Top Ten Most Impovished Cities

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VolnJC said:
I heard that some states still tax personal property and bank accounts?
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Both city and school taxes are based on the assessment of your real estate property. Plus we have state income tax, county income tax and a locality tax that I've never understood. Add in sales tax and federal income and you end up paying around 15-20k just to wake up each day.
 
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And yes, since the school board levies taxes, they can and do seize property when those taxes aren't paid.
 
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YorkVol said:
Both city and school taxes are based on the assessment of your real estate property. Plus we have state income tax, county income tax and a locality tax that I've never understood. Add in sales tax and federal income and you end up paying around 15-20k just to wake up each day.
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dang...I'll never complain about our wheel tax again!
 
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VolnJC said:
I'd like to see some age demographics...now the uber rich they can live wherever and don't care..but I was watching one of the home buying reality shows..and it was a status thing to be able to live in the city for the young professionals...amazing what they will pay to live in the right areas
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its the same with the suburbs. look at Johns Creek, a suburb here in Atlanta, freaking filthy rich area.

I think a lot of it just has to do with the cycle of development. the cities now have the amenities to beat the suburbs and the drive.

I am waiting on the next bust. we are building like crazy down here and prices are high so I am sitting in my apartment for now just waiting to catch it at the right time.
 
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VolnJC said:
Yeah for now...some of those cities in that table also have lost the most population in the past 50 years...the problem there is the people who can afford to leave do, and then you have to raise taxes on those who remain.
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Bro, correlation is not causation. People are moving to the sun belt bc they don't want to live in the bitter cold where assembly line workers are losing their jobs to machines.
 
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VolnJC said:
Okay here is a better question. Why is income inequality worse in cities ran by Democrats?
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Link?

Again, what big cities are not run by democrats? Even SLC in the heart of one of the most conservative states is run by democrats.

I agree democratic policies hurt the citizens, but so do republican policies. I can't distinguish between correlation and causation. Is Detroit poor bc it's D or is it D bc it's poor? Probably both. Cleveland, too. Other cities tho, i tend to think it's the latter.
 
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VolnJC said:
Yeah for now...some of those cities in that table also have lost the most population in the past 50 years...the problem there is the people who can afford to leave do, and then you have to raise taxes on those who remain.
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And the stooges that leave move into other areas that aren't democratically screwed up and continue to spread their voting diseases.
 
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LouderVol said:
its the same with the suburbs. look at Johns Creek, a suburb here in Atlanta, freaking filthy rich area.

I think a lot of it just has to do with the cycle of development. the cities now have the amenities to beat the suburbs and the drive.

I am waiting on the next bust. we are building like crazy down here and prices are high so I am sitting in my apartment for now just waiting to catch it at the right time.
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Johns Creek is wealthy, but nothing will beat those West Buckhead mansions.
 
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SpaceCoastVol said:
If you leave the wheels on your house does it get taxed as a vehicle or personal property?
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Hmmmmm

Not sure. But, at one time they taxed you differently if you had a color tv over black and white. Also on the number of rooms your house had.
 
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FLVOL69 said:
Shove ready wasn't so shovel ready BHO
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When they looked for shovel ready jobs, Kinsley Construction (biggest in the area) bid to build several hundred, maybe thousands of sidewalk corners. They won the job so we now have brand new corners, complete with the anti-slip mats and bumps for blind people at every sidewalk in possibly the entire county. Now, new corners on city and town streets? Sure, why not. But, new corners to cross 4 lane state highways or way out in the country?

And, be careful not to step in the 3 ft deep pot hole when you step off that new corner. Or watch out for the water that flooded the road since they haven't updated the sewer lines in 100 years...crazy.
 
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SpaceCoastVol said:
Which is precisely why we have DAMN yankees in the south.
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Unfortunately you can't have inexpensive living and not expect outsiders not to move in. Everyone wants to live the small town, slow pace life style but want to keep others out.

When I lived in the northeast I never met anyone who had plans to retire and move to the south. I didn't understand it, I always wondered who people chose to live there. Cost of living was high, taxes were high and the winters were really cold.
 
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Sin City Vol said:
Unfortunately you can't have inexpensive living and not expect outsiders not to move in. Everyone wants to live the small town, slow pace life style but want to keep others out.

When I lived in the northeast I never met anyone who had plans to retire and move to the south. I didn't understand it, I always wondered who people chose to live there. Cost of living was high, taxes were high and the winters were really cold.
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But you can get good Italian up there... Beat the crap out of Olive Garden
 
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Biopsyman said:
But you can get good Italian up there... Beat the crap out of Olive Garden
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^^^^^This x1000^^^^^ when I moved out west my biggest complaint was the lack of good Italian take out. Then I realize that LV has very few really good Mexican Restaurants. My favorite Italian place here is Casa Di Amor. Very authentic and if you're a tourist they'll send a limo to your hotel to pick you up.

Favorite steak house is The Golden Steer. Very old (1953) and a former hangout of Elvis, the Rat Pack, DiMaggio, etc. Everything is ala cart and the steaks range from $40-$55. It's my favorite place BUT not with the best steaks, that belongs to the Strip House in Planet Hollywood. Had a $98 bone in Ribeye and potato there and it was easily the best meal I have ever had. The steak was almost so good I felt bad eating it.

In the NE the best steaks came from Sullivan's. 2nd best steak I've ever had
 
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Sin City Vol said:
^^^^^This x1000^^^^^ when I moved out west my biggest complaint was the lack of good Italian take out. Then I realize that LV has very few really good Mexican Restaurants. My favorite Italian place here is Casa Di Amor. Very authentic and if you're a tourist they'll send a limo to your hotel to pick you up.

Favorite steak house is The Golden Steer. Very old (1953) and a former hangout of Elvis, the Rat Pack, DiMaggio, etc. Everything is ala cart and the steaks range from $40-$55. It's my favorite place BUT not with the best steaks, that belongs to the Strip House in Planet Hollywood. Had a $98 bone in Ribeye and potato there and it was easily the best meal I have ever had. The steak was almost so good I felt bad eating it.

In the NE the best steaks came from Sullivan's. 2nd best steak I've ever had
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Best steak I ever had was at Keen's in Manhattan..
 
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