Perry spells out property tax aid (but cities and municipalities are opposed..)

Dallas Morning News ^ | 8/22/2006 | Kevin Krause

[sinkspur]

Perry's ready to cap appraisals at 5%, but mayors and city councils don't want a cap.

[coconutt2000]

I was wondering if the local governments are experiencing large increases in operating costs. I can't think of any other reason they could use to justify opposing capping property tax increases due to rising property values.

Of course, if costs aren't increasing, perhaps those politicians opposed to capping increases have already spent the "windfall" taxes in their heads.

[Froufrou]

San Antonio is said to be THE hottest housing market in the country right now. There's a lot of flack about the tax hike, but how can you argue with CA and their housing bubble?

[sinkspur]

Your culprit for opposition to appraisal caps is likely your very own Houston city council and Bill White.

[weegee]

Houston PING

Dan Patrick's been pushing for this for years.

Rick Perry must be worried about his polling.

[Hydroshock]

I will believe Perry will do this when it is signed into law and not before. I do not trust the man. It is an election year after all.

[sinkspur]

Rick Perry must be worried about his polling.

Perry pushed for a cap in the last legislative session (2005), but a 2/3 vote is needed to put the measure on the ballot, and it only passed by a majority.

What's Patrick said about his little group's lawsuit against the legislature being laughed out of court last week?

[TexasCajun]

Dan Patrick and his own "Karl Rove" Ed Hendee.

...making a difference!

[sinkspur]

I will believe Perry will do this when it is signed into law and not before.

He won't sign anything. A constitutional amendment has to go before the voters to accomplish this.

[Hydroshock]

I do not think he intends to get it on the ballot. I think he is posturing for the election. Don't get me wrong I will applaud it if it gets there. But I based on Gov Goodhair's huge new quasi income tax do not believe anything he says as far as lowering taxes. He burned his bridges with me doing that.

[Alkhin]

Yeah, I heard a bit of Ed Hendee this morning - NOT happy because with Perry its too little too late and none on the task force involve those people in Houston who have been pushing this i.e. Paul Bettencourt, if I recall. Hendee was NOT happy...cant say I blame him.

[Hydroshock]

If you read the polls about 60% of the state will not support a sitting republican governor. That just does not bode well for the man.

[demkicker]

Dan Patrick's been pushing for this for years.

Rick Perry must be worried about his polling.

This is what gags me about politicians. They stop doing the right thing for the right reasons. Their number one focus becomes their political preservation.

[jf55510]

Except he is going to be re-elected, and don't be surprised come election day that he is sitting close to 50%.

[DannyTN]

Tennessee has a law that property tax appraisals must be tax neutral. Therefore when they periodically reassess values, the tax rates automatically adjust downward so that the total taxes raised don't increase.

And then of course, the politicians immediately ask the public to approve a tax increase because they will "have to cut education instead of their pork" if we don't.

[sinkspur]

But I based on Gov Goodhair's huge new quasi income tax do not believe anything he says as far as lowering taxes.

LOL!! Do you even know what an income tax is? How old are you?

It won't be Perry getting it on the ballot; it will be 2/3 of the legislature breaking free of the Texas Municipal League, which can make life hell for them if they do.

[Hydroshock]

I will be amazed if he tops 40% of the vote.

[Hydroshock]

The new payroll tax is a tax on the wages of people. It is a quasi income tax adn I would love to see someone challenge it in court against the TX constitutional amendment banning income taxes.

[weegee]

Perry has pulled the football away too many times.

Perry is another Republican who was a Democrat during the Reagan administration.

I'm considering voting straight ticket Republican with a substitution of Kinky for governor. And that was before this little stunt.

In the judicial and other races there may be Democrats worth voting for but the games played in the courts make it difficult to vote for any Dems.

[Hydroshock]

Like I said Perry has burned his bridges with me. The only choice I have is between Strayhorn and Kinky. Both have their negatives with me but neither are nearly as odious as Perry is now.