re: Another reason you shouldn&#39;t blindly vote for taxes

Posted by TOSOV

Member since Jan 2016

8922 posts

Posted on 12/7/18 at 12:16 pm to TH03

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Add in these votes on property taxes should only be done by property owners

Agreed. I abstain from property tax votes for this reason.

So you dont even put in a 'no' vote?

Posted by Sao

East Texas Piney Woods

Member since Jun 2009

68469 posts

Posted on 12/7/18 at 12:18 pm to Areddishfish

It's 1.5 cents PER DOLLAR

Posted by lsu13lsu

Member since Jan 2008

11764 posts

Posted on 12/7/18 at 12:46 pm to Areddishfish

BREC, Libraries, CATS and COA already take enough. Voting No.

Posted by ShoeBang

Member since May 2012

21614 posts

Posted on 12/7/18 at 12:55 pm to Areddishfish

Just another reason to live in AP

Posted by slackster

Houston

Member since Mar 2009

91271 posts

Posted on 12/7/18 at 1:02 pm to Areddishfish

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I'm all for helping mental health but if the people running the campaign can't do basic tax conversions why should I expect them to use the money correctly?

How can we trust the OP when you can't do basic math either?

Posted by LSURussian

Member since Feb 2005

133421 posts

Posted on 12/7/18 at 1:06 pm to Areddishfish

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So a 1.5 mil tax would be $1.50 per $1,000 of value. With the average home price in EBR arond $170k, that would amount to an extra $255 in property taxes per year

I'm voting NO on this additional tax but you're confusing a home's "price" with "assessed value."

Property is assessed at 10% of value. So a $170,000 home would be assessed at $17,000.

Multiply the $17,000 times the 1.5 mills and you get $25.50 additional tax/year on a $170,000 residence.

I realize that's more than what the ad claims to be the average homeowner's increase in property taxes but it's a LONG way from the $255/year additional tax you're talking about.

The difference is probably a disagreement in the "average" home value in EBR Parish.

This post was edited on 12/7/18 at 1:19 pm

Posted by slackster

Houston

Member since Mar 2009

91271 posts

Posted on 12/7/18 at 1:07 pm to Sao

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It's 1.5 cents PER DOLLAR

It's 1.5 dollars per assessed thousand dollar.

A $170k home would be assessed at $17,000, so the millage would be 1.5*17 = $25.50. If you include the homestead exemption of $75000, the tax would be $14.50 for the year.

Posted by slackster

Houston

Member since Mar 2009

91271 posts

Posted on 12/7/18 at 1:09 pm to LSURussian

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but you're confusing a home's "price" with "assessed value."

Precisely.

Thai thread is a perfect example of how needlessly complicated our taxes are though.

Posted by Coon

La 56 Southbound

Member since Feb 2005

18563 posts

Posted on 12/7/18 at 1:11 pm to Areddishfish

I summarily vote no for all taxes. Across the board. No questions asked.

Posted by cas4t

Member since Jan 2010

71864 posts

Posted on 12/7/18 at 1:11 pm to Areddishfish

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Another reason you shouldn't blindly vote for taxes

folks are blindly upvoting you when your math is wrong

Posted by Giantkiller

the internet.

Member since Sep 2007

24361 posts

Posted on 12/7/18 at 1:13 pm to Areddishfish

I'm voting no on all that shite. EBR can have more tax revenue once the parish president is split from BR mayor. Until then, I don't trust Mayor Doom with another red cent.

Posted by Sao

East Texas Piney Woods

Member since Jun 2009

68469 posts

Posted on 12/7/18 at 1:18 pm to slackster

This thread will go 10 pages now

Posted by rowbear1922

Houston, TX

Member since Oct 2008

15751 posts

Posted on 12/7/18 at 1:20 pm to MBclass83

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Agreed. They haven't proven to me they can manage what they get already.

That is pretty much the reason. Once government of any size can prove it can manage it's money efficiently, no to every tax....ever.

Posted by cas4t

Member since Jan 2010

71864 posts

Posted on 12/7/18 at 1:22 pm to Sao

Genuinely curious how many ITT are homeowners and understand how to calculate their property tax. I honestly would have thought more would have noticed OPs error.

Posted by MrSmith65

Member since Apr 2018

959 posts

Posted on 12/7/18 at 1:22 pm to Areddishfish

The ONLY tax I've ever voted for was the Lamar-Dixon Center tax.

It lost.

The Lamar-Dixon center is till open.

frick taxes.....

Posted by Sao

East Texas Piney Woods

Member since Jun 2009

68469 posts

Posted on 12/7/18 at 1:32 pm to cas4t

The flyer really dumbed down the calc. No HS exemption etc etc.

I wonder if some know what a bond election is. I think this one is a 10 year but not certain.

Posted by LSURussian

Member since Feb 2005

133421 posts

Posted on 12/7/18 at 1:36 pm to slackster

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If you include the homestead exemption of $75000

Is the proposed mental health tax subject to homestead exemption?

I don't know the answer to that and I've looked at about 5 news articles and none of them explain if it is or not.

I know there are three local property taxes on our current tax bill (that we just received last week) that are not subject to the homestead exemption: the police tax (.87 mills), the fire department tax (6.00 mills) and the general fund tax (6.03 mills).