Holy crap. Another way found to fleece tax payers. Sucks!!
This city is trying to hard to become California like.
This city is trying to hard to become California like.
I don't have kids in public school.Quote:
What if I don't drive?
the city is in a bad way due to decades of really poor foresight.Quote:
How much more money does the city need?
AGnCS said:I don't have kids in public school.Quote:
What if I don't drive?
to play devil's advocate, a minimally educated citizenry is a public good, no?Quote:
I don't have kids in public school.
Mon Dow 2000 said:
Maybe some of y'all should go to work for the City and show them how to properly run these departments. You could also run for City Council.
Of course crying on TexAgs is easier than actually doing anything positive to help.
But if it was a property tax, most of those people wouldn't be paying it. Since it's a utility, each unit in the multifamily property is paying the fee. I think that might be one reason they made it a fee instead of a tax. If they had made it a tax, we would all be on here complaining that those who rent don't have to pay it.Frio Cielo said:
I don't necessarily disagree with the fee, although much of the money probably can come from taxes already collected, but I don't see the logic in charging a single family dwelling a higher charge than a multi-family residence?
You would think it would be just the oppoisite as many of the multifamily properties have from two to 10 persons living at the property with most all having a vehicle while most single family dwellings have two or three vehicles at the most.
jrhmc said:But if it was a property tax, most of those people wouldn't be paying it. Since it's a utility, each unit in the multifamily property is paying the fee. I think that might be one reason they made it a fee instead of a tax. If they had made it a tax, we would all be on here complaining that those who rent don't have to pay it.Frio Cielo said:
I don't necessarily disagree with the fee, although much of the money probably can come from taxes already collected, but I don't see the logic in charging a single family dwelling a higher charge than a multi-family residence?
You would think it would be just the oppoisite as many of the multifamily properties have from two to 10 persons living at the property with most all having a vehicle while most single family dwellings have two or three vehicles at the most.
If it is a property tax, someone is paying it. The landlord should roll it into the rent, but it would still get paid.Scruffy said:jrhmc said:But if it was a property tax, most of those people wouldn't be paying it. Since it's a utility, each unit in the multifamily property is paying the fee. I think that might be one reason they made it a fee instead of a tax. If they had made it a tax, we would all be on here complaining that those who rent don't have to pay it.Frio Cielo said:
I don't necessarily disagree with the fee, although much of the money probably can come from taxes already collected, but I don't see the logic in charging a single family dwelling a higher charge than a multi-family residence?
You would think it would be just the oppoisite as many of the multifamily properties have from two to 10 persons living at the property with most all having a vehicle while most single family dwellings have two or three vehicles at the most.
You think landlords wouldn't pass the tax on to renters?
My thoughts exactlly. I'm not defending or complaining about the fee but whether you drive or not or have kids in public schools or not, you still benefit from having access to well maintained roads and living among an educated population. Remember many kids do not receive any type of structure or education of any kind at home. Unfortunately, their teachers have to assume the role of parents in that respect.Edmond Dantes said:to play devil's advocate, a minimally educated citizenry is a public good, no?Quote:
I don't have kids in public school.
In more cases than you might think, teachers can have a very positive influence on those kids. I see it everyday working at CSHS. Plus, at the very least, it's better than nothing. Also, my kids lived with their Dad during high school so I've been paying school taxes for about 14 years with no kids in CSISD. I would prefer to pay school tax and let kids have a better chance at success than the alternative.duffelpud said:Quote:
Remember many kids do not receive any type of structure or education of any kind at home. Unfortunately, their teachers have to assume the role of parents in that respect.
How is that working out?
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