Harris County planning to raise property taxes by 8%

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I suspect this is happening in Democrat run cities across the country.

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I can't imagine the facing crunch is going to only be limited to "Democrat run cities." This is not to tout the idea of Democrat run cities, of course.

It is inevitable for NYC.

It is why Cuomo is begging people to return to the city to help patch a huge shortfall caused by the highest earners fleeing.

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I suspect this is happening in Democrat run cities across the country. These same leaders are trying to stifle commerce as much as possible then they want to take more of your money to recoup the losses they’ve created because of their same policies.

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In EBR they weren’t rolling back millages when things were good. Now property is losing value, I bet they don’t reassess.

That's a great way to help the middle and working classes.

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I suspect this is happening in Democrat run cities across the country. These same leaders are trying to stifle commerce as much as possible then they want to take more of your money to recoup the losses they’ve created because of their same policies.

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Every city is struggling with this. Look at Omaha.

Will help keep the suburbs a little more red.

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Maybe they should open the fricking businesses?

Commerce generates tax revenue.

When people can’t pay their mortgage, don’t have a job and can barely provide food for their families, these idiots double down on stupid. This will happen across America unfortunately.

Perhaps they should open up business.

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Perhaps they should open up business.

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I agree that they should. But I still think people are under-estimating how much of the "shutdown" is due to actual fear on the part of the population (i.e. voluntary.) Now, I attribute THAT to the ignorance of science and facts generated by the absolutely miserable and derelict "reporting" that ALL media have done on this whole thing.