New Jersey government to shut down

[Reckoner]

Just when you think New Jersey can't get any worse.

 

[notfred]

So all the beaches and parks are free now, right? "Closed" means there's no one there to take your money, it's not like they're going to put up barbed wire around the beach, right?

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: waggy
hmm well gotta give him credit for sticking to his guns. how bad is property tax there? by the article is seems pretty high.

~1-3%. Depends on the area. Also affected by high property values though - a house that would go for $100k-$200k in Podunk, IL might go for $500k-$1 million here. A property tax bill of $20-30k/year isn't that out of the ordinary.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: notfred
So all the beaches and parks are free now, right? "Closed" means there's no one there to take your money, it's not like they're going to put up barbed wire around the beach, right?

Pretty much, I guess. I think at most of the beaches you're on the honor system anyway - you buy a beach badge and badge checkers occassionally come around and check your badges, but if you're in the water they're not going to chase you down. The beach I go to is free anyway.

Downside is there won't be any lifeguards, so if you get dragged out by the current you're pretty much dead.

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Hrm. Okay. So when New Jersey decays into anarchy on just about August 1st, I just have to destroy all the bridges across the susquehanna to prevent the unwashed huns from penetrating my stronghold (they'll make their way into eastern PA much too quickly)

Go back to Maryland, you dirty hun.

 

[KarenMarie]

Originally posted by: waggy
hmm well gotta give him credit for sticking to his guns. how bad is property tax there? by the article is seems pretty high.

We bought this house in July 2000. We paid for it in cash on the day of the closing. It was valued at $135,000 and I was paying just under $2,800 per year in property tax. there have been steady increases in this amount to the point where I am paying almost $5,000 per year on a house valued at $135k.

Nice increase.

So, the county decided that we were not paying enough in property taxes and sent the assesors around.

My house has just been valued at $300,000.

$300k for a 1,400 square foot house on a 37.5x100 lot!!!

Now, I gotta wonder... if i was paying almost $5k on $135k.... what in the world am I gonna be paying for $300k?

 

[Babbles]

And people wonder why New Jersey is so often made fun of . . .

 

[cw42]

Originally posted by: Babbles
And people wonder why New Jersey is so often made fun of . . .

hi, u live in texas.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: KarenMarie

Originally posted by: waggy
hmm well gotta give him credit for sticking to his guns. how bad is property tax there? by the article is seems pretty high.

We bought this house in July 2000. We paid for it in cash on the day of the closing. It was valued at $135,000 and I was paying just under $2,800 per year in property tax. there have been steady increases in this amount to the point where I am paying almost $5,000 per year on a house valued at $135k.

Nice increase.

So, the county decided that we were not paying enough in property taxes and sent the assesors around.

My house has just been valued at $300,000.

$300k for a 1,400 square foot house on a 37.5x100 lot!!!

Now, I gotta wonder... if i was paying almost $5k on $135k.... what in the world am I gonna be paying for $300k?

heh boy you are screwed.

but my house is $145k and i pay 4k or so.

wow you going to have like a $8-10k tax bill =(

property tax's piss me off. they are so high its insane.

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

pwned

How so?

He assumed I was a partisan and sought to turn the tables on my post.

He failed.

You assumed he was talking about you.



AND FFS... P&N

 

[imported_Lucifer]

Originally posted by: cw42

Originally posted by: Babbles
And people wonder why New Jersey is so often made fun of . . .

hi, u live in texas.

Texas>New Jersey

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: cw42

Originally posted by: Babbles
And people wonder why New Jersey is so often made fun of . . .

hi, u live in texas.

and i live in ontario and started the thread. what's your point?

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: cw42

Originally posted by: Babbles
And people wonder why New Jersey is so often made fun of . . .

hi, u live in texas.

Reason Number 15435434 Why New Jersey Sucks: Its residents are such rabid defenders of an overall worthless state.

This story proves it, and you all know it. Admit it. It's OK. Your state only receives traffic because it has beaches and casinos. Period.

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: cw42

Originally posted by: Babbles
And people wonder why New Jersey is so often made fun of . . .

hi, u live in texas.

Actually I live in central PA now, but I did grow up in Texas.

I fail to see what that has to do with anything, though. New Jersey is the state in the news for having the government shut down, not Texas - or any other state for that matter.

 

[ruffilb]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: nutxo

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: Donny Baker

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Donny Baker

Originally posted by: Amused
Imagine that... a Democrat who wants to raise taxes.

As opposed to a Republican who wants to spend more and tax less?

Swing and a miss!

I'm a libertarian.

Thank you, come again.

So am I. 😉

pwned

LOL. Maybe if the libertarians would quit pwning each other and start pwning the 2 parties currently in power we could have a 3 party system ;-)

Burn!

Now THAT was pwned.