I think I see where our worldviews diverge. I believe government should treat everyone the same way. You believe that government should give preferential treatment to certain groups.
Over 65’s are losing their homes due to the exorbitant property taxes, of which a good 50-60% are school taxes; they get no benefit whatsoever from paying those.
As opposed to county, city, and college; those are used/can be used by over 65s (and everyone).
There’s a calculator where you can look up your new taxes and see the effect of prop 4; many folks stand to have their taxes drastically reduced, and some may hardly pay any at all.
Link here:
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Go to http://texas.gov/ and look for “Resident” on the top white tab. Then click on “Property Tax Transparency.” Scroll down to “Find your county’s website.” Click on your county’s name.
If, for some reason, that doesn’t work, enter the site by going to http://texas.gov/propertytaxes and click on “Property Tax Transparency.”
Once you’re in your county, enter your property address, your property’s tax ID or your name. If you enter your address and it doesn’t come up, delete the words Lane, Drive, Street, Circle, Court, etc. That’s a flaw in the software that counties are using.
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