.gov lubing up once again

[TheGrendel]

You would think the middle class has been completely reamed out. But the overlords believe there is just a little bit more to fuck. They aren’t even squeezing the juice anymore. They are grinding the rind.

https://nypost.com/2023/04/16/how-t...rs-at-the-cost-of-those-with-good-credit/amp/

 

[wayoflife]

Welcome to America, land of the ream

 

[TheGrendel]

Welcome to America, land of the ream

Every single time a politician says “we are going after the rich to pay their fair share.” They mean the middle class is going to get another shackle placed on it.

 

[TheGrendel]

I’m really fired up on the real estate taxes and costs front right now. My local communist Travis county appraisal district just upped the land valuation on my home and an adjacent property $310K and $302K respectively. There is literally nothing to justify this extortion in our area. But they get to set it and I have to fight it down. Plus the real beauty of it is our taxing valuations always go up, yet the rate rarely to never drops.

if they want to write me a check for my home at their “valuation”, I’ll give them the damned keys today.

 

[Spazbyt]

What again would be unfair about a flat tax?

 

[TheGrendel]

What again would be unfair about a flat tax?

Too Hard to keep people on the leash.

 

[duktrx]

 

[duktrx]

Crappy timing, right as I am looking to leverage my equity to buy out a business, including real estate. Guess I need to tank my hard-earned credit so I can get a better rate.

 

[Trail Bud]

You would think the middle class has been completely reamed out. But the overlords believe there is just a little bit more to fuck. They aren’t even squeezing the juice anymore. They are grinding the rind.

https://nypost.com/2023/04/16/how-t...rs-at-the-cost-of-those-with-good-credit/amp/

I saw that. Somebody needs to go hunting and thin the herd to stop this shit.
that’s so fucked up.

 

[JimLee]

This effectively ends up being a tax, that was not passed by Congress. Unconstitutional and the courts will shit all over it, rightfully so.

 

[TrailHunter]

Lube up that Socialism and Sloooowwwly push it in.

 

[Sgt_USMC]

Slowly? They just make you look the other way and slam it home. The wife and I are planning to buy our first home next year and we have been working on our credit and debt/income ratio for years and now we have this crap to look forward to.

 

[DaJudge]

Lube up that Socialism and Sloooowwwly push it in.

They don't lube it up, they stick it in dry and cold!

 

[TrailHunter]

Slowly? They just make you look the other way and slam it home. The wife and I are planning to buy our first home next year and we have been working on our credit and debt/income ratio for years and now we have this crap to look forward to.

They don't lube it up, they stick it in dry and cold!

We are far from a Socialist country… but pretty sure we are more clearly seeing the beginning changes happening... I just pray it fails.

 

[Ddays]

Oh stop whining all you pansies and eat your fucking bugs

Insect farming startup raises $175 million for food expansion

Insect farming startup Ynsect has secured more funding as it expands globally and looks to prioritize higher-value food for pets and humans. The French...

www.post-gazette.com

And for those who say I'm full of shit read their own words on their website

Entomophagy for beginners: insect recipes for the western palate - Ynsect

Not only is there good reason for humans to consume insects, as of January 2023, Europeans now have the EU’s legal go-ahead. Meeting our nutritional needs, containing high-quality protein, vitamins and essential amino acids, they are also considerably more environmentally-friendly than sources...

www.ynsect.com

 

[AZVAJKU]

 

[bobfriesenhahn]

I’m really fired up on the real estate taxes and costs front right now. My local communist Travis county appraisal district just upped the land valuation on my home and an adjacent property $310K and $302K respectively. There is literally nothing to justify this extortion in our area. But they get to set it and I have to fight it down. Plus the real beauty of it is our taxing valuations always go up, yet the rate rarely to never drops.

if they want to write me a check for my home at their “valuation”, I’ll give them the damned keys today.

Welcome to the new Texas.

After the 2008 fiasco, local governments all over are jacking up property value estimates all over the state and paying themselves well (30% raises for city employees here in Dallas). Most people think that they are just unlucky to live in a popular area and that the problem is due to people moving in from California. I have done substantial analysis of this, and while people are indeed moving in, home prices and tax evaluations are jacked up everywhere in the state. Even small towns in West Texas now have jacked up valuations.

There is really no way to go besides out, so that is what we are doing. Besides, several western states offer vastly more access to scenic beauty and the outdoors than most of Texas does.

 

[TheGrendel]

Welcome to the new Texas.

After the 2008 fiasco, local governments all over are jacking up property value estimates all over the state and paying themselves well (30% raises for city employees here in Dallas). Most people think that they are just unlucky to live in a popular area and that the problem is due to people moving in from California. I have done substantial analysis of this, and while people are indeed moving in, home prices and tax evaluations are jacked up everywhere in the state. Even small towns in West Texas now have jacked up valuations.

There is really no way to go besides out, so that is what we are doing. Besides, several western states offer vastly more access to scenic beauty and the outdoors than most of Texas does.

Texas was a special place that we are ruining really quickly. My dream has been to own a ranch in Texas for my kids and grand kids to enjoy play on. But that dream shifts more and more to other states.

 

[JT@623]

Texas was a special place that we are ruining really quickly. My dream has been to own a ranch in Texas for my kids and grand kids to enjoy play on. But that dream shifts more and more to other states.

AZ has gone the same route

 

[JessL]

Why do you think we left Colorado... I hate humidity... but luv muh' freedom.