[Vision2020] Idaho tax rates

Fri, 19 Dec 2003 23:42:49 EST

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Dale - don't just look at Idaho. Compare our rates with all the western 
states. Oregon is 1%. California runs 1-1 1/2 percent depending on county. Look at 
our neighbor, Washington. Look at our neighbors, Montana, Utah, 
Nevada...........etc. Talk about taking it in the shorts.

I don't know if you saw my other posts but one of our elected officials said 
we should view it as a privilege because we have the University in our town 
and the University owns 25-30% of all the land in Moscow. I don't know about you 
but I do not think it is a "privilege" to pay more taxes than everyone else 
in this state. A lot of this problem probably would dicipate (sp) if they would 
do our census right. You know they count all 13,000 students as local 
residents. Anyone with an IQ of 2 knows that they are not here all year. They are 
here 6 1/2 months of the year. Period! Take a look this weekend. You will see. I 
am not even open this weekend, or next, or the next. Why? 13,000 of our local 
residents don't live here anymore. Guess what? Same thing happens every 3 day 
holiday and summer. Granted a thousand or two might (?) hang around. But that 
is it.

Again, is there any politicians out there that understand these views? I 
think the burden of having the University or as the politician says, "the 
privilege" should not be the sole burden of the community for which it is housed. The 
students come from within the entire state and beyond. The taxes should be 
equitable.

Phil

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=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">Dale - don't just look at Idaho. Co=
mpare our rates with all the western states. Oregon is 1%. California runs 1=
-1 1/2 percent depending on county. Look at our neighbor, Washington. Look a=
t our neighbors, Montana, Utah, Nevada...........etc. Talk about taking it i=
n the shorts.<BR>
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I don't know if you saw my other posts but one of our elected officials said=
 we should view it as a privilege because we have the University in our town=
 and the University owns 25-30% of all the land in Moscow. I don't know abou=
t you but I do not think it is a "privilege" to pay more taxes than everyone=
 else in this state. A lot of this problem probably would dicipate (sp) if t=
hey would do our census right. You know they count all 13,000 students as lo=
cal residents. Anyone with an IQ of 2 knows that they are not here all year.=
 They are here 6 1/2 months of the year. Period! Take a look this weekend. Y=
ou will see. I am not even open this weekend, or next, or the next. Why? 13,=
000 of our local residents don't live here anymore. Guess what? Same thing h=
appens every 3 day holiday and summer. Granted a thousand or two might (?) h=
ang around. But that is it.<BR>
<BR>
Again, is there any politicians out there that understand these views? I thi=
nk the burden of having the University or as the politician says, "the privi=
lege" should not be the sole burden of the community for which it is housed.=
 The students come from within the entire state and beyond. The taxes should=
 be equitable.<BR>
<BR>
Phil<BR>
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