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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Drive old cars. It's the only way to keep you taxes relatively affordable in Virginia.

That then won’t pass the state-mandated inspections.

I am still paying over $100 for my 20 year old car. Anywhere else it would be practically zero. FFX is squeezing the hell out its residents and it needs to stop. The Springfield district Rep was the only one to vote No on raising taxes. Here's an idea, how about you raise the taxes of all the original home owners so they are more inline with what the new owners pay.

What do you mean by this? What is an “original home owner”? The first owner of a home? If I buy a newly built house today I am both the original and the new home owner.

After you explain, let me know what you mean by being more in line. Don’t they all pay the same tax rate?

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Anonymous wrote:While perhaps a year ago I may have been willing to gamble my vote on an annoyance issue like this, the Supreme Court has bought the Ds years of my loyalty by knocking down Roe. It is hard to imagine something they could do at this stage that would cause me to vote R in a purple state.

Larry Hogan, Charlie Baker, Mitt Romney, all promised to not touch abortion.

What does abortion have to do with car taxes?

Anonymous wrote:While perhaps a year ago I may have been willing to gamble my vote on an annoyance issue like this, the Supreme Court has bought the Ds years of my loyalty by knocking down Roe. It is hard to imagine something they could do at this stage that would cause me to vote R in a purple state.

Because the Board of Supervisors has so much to do with who is picked for the Supreme Court.... fascinating logic.

Vote out the entire FFX Board of Supervisors (minus Herrity) and the entire FFX County School Board in Nov 2023.

Anonymous wrote:Tax rates in Fairfax S.S.R. are still nothing compared to what you find further up in the Northeast.

So what, so is California and Hawaii. I can still want lower tax rates. Hell there are even states that don't get you with income and sales tax on necessities. We can do better.

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Anonymous wrote:Drive old cars. It's the only way to keep you taxes relatively affordable in Virginia.

That then won’t pass the state-mandated inspections.

I am still paying over $100 for my 20 year old car. Anywhere else it would be practically zero. FFX is squeezing the hell out its residents and it needs to stop. The Springfield district Rep was the only one to vote No on raising taxes. Here's an idea, how about you raise the taxes of all the original home owners so they are more inline with what the new owners pay.

Taxes are theft

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Anonymous wrote:I can't stand the fairfax county property tax rates. Gotta get the dems out of office.

This. The sore losers blaming Youngkin for something that's actually not in his control is so very typical.

He misled voters. Not surprising.

I love when VA people complain about “high” taxes. LOL.

So ignorant.

Between the property tax increases this year and this, everyon e is getting totally fleeced. I’m just as annoyed as everyone else - and I don’t know how it’s sustainable for readidents on a budget - but what are you gonna do. It’s not like the county leadership will change.

Tax rates in Fairfax S.S.R. are still nothing compared to what you find further up in the Northeast.

Anonymous wrote:I can't stand the fairfax county property tax rates. Gotta get the dems out of office.

This. The sore losers blaming Youngkin for something that's actually not in his control is so very typical.

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Anonymous wrote:Drive old cars. It's the only way to keep you taxes relatively affordable in Virginia.

That then won’t pass the state-mandated inspections.

Keep older vehicles that are well maintained. Car tax is annoying but consider the 3.2% MOCO income tax. Same income and comparable houses which results in more disposable income? Federal taxes are the same.

The most scandalous and annoying Fairfax County facts are who gets stuck with special tax districts. Reston {Hunter Mill District] got one to build a community center and it was paid off in 1999. Mclean [Dranesvile District] has one. Vienna [Hunter Mill District] and Herndon [Dranesville District] are real legal towns and their community centers are out of town taxes.

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors give a free ride to general service areas for the Mount Vernon Community Center [ only one who questioned that was Penny Gross- D-Mason District]. It will have many of the same functions as the ones in Reston and Mclean. No charge or special tax district. Corbett Sanders, pre school board, did the work on committee for that rip off to Reston.

9 magisterial districts and 2 work together - Mount Vernon and Lee. Mason, Dranesville etc all have areas with significant school age populations of ESOL and FRPM so those 2 are not unique. Now those 2 have 3 reps since Lee-Mackay is chairman of the board of supervisors.

They also drain school construction resources by voluntarily not using open capacity. Incredibly weird is this county has abut 10% of residences billed for trash/recycling/leaves and the service is done by the county. Other 90% are not billed and FX doesn't contract with private haulers for defined areas- chaos.
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/taxes/real-estate/tax-rates
Metro service districts are whacky since if you're not in one you would still drive to and use the station

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Anonymous wrote:While perhaps a year ago I may have been willing to gamble my vote on an annoyance issue like this, the Supreme Court has bought the Ds years of my loyalty by knocking down Roe. It is hard to imagine something they could do at this stage that would cause me to vote R in a purple state.

Larry Hogan, Charlie Baker, Mitt Romney, all promised to not touch abortion.

Hogan was a governor of a blue state. Romney too. It is fine to let an R be governor if you know your legislature is lock step Blue. Entirely different than VA right now.

Anonymous wrote:While perhaps a year ago I may have been willing to gamble my vote on an annoyance issue like this, the Supreme Court has bought the Ds years of my loyalty by knocking down Roe. It is hard to imagine something they could do at this stage that would cause me to vote R in a purple state.

Larry Hogan, Charlie Baker, Mitt Romney, all promised to not touch abortion.

Anonymous wrote:An old car is a depreciating asset
FFX has done a real dumb thing

What a blast from the past! Thanks for that!