On 03 Aug 2011 21:28:37 GMT, Han wrote:

Swingman wrote in
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That brings up a couple of good questions:

For property tax purposes, does a single family _primary residence_
that appraises at $500k derive correspondingly more benefit in police,
fire, roads, government, schools, etc. than one that costs $250k?

If not, why should it pay proportionately higher property taxes for
the same amount of benefit?

Inquiring minds looking for a rationale

If you can afford a more expensive home,you can afford more taxes. BIG
GRIN

I knew you'd say that, even if you faked the reason for the grin.


I'd assume (yesss) that a bigger home would have space for more kids,
more cars, more prisons, etc. So yes, a bigger home should pay more.

So, potential pays, regardless of the number of kids/cars/...prisons?
(Prisons? Whose homes do you visit? Into BDSM, are we?


Property taxes are based on many things. Some may be the number of
plumbing fixtures, the amount of living space, etc.

....The way the assessor is holding his mouth at the time of
assessment, the number of times his wife loved him this week, etc.

--
In the depth of winter, I finally learned
that within me there lay an invincible summer.
-- Albert Camus