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DM's avatar

Prop 13 in California is almost a religion. To a certain point I understand it, since if my house were taxed at market rate, I'd have to sell and move, probably out of state.

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Zack from the SFV's avatar

The decomposing corpse of Howard Jarvis plagues us to this day. The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn (HJTA) opposes just about anything that spends money or especially anything that raises any kind of tax. In this election they also oppose Props 2 (school bonds) and 4 (Water, fire prevention and other climate risks). HJTA also is against L.A. County Measure A (sales tax funded homeless services) and Measure US (LAUSD local school bonds.). Those bastards have been around forever in CA, or at least since I was a teenager...

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ehstronghold's avatar

Prop 13 also is hurting what should be natural turnover in the single family housing market by giving homeowners like seniors a disincentive from selling their homes and downsizing.

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ArcticStones's avatar

We count our blessings that weтАЩre living where the property tax is about $ 1000. And thatтАЩs per year.

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michaelflutist's avatar

Where is that again?

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ArcticStones's avatar

Very rural community in Northern Maine. Granted, there are few services. Like most people here, we have our own well, we have to drive our trash to the transfer station, and we have a volunteer fire department. Ten minutes to walk to our nearest neighbor.

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michaelflutist's avatar

Really beautiful area of the country. Do you see auroras much in the winter?

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ArcticStones's avatar

Most people forget how far south Maine actually is; weтАЩre roughly at the same latitude as central France.

IтАЩve seen them faintly here, and not often. I have seen far more impressive displays while in the Lofoten Islands of Northern Norway, and when visiting my daughter who lives in Troms├╕. That town lies way above the Arctic Circle тАУ far enough north that for six weeks of the winter, the sun does not rise above the horizon.

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Jonathan's avatar

As a Floridian, I'm just going to say 'Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr' !!!!!!

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ArcticStones's avatar

Granted I donтАЩt pee outside when itтАЩs 30 below plus windchill.

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Jonathan's avatar

LmaoЁЯШВ

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michaelflutist's avatar

I'm aware of these comparative latitudes, but I'm also aware that the Magnetic Pole is in northern Canada, making auroras more visible at lower latitudes in North America than in Europe.

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ProudNewEnglander's avatar

I didn't realize you were a Mainer! Which town do you live in?

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ArcticStones's avatar

Metropolis of Weld, population 376 (minus snowbirds, and attrition since 2020). Where are you?

(Darn, that should have read Weld. Corrected.)

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ProudNewEnglander's avatar

I'm in Concord, NH, however I went to college in Maine and I've actually driven through Weld several times. There's a lot of really nice hiking around there - Mt. Blue, Tumbledown Mountain (which has several trails), and a few others as well. Do you do a lot of hiking in your area?

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