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KBOO
Program::
Air date:
Tue, 10/23/2012 - 8:00am to 9:00am
Abe and Joe tackle the long list of initiatives on the November ballot.
"We have strict statutes and most biting laws," wrote Shakespeare in Measure for Measure. Ain't that the truth. Join Abe and Joe for a rundown of the array of initiatives on the November ballot.
Comments
school bond measure/property taxes
Hello. Thank you for going over the measures today. It's always helpful to have more info and thoughts.
This is mostly for Joe: I agree that measure 26-146 is a regressive tax, and I appreciated hearing you say that on the air, but I'm wondering why you didn't say anything similar about the other tax increase mesures?
I'm a 56 year old woman whose trying to figure out how I'm going to afford to continue living in my home of 23 years. My property taxes have almost tripled in that time. I consider property tax to be a regressive tax. I could be a billionaire, and still be paying the same amount of tax.
Of course I want to support the schools and libraries. I always have. But, as I get older the burden is getting heavier....and I know that I'm not the only one. Seniors and low income people are all having these same challenges. If I vote yes on these measures, then what will that mean for me, and people who can't afford it? Will they lose their homes? Or maybe just not buy all their medications, or keep their houses warm?
Something needs to be done down at the root of the problem. We shouldn't have to decide between crumbling schools, and seniors being forced out of homes they've lived in for years. I want to continue living in my home, and I want good schools and libraries. I don't even have children. Is there ever going to be a time that I can stop paying for them? Can we cut seniors a break in their property taxes? Where is the measure for this that I can vote on?
Thanks again, and keep up the good work...
Pan