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Straight Talk on Taxes
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Claims about lowering the tax rate. |
- True, but taxes have increased, the dollars you actually have to pay.
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Claims about eliminated livestock and ag-machinery tax. |
- True in 2000. The next year real estate taxes increased 5%. Actual dollars.
- Real estate taxes rose another 6% this year. Actual dollars.
- In the last 8 years, real estate taxes have risen 47%. Actual dollars.
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Claims about support of clean, high-tech industry. |
- Lip service. Shenandoah County has the area's highest tools and machinery
tax.
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