The Occupation Tax

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Sounds great.... but careful they don't replace it with something like a "breathing tax" or maybe a "blinking tax". Bureacrats can be very creative when it comes to shafting the taxpayer.

Story broke locally this morning that the local tax assessor has been giving a pass to high-end properties, because they tend to change hands quietly, without the usual appraisals and financing or even advertising. Since the assessor relies on sales of comparables to clue him in to a fair market value, and there are few comparables made public, he simply doesn't assess them at all..... and lets lower and middle income homeowners carry the property tax burden for everyone.

Like you said, an election year does have its benefits.