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Skriven 2014-03-06 07:38:00 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
  Kommentar till text 10590 av Jim Weller (1:123/140)
Ärende: Houses
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JIM WELLER Said to DAVE DRUM about Houses

JW> My assessor has never seen the interior of my house but he has
JW> driven by, photographed the exterior and reviewed the building
JW> permits at city hall which include the original blueprints so he
JW> knows the size, age, number of rooms and bathrooms etc. He would
JW> also report any unauthorized additions or secondary buildings
JW> lacking permits if he spotted one. The tax dept could care less if I
JW> replaced my old carpets with 99 cent laminate or $12 hardwood;
JW> interior cosmetic improvements that don't require permitting.

JW>  DD> The trick is in that "assessed fair market value" part. Several
JW>  DD> appeals have been won, also, in the depressed market following
JW>  DD> the recent housing bubble debacle, when homeowners successfully
JW>  DD> appealed that their properties were no worth the assessed value
JW>  DD> in the market.

JW> The trick is, if everyone gets a reduced assessment in a distressed
JW> market, then the mill rate goes up to meet budget requirements
JW> anyway. TANSTAAFL.

But, the people in the tax office know that lethargy and inertia will 
prevent most from doing anything but some minor P&M over their tax bill. 
The proactive tax avoider will *ALWAYS* have some way of gaming the 
system.

JW> The Dutch have a neat way of dealing with tax appeals. If someone
JW> complains their tax assessment is too high, the government must buy
JW> the property for the assessed value or lower the taxes. That also
JW> prevents frivolous complaints because the government just might buy
JW> your place and tell you to get out. 

Nobody ever accused those hard-headed Dutchies of being stoopid!  Bv)=

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Un-yeasted Dutch Rye Bread
 Categories: Breads
      Yield: 1 Loaf
 
      4 c  Rye meal; (coarsely cracked
           - rye, which contains some
           - flour
      1 c  Cracked wheat
  1 1/2 ts Salt
      2 tb Honey or molasses
      2 tb Oil
    1/4 c  Wheat bran
  3 3/4 c  Boiling water
           Wheat germ
 
  Mix all together. Dough will be wet. Cover and let sit
  overnight.
  
  Add more bran or wheat flour if necessary in order to
  shape loaf. Roll loaf in bran or wheat germ.
  
  Bake in covered pan for 5 hours at 200oF/93oC with a pan
  of hot water in the oven on a lower shelf. (Refill with
  water as necessary).
  
  After completely cooled, wrap in moist towel, and
  refrigerate for 1 or 2 days before serving, with butter,
  cream cheese, marmalade, soups, etc...
  
  Source: The Tassajara Bread Book. Copyright Tradubec Inc.
  
  Recipe from: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

ENJOY!!!

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