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Don’t Like Property Taxes? Pay Them In Coins
If you are like me and absolutely despise real estate property taxes, why not protest by paying them with coins? That is what one Floyd County man did when he had to pay over $21,000 in property taxes. He paid it with coins – Susan B. Anthony dollar coins to be exact. Frank Alford, who [...]
Boycotting Chrysler and General Motors
The federal government announced Friday that it will help Detroit’s ailing automakers survive at least another few months by offering $17.4 billion in rescue loans in exchange for concessions from carmakers and their workers. $9.4 billion is allocated for General Motors and $4 billion for Chrysler. An additional $4 billion will be made available to [...]
Real Estate Property Taxes – Just Not Fair
I just received my annual property tax bill and man am I annoyed. Why should I have to pay taxes on a property that I own? I know that some of our property taxes go to fund education which we need, however all of my kids are out of school. I also am aware that [...]