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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
4h ago“When a higher government overrules your town's local decisions, do you feel protected or ignored?”
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I do some google searching, like I am now for prop a in Travis county (which was opaque to me, but now after maybe 10 minutes of research seems like a good idea). I spend maybe an hour total reading overviews and a pro vs con.... Regional Administrative Culture and Property Governance in the Rural Northern Plains: A Sociological Field Analysis Abstract This paper examines a distinctive pattern of property governance present in the rural counties of Northeast Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota.... Want to know the difference between the “LA Ordinance Fee” and “LA Ordinance Tourism Tax”?
My greed-o-meter was pinned to max after finding the link below. The state of California and the city of Los Angeles have 2 identical taxes on hotel occupants. The only difference is whose pocket the money ends up in.... Did you see this Save Austin Now update? Editorial: We wish we could support Austin’s Prop Q. Here’s why we can’t endorse it. Austin taxpayers deserve accountability and proof of progress before being asked to shoulder another increase.... I think the TLDR is the campaign having almost anything to do with Trump is misleading: Based on her extensive research, Barbara Cilley concluded, “The City (of Austin) will suffer serious cuts from Trump, but they won’t be replaced by Prop Q.” bc Prop Q is a proposed rise in... Austin City Council is banking on a 16% property tax increase
I think property tax questions are interesting and nuanced, because I really like having city services, and someone has to foot the bill. But the affordability issues of Austin TX are legendary, and the less income an Austinite has, the the more they’re going to feel the negative...