There's no such thing as private property any more. You belong to the government.
Posted on 11/01/2005 11:16:00 AM PST by texas_mrs
The one-room cabin David Bischoff built in a cow pasture three years ago has no electricity, no running water, no phone service and no driveway. What it does have is a wide-open view of nearby hills and distant mountains _ which makes it seven times more valuable than if it had no view, according to the latest townwide property assessment. He expects his property taxes to shoot up accordingly.
Bischoff and other Orford residents bitterly call that a "view tax," and they are leading a revolt against it that has gained support in many rural towns in New Hampshire.
State officials say there is no such thing as a "view tax" _ it is a "view factor," and it has always been a part of property assessments. The only change is that views have become so valuable in some towns that assessors are giving them a separate line on appraisal records.
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Well, as long as they don't call it a 'tax', I guess it's all ok.
New Hampshire welcomes migrating Massachusetts liberals.
Time to throw the Tea in the harbor. Lets see if NH's motto, "live free or die", is just something neat to put on their license plates or something to live by.
I think people that do not live in LA should pay more taxes too. A breathing tax seems appropriate for people that breath real air.
You obviously chose a nice lot of land, so we're going to start charging you more to keep that lot of land that doesn't belong to us.
Sincerely & Corruptly,
Government
Beginning to look more like Massachusetts all the time, huh?
Actually, in light of Keloe, they ought to consider themselves lucky that it's only a tax.
There's no such thing as private property any more. You belong to the government.
Ok, this is insane. I'm so irritated by this article. What next? Your house smells nice because of a nearby bakery so the government charges a smell tax? Birds sound pretty in the trees so they charge a sound tax?
No, in light of Kelo, they're lucky the jackboot is grinding their chest instead of the back of their head.
I read that more and more people are moving from Massachusetts to New Hampshire. Guess they want to retain their social bennies and make make the natives pay for them.
speak for yourself please
It makes sense that a house on the beach would be assessed for more than a house a few blocks away from the beach. The question is whether the "view factor" reflects real property values or is arbitrarily inflated to increase tax revenues.
"migrating Massachusetts liberals."
They (NH residents) call them "Massholes" for a good reason.
Within the framework of the government having the right to tax your property, and that it should be done on the basis of market value, I don't see what is unreasonable about this.
How about we start our own Minuteman project on the state line to watch these Massholes.
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