Pete Sepp
Pete Sepp
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That would be one of the most radical departures in tax history, It could start us down a very dangerous path.
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Revenue departments have many, many more sweeping powers than any other agency or private collections firm would have under fair debt collection laws. So now what you'll have is revenue agents who are used to using those broad powers going after people who owe court fines or student loans. Some people might think this is great, but if you start unleashing the power of the government on those people, they might actually begin to chafe at such practices. I don't think it's a good idea.
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Obviously we need to start considering limits on this sort of taxation.
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Is the money really necessary to fund some of these projects, and is the money really going to communities in need? On both scores, the answer is often no. Thirty years and $100 billion is enough of a test to say this program is a disaster. Pull the plug.
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An LCD TV or a plasma TV might be a nice thing to have, but there are plenty of high-resolution televisions you can get for under $1, 000.
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Drivers already pay roughly $30 billion a year in federal gasoline taxes; that ought to be enough to at least give them a decent federal Interstate highway system with maintenance costs.
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You can determine whether you have a case in the space of an afternoon. Your chances for success are pretty good.
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The Alternative Minimum Tax represents the single biggest threat to the wallets of tens of millions of middle-class taxpayers in 2006, yet Congress could not even agree to extend temporary safeguards from this stealth tax for another year.
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From our standpoint, this is not a top fiscal issue.
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Obviously, many homeowners expected an increase due to higher property values. But many homeowners have had serious sticker shock.
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Most people with mortgages have their taxes automatically escrowed and are less likely to question their taxes, ... You find that the people who take a hard look at their assessment are older home owners who have paid off their mortgage or people who are building a home.
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It was felt that there had to be inducements
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We would view this as a missed opportunity to have a wider debate on the wisdom of these restrictions that are driving up costs for taxpayers.
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What homeowners often don't know or realize is that this process is a subjective one. Essentially, your assessment is one person's opinion about the value of your house.