Comment by justfor on 'Property Tax Cap Not the Real Solution, Says County Legislature'

justfor — Fri, 27 May 2011 21:34:51 GMT

In the metro area (NY, NJ suburbs that are within 50 miles of NYC) we are suffering, property tax for an average house can be up to $12,000-$24,000, and they continue to raise at double digits rates. How can anyone afford to live? Corporations are leaving the area, and want to bulldoze the building to avoid property taxes. People want to leave also, but they are stuck, jobs have left this area. Who would want to do business here?

Pension exclusion for tax cap? You have to be kidding, vast majority of corporations got rid of their pensions 20 years ago, and only a few union controlled jobs may still have it.
People who work for government are sucking the blood out of private corporation workers, by imposing unbearable taxes.

Public school Superintendents make up to $400,000, Teachers make up to $150,000, Police chiefs make up to $500,000, police officers make up to $120,000+ (some up to $250,000); I am not saying that they do not deserve it, we just cannot afford to pay with 20% real unemployment. Health care and other benefits are all paid for by tax payers, while the tax payers themselves lack health insurance, pensions, and other benefits.

If parents want non mandated services let them pay for it, instead of using other people’s money to raise their children; no kids should suffer due the inability of their parent to pay, in such cases let the social services look at the case and give assistance. Right now poor people are paying for rich people’s kids, because property taxes are not based on household income (i.e. income of every one living at that address, not just the homeowner’s).

Something is drastically wrong here, property taxes need to be cut by 50% and then a 2% cap without exclusions in some parts of the state should be imposed. Bring jobs back to NY NJ metro area, stop corporations from leaving to other states or to other countries such as Ireland where the corporate taxes are around 12%, US rate is 35% and it does not include property taxes which are a huge chunk.

WBTA AM 1490 Batavia, New York

Comment by justfor on 'Property Tax Cap Not the Real Solution, Says County Legislature'