This has not happened in a long time. Remain mindful there is still plenty of junk in those bills: “I'm almost 6 years into this. I didn't think we'd see that day”@RepTiffany says he’s impressed at how 12 Appropriation Bills passed the House on Thursday believing this is a starting […]
Category: Tax and Spend
Speaker From The Floor
There is no truth to the rumor that it occurred in Greensboro or Guilford County. But it could have: Our Town Council keeps raising taxes. So I showed up with an English Lord’s wig to speak in *favor* of taxes. “If you can’t pay your taxes…don’t be poor.” pic.twitter.com/mD64UTUkB1 — […]
Proportion Of Federal Taxes Spent On Fraud
If the below is true, the implications would be absolutely staggering: (HT: Fred) this is shocking: > US collects $2.4T in income tax, but spends $1.5T on fraud > if we didn't have to pay for fraud, only $900b would need to be collected > this means anyone with less […]
Greensboro Realtor Association Leader Expects 50% Increase In Property Valuations
The story is found here. If true, that would be a devastating impact on many homeowners who reside in Guilford County because the new numbers will directly impact property taxes. Our leaders need to speak clearly on this issue regarding what they plan to do about this. It should be […]
John Blust Pushing State Limits On Property Taxes
He knows the people of Guiford County are at risk of facing mammoth increases. Scott Yost, Rhino Times: (I am excerpting heavily) A warning came through clearly recently from longtime Guilford County legislator Rep. John Blust during remarks to the Summerfield Town Council, where he said residents should brace themselves for […]
The Truth About Income Taxes
This young man is an excellent communicator: There was no federal income tax the first 137 years in America was a country. Everything changed in 1913 with The Federal Reserve Act & 16th Amendment (Income Tax). America’s wealth was built on productivity, and stolen by usury. pic.twitter.com/xtEHiodjY2 — Brett Pike […]
NC House GOP Looking At Property Taxes
There was news this week that the NC House Speaker Destin Hall has convened a committee to look at property taxes in the state. This is a great idea. There are a couple of situations that ought to be remedied. First, the massive increases some have faced because of property […]
Constitutional Amendment To Limit Property Tax Increases
Rep. Brian Echevrarria has a great article at Carolina Journal that talks about a proposal to limit property tax increases. Republicans are proposing a constitutional amendment. Statewide, steep increases in property valuations have increased property taxes; and we likely face potentially severe future increases. Local units of government are exploiting […]
Guilford Property Taxes To Rise 48% Unless Commissioners Act
The Rhino Times reports that the Guilford Tax Department is now projecting that property values in the county will be (average) 48% higher than the last time properties were revalued. That means property taxes will rise around 50 percent– plus or minus– for homeowners unless the county commissioners (and the […]
Rhino: County’s Bond Debt Repayment Estimated At $3.3 Billion
Readers might recall that we have had two bond issues for school construction during recent years in Guilford County. The Republican commissioners had passed a smaller bond issue before they lost control. The socialist commissioner then passed a huge bond issue when they took over. In any event, Scott Yost […]