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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have scrolled through this thread, then something suddenly occurred to me. There are just over 35% of residents who are renters in Montgomery County. They all get to vote on these ballot questions with no direct cost risk to their personal household income, but they could stand to gain on services that benefit them. On top of that, renters have been increasing since 1990 (32%-35%) and property ownership has slightly declined (67%-64%). If these trends continue, it will be pulling revenue from a dwindling source and become onerous. Perhaps it is time to think about obtaining revenue for County services from sources outside of property taxes?[/quote] I'm not sure renters see it that way. And if they do think "oh this will only affect property owners", they should know their rents will go up as landlords have increased property taxes and pass it on to rent costs. [/quote]
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