\nProperty tax is a good example....After paying off your house...if you happen to be that lucky...you STILL HAVE TO KEEP PAYING...in the form of property taxes. This is unfair and unconstitutional....Once a person pays off their mortgage and OWNS their OWN house they should be able to KNOW they can live their for the rest of their lives without paying a dime.\nThat is just one tiny example of what is being done to us all...\nAnyone who wants to stop this email me.....The first thing we all must do is band together....I will start!....ceasefear@yahoo.com\n\nGood question....Keep asking the good ones...Maybe someday the people will awaken....
938242
This is not necessarliy a lost cause but a true case. A man who bought his house in 1949 bought the water/ mineral rights to his property. When the road in front of his house was being widened the government offered him less than 3 thousand dollars for his house and property claiming eminent domain. Due to the fact he owned the land and what lies beneath they could not force him to sell, so in retaliation they put the road right against his front porch and moved to put the power lines over his house so they could condemn it. I was working for the power company at the time and got an engineer out there to re-route the power lines away from this man's home. However, to the end of his life (he died about 4 years after all this) he had a guard rail at the end of his steps off his front porch. We need to change the laws so the Government cannot seize homes to sell property to corporations and to protect the homeowner.
448524
I don't know if you can convince someone... it takes longer (and more money) to do something the right way... more money equals higher taxes... it seems like most people don't care about the "right way" to do things.. only the cheap way...\n\nI just hope the earth is more resilient than we think...
1078883
I pay property taxes, but my garbage is not picked up.  I have to take it to the dump myself or pay someone to.\n\nI think that sucks!