The problem I have in this article is it doesn't really explain that the people 'left out' have had their taxes frozen for over a decade, and thus, everyone else's taxes are being brought down close to the level this group (over 65 and disabled) has had for years. This article is deceptive in making a group believe they are being shafted when in reality, that group wasn't harmed by the increased property taxes over the past decade.
This is similar to the left always complaining the bottom 1% doesn't get an income tax cut when the bottom 1% doesn't pay income taxes.
This article is misleading at best, fraud at worst.
I wouldn't expect anything different from my former Senator Elliot Naishtat-Dem.
Only school taxes are frozen. Other taxes and appraisals could increase. Property tax relief would be eaten up in two years by increases in appraisals. Current law caps appraisal increases to a maximum of 10% per year, but lowering the cap to 3% or 5% would keep increases at the inflation rate.
One of the other reasons it was necessary to shift the major source of funding for schools to something other than property taxes is this "freeze" at age 65, and the upcoming large demographic who will be able to take advantage of it.
You are correct about this silly whining on behalf of seniors. Many of them have their appraisals frozen at 1995 values.