Liberal Austin Homeowners Whine About Paying All The Taxes They Voted For

[sc281]

Oh boo fucking hoo

http://hotair.com/archives/2014/06/02/liberal-austin-homeowners-surprised-to-find-they-have-to-pay-all-the-taxes-they-voted-for/

[Forever_frost]

“It’s not because I don’t like paying taxes,” said Gardner, who attended both meetings. “I have voted for every park, every library, all the school improvements, for light rail, for anything that will make this city better. But now I can’t afford to live here anymore. I’ll protest my appraisal notice, but that’s not enough. Someone needs to step in and address the big picture.”

[Sleeper]

I get a kick out of these people who think shit just appears out of thin air and is free.

[svauto-erotic855]

I love it when reality delivers a really hard bitch slap to the face of a dumb cunt.

[jdgregory84]

I love living here and seeing shit like this posted. Wealthy Ausinites aren't liberal. Even the hipsters here are more conservative than you would think.

[FastFox]

Austin Liberals Suffer

Just wait until Buckwheat's new EPA crap causes Austin to have black outs and the AC's won't work in a Texas Summer. Guess they can all go skinny dipping at Hippy Hollow to keep cool. I wonder if that lite rail runs on electricity. Hell, how will they get around ? There wont be power to run compressors to air up their bicycle tires. I know they are too dumb and lazy to use a hand pump. Maybe they can get an illegal alien to do it for them.

[CexMashean]

I love living here and seeing shit like this posted. Wealthy Ausinites aren't liberal. Even the hipsters here are more conservative than you would think.

It's not Austin county that's overly liberaly, it's Travis and Williamson counties that are.
Source: Lived there, saw it, and internets.

[YALE]

Property and sales taxes are regressive, so they're easier on you the more money you make. She should just make more money.

[Forever_frost]

Property and sales taxes are regressive, so they're easier on you the more money you make. She should just make more money.

Or become a disabled vet and then they go away all together

[GhostTX]

Or become a disabled vet and then they go away all together

Right...expect a liberal to actually fight for the freedoms she's against everybody having (except herself).

[DieselSmoke]

Or become a disabled vet and then they go away all together

You have to be 100% disabled vet right?

[The King]

It's not Austin county that's overly liberaly, it's Travis and Williamson counties that are.
Source: Lived there, saw it, and internets.

Austin County is well to the east-southeast of Travis and Williamson Counties, and thus has nothing to do with this thread.

Source: Google

[Forever_frost]

You have to be 100% disabled vet right?

Nope, starting at 10% and working up.

http://www.texvet.com/postings/texas-property-tax-exemption-disabled-vets

Veterans who have a service-connected disability rating from the VA can receive a reduction, or total waiver, of their property taxes. The discounts are based on your disability rating and are expressed below:
...an exemption of up to for a disability rating of at least but less than
$ 5,000 of assessed value 10% 30%
$7,500 of appraised value 30% 50%
$10,000 of appraised value 50% 70%
$12,000 of appraised value 70% & over
100% of appraised value 100% disabled or Individual Unemployability n/a

[racrguy]

Nope, starting at 10% and working up.

http://www.texvet.com/postings/texas-property-tax-exemption-disabled-vets

Veterans who have a service-connected disability rating from the VA can receive a reduction, or total waiver, of their property taxes. The discounts are based on your disability rating and are expressed below:
...an exemption of up to for a disability rating of at least but less than
$ 5,000 of assessed value 10% 30%
$7,500 of appraised value 30% 50%
$10,000 of appraised value 50% 70%
$12,000 of appraised value 70% & over
100% of appraised value 100% disabled or Individual Unemployability n/a

Thanks for this link, Jim. I just forwarded it on to my parents.

[Broncojohnny]

Boo fucking hoo.

This just illustrates one of the things that is wrong with this country, everyone is in favor of all the FREE SHIT! they can possibly get from the government. The minute they have to pay for it though, it is a Greek fucking tragedy.