You find an incredible deal that you can afford but then you see that the property taxes are way too high for you. They are based on the price that it used to be worth. The big question is just how much of a property tax reduction will you be able to get with a property tax appeal? In the past,...

10/31/2011

Fair Tax Would be a 27.1% Sales Tax According to Herman Cain's Report

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Last night at the Republican debates, Herman Cain directed everyone to his website where he said that he now has a detailed analysis of his 9-9-9 plan. I was so happy to hear that because previously he had just leaked it out to select journalists. Being the policy wonk that I am, I went there to...

10/19/2011

The National Budget without all of the Zeroes. Numbers You Can Put Your Head Around.

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Million, Billion, Trillion. Sometimes it's difficult to comprehend such large numbers. Therefore, our national debt and our federal budget don't really seem real. A $38 billion cut might actually seem like a lot to a $3.8 trillion budget. 38 is bigger than 3.8, isn't it. It's difficult to do ...

10/18/2011

9-9-9 Plan Will Impose Sales Tax on New Houses and on Real Estate Services

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Before getting too excited about Herman Cain's bold 9-9-9 tax plan, you might want to think through the consequences of how it will affect your real estate business and the industry as a whole. Do your own research and let me know if you find my analysis to be off. First, the 9-9-9 plan imposes a...

10/14/2011

Will Herman Cain's 9-9-9 Plan Put a 9% Sales Tax on New Houses?

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9-9-9 is getting a lot of play lately. Last night at the Republican debates in New Hampshire Herman Cain was getting it from all sides. I've been trying to research the details to find out more specifics to see what it's all about. I have to assume that under this plan, new houses and new cars ...

10/12/2011

The Genisis of "Occupy Wall Street"

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For the record, I wanted to document the genisis of "Occupy Wall Street". I don't know why so few journalists report how it started and who organized it. But like the Tea Party, many showing up to protest have their own agendas and reasons for participating. It was started by Adbusters and is ...

10/10/2011

Sandy Springs Mayor Resonds Quickly to my Email and Gets the Problem Fixed

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Eva Galambos, the mayor of Sandy Springs, is a lady who gets things done quickly. Yesterday evening I emailed her in frustration about a traffic light that made me wait for 10 minutes while it went through three cycles of letting every other lane of traffic go except mine. This has happened to me...

10/05/2011