This'n'That; September Thirtieth [Time;Taxes]

Little Time Left!

Well folks, it's now the last day in September--which means:  Only thrity-two days to wait!!  Now is the time to study the current candidates and incumbents for public office at all levels.  Remember what they say in "Clown Prince" obama's adopted hometown: "Vote early; vote OFTEN!"

New York State Leads Nation!

PROPERTY TAXES!  The scourge of the middleclass--most of whom can ill afford them!  Some statistics I've formulated from http://taxfoundation.org/taxdata/show/1888.html:

• New York State comprises nine slots in the 'Top Ten,' with the county I live in, Monroe County, LEADING THE WAY!
• New York counties comprise 14 of the 'Top Twenty.'
• New York counties comprise 17 of the 'Top Thirty.'
• New York counties comprise 18 of the 'Top Forty.'
• New York counties comprise 19 of the 'Top Fifty.'  This last stastic translates to nearly 40 PERCENT of the top fifty greatest taxed counties IN THE UNITED STATES!

Ironically, the lowest five counties in the United States aren't counties, but parishes in the State of Louisiana; Calcasieu, Terrebonne, Rapides, Lafourch and Tangipaho Parishes.

Here are the 'financials' for the top and the bottom county (or parish).  Blogspot does not do well with statistics and charts so I must tell you the order of the information:

• 
  
  County;                                      
• State;
• Median Property Taxes Paid on Homes; 
• Rank; 
• Median Home Value; 
• Taxes As A %age Of Home Value; 
• Rank; 
• Median Income For Homeowners;                                                
• Taxes As A %age Of Income; 
• Rank;

But first let's have a 'median' look at the entire United States, using the same order of information:

• 
  
  United States; XXXX;  $1,917;  XXX;  $185,200;  1.04%;  XX;  $63,306;  3.0%;  XX.

And now, the information some will love; some will hate:

• Monroe; NY;  $3,891;  71;  $134,500;  2.89%;  1;  $66,369;  5.9%;  47
• Tangipaho;  La;  $172;  788;  $134,600;  0.13%;  792;  $45,794;  0.4%;  785

    The median home values are virtually identical for Monroe County, N.Y., and Tangipaho Parish, Louisiana.  Monroe County homeowners pay a median $3,719.00 MORE than Tangipaho Parish!  These property tax payments are 5.4% HIGHER as a percentage of income, with Monroe County taxpayers having a 34% GREATER MEDIAN INCOME!!

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Til Nex'Time....