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In reply to the discussion: Very cool for Oregon. They put out this message on voting this morning. [View all]misanthrope
(7,408 posts)20. Believe me, it could be a LOT worse
On a flight back from Portland in 2011, I sat next to an older business man from Washington state. He mentioned how Oregon has property tax but no sales tax while Washington has sales tax but no property tax.
"Alabama has both property taxes and sales taxes," I replied.
His eyebrows lifted. "Really? I thought Alabama was supposed to be conservative," he said in shock.
I just shrugged. What I didn't elucidate was that the sales taxes are unusually high and the property taxes low to force more of the burden on lower socio-economic classes, as well and that it actually goes hand-in-hand with the type of cultural and economic conservatism Alabama embraces.
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Very cool for Oregon. They put out this message on voting this morning. [View all]
LizBeth
Oct 2020
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I just put it on FB for all my people that are going to vote Trump to shame the difference between
LizBeth
Oct 2020
#3
Well, I did get my property tax bill and have never seen it that high, lol. And yes.
LizBeth
Oct 2020
#4
Really? I did not know you were here, too. There are a lot. I am having fun talking to others from
LizBeth
Oct 2020
#10
I worked in an hotel across from the university so I had the beavers and ducks in the same place for
LizBeth
Oct 2020
#33
Yes, there is that with sales tax and also, I find utilities lower here. And yes, I do appreciate
LizBeth
Oct 2020
#12
The reality is, I am only paying about 700-1000 more in property tax. That is not that much
LizBeth
Oct 2020
#14
It did not go up that much higher. I have only owned for over a year. The first one was a shocker.
LizBeth
Oct 2020
#15
I pay the same as you. Funny middle of Nov. Elsewhere it was end of January. I thought
LizBeth
Oct 2020
#17
Right. I lived in a state that had like an 8.75 sales tax? And property tax were only a little less
LizBeth
Oct 2020
#22
Totally. Now a good hamburger is $17 here now, lol and only like 9 there. But hey.... I will pay
LizBeth
Oct 2020
#25