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AtheistCrusader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-01-11 04:29 PM
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Oh, I've got the perfect idea to fix state budgets.
Tax these people:
http://info.kingcounty.gov/Assessor/eRealProperty/Detail.aspx?ParcelNbr=1523089005


Property value over 2.5 million dollars. Makes use of fire, police, EMS.
Pays NOTHING, not one damn dime toward any of it.
Doesn't even pay surface water runoff fees, like any other structure statewide.

Time for tax exemptions to come to a halt. Fix the budget right up, no fuss no muss.
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AmBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-01-11 05:18 PM
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1. Hear, hear.
About time.
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-01-11 05:20 PM
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2. God knows they can afford it
Pun intended.
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freeplessinseattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-01-11 06:05 PM
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3. WTF? News was just talking about the fee to use state parks
among other unnecessary outrages. what a sad state of affairs we are in.
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kelly1mm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-01-11 07:37 PM
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4. Does your proposal call for taxing all non profits? nt
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AtheistCrusader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-02-11 12:42 AM
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5. Does the non-profit consume state services?
Such as fire, police, EMS, rainwater runoff, street maintenence, etc?

If yes to any, then yes. I realize that might hurt some smaller non-profits, such as animal shelters, perhaps phase it in over tax brackets, by value of the property/etc.
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kelly1mm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-02-11 01:36 AM
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6. I cannot really think of a non-profit that would not use services. Thanks for the answer! nt
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Mad Machinist Donating Member (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-10-11 06:09 PM
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7. Flat tax!!!
Enough said.
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