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Originally Posted by Unruly
Is anyone of you really looking at the big picture on taxes?? Explain to me how taxes are increasing every year greater than the inflation rate? Then they increase property taxes on an estimated value of your property? They say your property is worth $$$ so we are taxing you on that amount even though we haven't monetarily gain on that amount. That amount is only realized if we sell our property and make that profit. If you own your property and never sell it, you don't gain anything. These counties around here are making money hand over fist and using the tax money for their pet projects not for essential services.
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Why is it too much to ask for posters to do some homework and have a clue what they are talking about before spewing so many words on these boards?
Contrary to what was asserted above, my taxes have *decreased* four of the last five years.
As our individual taxes have decreased, Sumter county revenue has increased due to an increase in the number of taxable properties. Simply put, there are more homes paying tax so the individual taxes is less. And where does that money go, what are the pet projects? Perhaps the poster can do *that* research but a guess would be the increased revenue was spent providing services to the increased number of homes - exactly what might be expect.
Govt can be wasteful and ours is likely no different but a little evidence would go a lot further than blind accusations.