tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post3700612986435347581..comments2024-03-27T14:57:27.470-04:00Comments on bloomingdale: "Almost a 100% increase in our property tax bill"Scott Roberts of Bloomingdalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13729317215189785132noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-12571345496583014962010-03-18T14:52:17.250-04:002010-03-18T14:52:17.250-04:00As of July 2009, the "budget shortfall" ...As of July 2009, the "budget shortfall" was projected to be $666 million over the next two years (2010 and 2011).<br /><br />For a city with a relatively small population, that number is huge.<br /><br />The answer to the question about why there is such a huge budget gap is complex. Here is one part of that complex answer: <br /><br />The DC Government is corrupt.Lea K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-85523251770896311642010-03-18T10:12:31.548-04:002010-03-18T10:12:31.548-04:00Why is the deficit so large? We have more people ...Why is the deficit so large? We have more people living in DC than ever before who pay city taxes. And more are moving in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-81856054151203983912010-03-18T08:43:08.873-04:002010-03-18T08:43:08.873-04:00No one mentioned the bigger issue; DC's budget...No one mentioned the bigger issue; DC's budget deficit. That's why changes were made to allow them to increase our taxes. <br /><br />The city's budget deficit is rather large.Lea K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-80277611855897563532010-03-17T20:57:48.760-04:002010-03-17T20:57:48.760-04:00But DC continues to give tax abatements of 20 YEAR...But DC continues to give tax abatements of 20 YEARS to connected developers on for-profit developments and hand HUGE amounts of our future tax revenue to support politically expedient development like the MM Washington School....what a joke,and the little guy is supposed to just pay up and shut up huh?D on NJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-29858405286381840682010-03-17T17:53:02.493-04:002010-03-17T17:53:02.493-04:00My taxes went up, but my home is still affordable....My taxes went up, but my home is still affordable. It has gone from about $500 a year to $1000. Which means I just have to funnel some of my savings to taxes. I've been in my home for 9 years, so I really liked the 10% cap.<br />Taxes is just a portion of home affordability, along with the cost of heating and cooling a home. Sometimes one gets to a point where they just can't afford to keep a house that may be just too expensive to keep up.<br />For the exceedingly poor there are tax breaks. If your household make less than $50K a year there is a tax break for that. If you make less than $20K a year, there is a RE tax break for that. If one is a senior, there is a tax break for that.Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12378722789147387229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-53436738930172588842010-03-17T16:36:49.048-04:002010-03-17T16:36:49.048-04:00We sadly have no choice but to pay. One note is t...We sadly have no choice but to pay. One note is that every one was not paying 20%. It was the few who have been in these homes for 30 years or more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-54706269601868732522010-03-17T12:33:01.148-04:002010-03-17T12:33:01.148-04:00For years the neighborhood has had a fake storefro...For years the neighborhood has had a fake storefront: intentionally designed to give all the impression that something is there when in reality, it is not. Its a good metaphor, and it helps to explain many things.<br /><br />Now, happily pay your tax increases!Lisa on 1stnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-68020495652230525292010-03-17T09:57:34.942-04:002010-03-17T09:57:34.942-04:00When you are retired on a fixed income and have to...When you are retired on a fixed income and have to work part time to make ends meet, a 100% increase is a lot to hit a person with at one time. I think this could force some people to lose their homes due to such a large increase. Now I'll have to find another job to pay these taxes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-656920913633559732010-03-17T09:44:05.903-04:002010-03-17T09:44:05.903-04:00It's a 100% increase, but they don't state...It's a 100% increase, but they don't state what the total amount is. This means they were paying tax on less than 20% of their house value before and the total amount even this year is low. Don't think being taxed on a minimum of 40% of the assessed value is too much too ask. This city wouldn't function if everyone only paid that much<br /><br />2nd Street Resident2nd streetnoreply@blogger.com