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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If we can’t justify a tax increase in a good economy- which MOCO certainly has -then when CAN we justify one?

Tax assessments and property taxes are ridiculously low in MOCO. They should be double or triple what they currently are, and until they are brought up to where they should be, we’re never going to have the kind of county services we should have.

So sick of hearing people who call themselves Progressive constantly complaining about paying taxes. Put your money where your lying mouths are and pony up your taxes [/quote]

Holy cow. You are loopy. You do realize that if property taxes went up even 50%, there would be a massive exodus of the people actually paying into the County's coffers, right?[/quote]

Bullsh*t.

[b]No one will be leaving if their taxes go up a few thousand dollars a year[/b]. That’s utter rubbish. And anyone who does, well, they can thank the rest of us for their higher property values at sales time, that are the result from being in a county that is fully and completely funded and offers the entire spectrum of services, unlike now.

Imagine the kind of place Montgomery could be if it had two or even three times the available tax revenue for spending on things.  We’d be the most desirable county in the country. For every dipshit republican complaining about higher taxes moving out, there’d be three people in bidding wars to buy the house they’re leaving. I’ll take that bargain. [/quote]

Soaking the rich has been tried before and did not work. Especially now, many are realizing that jobs are portable.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703976804575114241782001262

". Montgomery County, outside of Washington, D.C., is Maryland's wealthiest and was especially clobbered, losing nearly $4 billion in taxable income in 2008, with some 80% of those lost dollars from high-income returns."

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So a bunch of rich rethuglicans moved out. Good riddance. I’m not convinced those numbers you quoted are accurate. And even on the off chance they are, so what? Just raise taxes and make up the difference. [/quote]

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