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Title: eat a fat one. Post by: Aske on March 27, 2008, 01:45:28 PM http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/comments/view?f=/c/a/2008/03/27/MNUAVQUK2.DTL
Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: twoiron on March 27, 2008, 01:48:01 PM I've been a long time fan of Tax Avoidance.
Tax Evasion, I'm not so keen on... ;) Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: gleek on March 27, 2008, 01:54:18 PM I'm sure San Mateo county will survive without Ellison's property tax. Still Ellison's a douche.
Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: Clive on March 27, 2008, 02:15:39 PM Given the town manager's comments ...
Quote Woodside will lose about $78,000 from the $130,000 in property taxes it collected on the Mountain Home Road property during the past few years, Town Manager Susan George said. Nevertheless, she doesn't begrudge Ellison. "He went through a process that was laid out by the law," she said. "It shouldn't make any difference how much money he has if the process was fair." That said, she added: "We'll miss the money; we always have good things we can do with it." ... why is Ellison ridiculed? Anyone can ask that his property be re-assessed -- I work with folks who've done it. Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: gleek on March 27, 2008, 02:17:22 PM Given the town manager's comments ... Quote Woodside will lose about $78,000 from the $130,000 in property taxes it collected on the Mountain Home Road property during the past few years, Town Manager Susan George said. Nevertheless, she doesn't begrudge Ellison. "He went through a process that was laid out by the law," she said. "It shouldn't make any difference how much money he has if the process was fair." That said, she added: "We'll miss the money; we always have good things we can do with it." ... why is Ellison ridiculed? Anyone can ask that his property be re-assessed -- I work with folks who've done it. I call Ellison a douche for reasons other than getting his property reassessed. Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: hobbit on March 27, 2008, 03:44:57 PM Given the town manager's comments ... Quote Woodside will lose about $78,000 from the $130,000 in property taxes it collected on the Mountain Home Road property during the past few years, Town Manager Susan George said. Nevertheless, she doesn't begrudge Ellison. "He went through a process that was laid out by the law," she said. "It shouldn't make any difference how much money he has if the process was fair." That said, she added: "We'll miss the money; we always have good things we can do with it." ... why is Ellison ridiculed? Anyone can ask that his property be re-assessed -- I work with folks who've done it. Same goes for belaboring the point about where the money was tagged to go - an emotional plea to vilify someone for something everyone does, or can do. I guess I should go scold my neighbors when I get home, they successfully challenged their assessment last year and probably deprived the school district of much needed money. I'll be sure and let them know they can eat a fat one. But Ellison is still a douche ;) Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: hobbit on March 27, 2008, 03:54:43 PM Tip for the future I guess. If anyone here runs into a chit load of money - build the ugliest multi-million dollar home evar! Since no one will want to buy it you can get it assessed cheap and save tax dollars. :P
Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: Uisce Beatha on March 27, 2008, 03:58:16 PM I've challenged my assessment and won. It's always worth trying. You almost always win.
There's an added joy in depriving Davis School District of my tax dollars. I, like Ellison, am a douche. Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: birdymaker on March 27, 2008, 04:14:18 PM Quote functionally obsolete. ;)Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: Aske on March 27, 2008, 04:17:41 PM Tip for the future I guess. If anyone here runs into a chit load of money - build the ugliest multi-million dollar home evar! Since no one will want to buy it you can get it assessed cheap and save tax dollars. :P DING. DING DING. also, just out of curiosity, how many of you again make enough $ that you can afford to go through reassessments when you're quibbling over taxes that represent approximately 1/10000th of your net worth Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: hobbit on March 27, 2008, 04:24:09 PM Tip for the future I guess. If anyone here runs into a chit load of money - build the ugliest multi-million dollar home evar! Since no one will want to buy it you can get it assessed cheap and save tax dollars. :P DING. DING DING. also, just out of curiosity, how many of you again make enough $ that you can afford to go through reassessments when you're quibbling over taxes that represent approximately 1/10000th of your net worth I think you're overestimating the effort required to reassess - its quite easy. Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: Clive on March 27, 2008, 04:44:07 PM I, like Ellison, am a douche. Werd. Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: Aske on March 27, 2008, 04:45:39 PM Tip for the future I guess. If anyone here runs into a chit load of money - build the ugliest multi-million dollar home evar! Since no one will want to buy it you can get it assessed cheap and save tax dollars. :P DING. DING DING. also, just out of curiosity, how many of you again make enough $ that you can afford to go through reassessments when you're quibbling over taxes that represent approximately 1/10000th of your net worth I think you're overestimating the effort required to reassess - its quite easy. i assume it requires some amount of a fee, time , phone calls, and paperwork, doesn't it? if so, and you're worth $1M, to make the case equivalent, you're fighting over $100 in taxes. just seems like to me most people worth that much, their time/effort is worth more. Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: hobbit on March 27, 2008, 04:48:06 PM i assume it requires some amount of a fee, time , phone calls, and paperwork, doesn't it? Where I live - no, very little, a few, not sure. Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: Clive on March 27, 2008, 04:49:12 PM i assume it requires some amount of a fee, time , phone calls, and paperwork, doesn't it? Even so, what's your point? Other than "rich people suck".if so, and you're worth $1M, to make the case equivalent, you're fighting over $100 in taxes. just seems like to me most people worth that much, their time/effort is worth more. Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: Aske on March 27, 2008, 04:54:03 PM Even so, what's your point? Other than "rich people suck". my point isn't no such thing. just that most of them have a complete disconnect from the realities facing 99% of the people who they rely(ied) upon to build their fortune to begin with. :) :'( besides, have you ever seen a photo of this clown? i'm sure even most of his co-richies hate him [sm_devil] ;) Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: hobbit on March 27, 2008, 04:58:29 PM I'm pretty sure $3M is real to even Warren Buffet.
If you want to attack his perception of reality - building that fargin property the way he did is a better example. ;) Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: Aske on March 27, 2008, 05:00:23 PM I'm pretty sure $3M is real to even Warren Buffet. If you want to attack his perception of reality - building that fargin property the way he did is a better example. ;) if i had $25B i'd be far more concerned about the $2.5 B loss that it has taken in the last 6 months thanks to helicopter ben. ;) Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: Uisce Beatha on March 27, 2008, 05:52:05 PM if i had $25B i'd be far more concerned about the $2.5 B loss that it has taken in the last 6 months thanks to helicopter ben. ;) I'd be drunk and naked. Wealth wouldn't change me one bit. Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: Clive on March 27, 2008, 07:48:39 PM if i had $25B i'd be far more concerned about the $2.5 B loss that it has taken in the last 6 months thanks to helicopter ben. ;) I'd be drunk and naked.Wealth wouldn't change me one bit. Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: 1puttpar on March 27, 2008, 07:53:55 PM if i had $25B i'd be far more concerned about the $2.5 B loss that it has taken in the last 6 months thanks to helicopter ben. ;) I'd be drunk and naked. TMI :watchingyou: Wealth wouldn't change me one bit. Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: Uisce Beatha on March 27, 2008, 08:01:40 PM Spill the wine. Take that pearl. Settle for a overfed, short-haired stumbling halfling? Title: Re: eat a fat one. Post by: Fuzzy on March 27, 2008, 09:28:12 PM i assume it requires some amount of a fee, time , phone calls, and paperwork, doesn't it? Where I live - no, very little, a few, not sure. ditto the hobbit. no fee, very little time, no calls required, very little paperwork. the process is actually simpler than most people realize. I've done it once. |