Pete Sepp
Pete Sepp
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No spending reduction is easy, otherwise they would have been done a long time ago.
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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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Obviously we need to start considering limits on this sort of taxation.
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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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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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Republicans are spending at a rate not seen since Lyndon Johnson's presidency, ... They're legislating as if deficits don't matter.
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People have a right to be concerned. If a private firm calls about collecting debts, a taxpayer should check with the IRS first before giving out any personal information or making payments.
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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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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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From our standpoint, this is not a top fiscal issue.
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If it doesn't meet the technical term of earmark, it would probably meet the public idea of one.
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There is, however, one excellent advantage for taxpayers: predictability, ... There is only one up-front contribution, which is a match with the employee contribution, and no fluctuations.
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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.