NYNY, week 1 - Joyce

Couldn't need flu shots anywhere in the state could we? Lee
Joyce wrote in message
...
don't get me started on Mrs. Governor ... who spent many of our lovely tax
dollars
planting flowers and shrubs along the roadways in the city. AYYYYYYYY!
Guess
that money couldn't have been useful in the schools, or shelters, or ...
other
places. g

Joyce

On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 08:29:38 GMT, "Miss Violette"
wrote:

If I ran my household like this I would be using your credit cards to buy
my
groceries and getting mad when you bought gas with it, he is something
else,
wonder how Mrs. Governor is, Lee
Joyce wrote in message
.. .
The latest in our local news has been the wonderful newly appointed
governor note
the dripping sarcasm. Evidentally he feels it is a higher priority to
spend
every evening at home with his family in Chicago, instead of in
Springfield
working on the legislature. On the rare occassion he does make the
trip,
he has
to fly so he can make it home quickly the same evening - private
airplane
with our
tax dollars. Yet he complains about how much tax money is wasted in
other
areas.
The man is a two faced idiot! Heck, it's not like Springfield is that
far of a
drive ... I've done it quite a few times. And if he didn't want the
responsibility that comes with the job, then he shouldn't have taken
it.
g

Joyce

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 08:34:49 GMT, "Miss Violette"
wrote:

you gotta admit Joyce, the politicians they pick are so entertaining,
I
wait
with bated breath for each new season to see what new and inventive
personality they show us, and besides Springfield has horseshoe
sandwiches
which some of the residents seem to like, Lee, basically in agreement
with
you
Joyce wrote in message
.. .
Us Illinoisians hehehe are *special*, we get blessed by it all.
Yup,
got us
several state lottery games goin' also - was set up to support the
education
system but not happenin'. We also have a few towns with riverboat
gambling, lots
of taxes there too. I'm beginning to wonder if there is anything
nice
about
living in IL ... the weather sure doesn't help. G

Joyce


On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 13:12:14 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

hey that is the exact same as Texas. How strange. And I thought
we
were
so
unique.
Then we have the state lottery, which I call the "poor ignorant
folks
income
tax"

"Fred" wrote in message
.. .
Actually, Washington State does NOT have an income tax but does
have
a
sales tax. I don't know how our property taxes compare as they
relate
to house/land value and what levies we have added on top.

No sales tax on food at grocery but on restaurant. The sales tax
varies across the state since there are some local components but
it
is generally about 8%.

On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 13:24:42 -0800, "Deb in Northern California"
wrote:

I have a question, since taxes are all relative, do you have an
income
tax
and a sales tax? I know all states are different, so even
though
our
property taxes are lower and we don't pay for education, we do
have
a
sales
tax on everything except food (but that does not include
prepared
foods
that
are purchased at restaurants, etc) and we have an income tax.

It is interesting how some states differ, I know in Oregon there
is
no
sales
tax at all, but their property taxes are on the high side.
There
is
income
tax in Washington state, but they have sales tax on things (not
sure
of
their laws at the moment) and I think their property taxes are
higher
than
ours. I am familiar with most of the sales tax issues in
California
and
our
neighboring states since I used to prepare the sales tax returns
for a
company that I used to work for and we did business in those
neighboring
states a lot.

Debbie

"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
... and our taxes are considered low compared to some of our
neighbors.
Probably
because hubby has had the house for over 30 years now ...
heaven
help
the
poor
soul who buys it when we decide to downsize. I have neighbors
a
few
blocks from
us who claim their real estate tax bill is nearing the
$10,000.00
mark.
I
can't
begin to imagine that, how the heck do you pay it?

And I'd be willing to bet that your least expensive education
system
is
no
worse/no better than our expensive one. g I see kids from
all
over
the
country
head off to college - all seem to be reasonably equally
equipped
with
the
knowledge necessary for success.

Joyce



On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 22:42:29 -0800, "Deb in Northern
California"
wrote:

Wow and Californians complain about things, I think they need
to
look
at
other states and realize how well we have it. My property
taxes
for
the
year are $1450 and the amount that goes to the school
district
is
$63.50.
That is nothing compared to what you are paying and then
having
to
pay
out
in addition per child to get them educated. I know they have
always
said
we
have one of the least expensive education system in the
nation,
but
no
one
believes them and then they still complain it is not
completely
free
or
that
the tuition has gone up at the community college level.

Debbie

"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
Yup! I'm telling you, we have the most darned expensive
system I
have
ever heard
of. IL does have a textbook loan program, but it covers
next
to
nothing
in my
area. This year not one of my daughters books was included
in
the
state
program,
we had to pay out of pocket for them all. They do buy the
books
back
from
the
kids, but at a very small fraction of what we paid. These
expenses
are
in
addition to what is on my yearly property taxes ... roughly
75%
of
my
$4800 tax
bill goes to the schools.

And yet they continue to tell us that IL is in deep
financial
trouble.
Makes ya
wonder about the people in the government. g

Joyce


On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 17:05:50 -0800, "Deb in Northern
California"
wrote:

Your children are in public school and they charge for
books???
The
only
charges I have at my daughter's public school (she is in
high
school)
is
on
my property taxes each year. I don't pay a cent to the
school
for
any
books, we only have to pay for supplies which are minimal.
She
even
attends
at a high school that shares the community college campus
and
she
takes
classes at the college and the high school pays her
community
college
tuition and books for those classes that she is taking.
That
may
change
soon and we may have to start paying for the college class
books,
but
that
is only if they don't have the money in the budgets for
the
upcoming
years.

Debbie