tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532623477739115672.post5115994008890171910..comments2018-12-22T07:40:42.933+01:00Comments on I Heart Rome?: ShaftedRomericanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15721721345728895213noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532623477739115672.post-64935598093885360062008-06-04T06:32:00.000+02:002008-06-04T06:32:00.000+02:00Jennifer... All I can say is "whoa". Mind boggling...Jennifer... All I can say is "whoa". Mind boggling.Romericanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721721345728895213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532623477739115672.post-36395912774561810372008-06-03T16:50:00.000+02:002008-06-03T16:50:00.000+02:00We still keep receiving bills for the RAI canone. ...We still keep receiving bills for the RAI canone. <BR/>We live in the US.<BR/>Enough said.jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511174413208544186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532623477739115672.post-40742014662772275492008-05-29T17:31:00.000+02:002008-05-29T17:31:00.000+02:00Emmina- that is SO infuriating! It's so hard to un...Emmina- that is SO infuriating! It's so hard to understand how and why this can happen in a "first-world" country.Romericanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721721345728895213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532623477739115672.post-90984127131461093622008-05-28T18:42:00.000+02:002008-05-28T18:42:00.000+02:00Something very similar happened to my parents in S...Something very similar happened to my parents in Sardinia. They paid their second home tax on time, like nice law-abiding citizens, and 6 months later the local government decided to scrap it. Their reason? That so many people were not paying up that they didn't have the time or resources to chase all of the non-payments, and so decided just to cancel it altogether! Needless to say, no reimbursements were made to the 'brava gente' who had already parted with their cash. Shafted well and truly!!Emminahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12797433598987212074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532623477739115672.post-81088949499744185312008-05-27T20:12:00.000+02:002008-05-27T20:12:00.000+02:00ms. violetta, I agree with you 100% but I can assu...ms. violetta, I agree with you 100% but I can assure you that the property tax here in Rome is anything BUT outrageous. <BR/>It's very, very moderate and the increase due to the property tax revision was still rather moderate. If you can afford to own a home in the center of Rome, then you can certainly afford to pay 200- 300 euro in property tax a year. It's not an excessive amount to ask, believe me!Romericanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721721345728895213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532623477739115672.post-66026065968880578362008-05-27T18:39:00.000+02:002008-05-27T18:39:00.000+02:00Property taxes has gone crazy here in the last 4-5...Property taxes has gone crazy here in the last 4-5 years. A housing boom has happened partly because of the upcoming 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. As a result, property tax has doubled or tripled. I ended up having to sell my home just because I couldn't manage the increases in both property taxes and cost of fuel to heat my home. <BR/>While I agree that the taxes have to come from somewhere - there has to be some sort of regulation to keep it from increasing so outrageously. Otherwise, It makes owning a home nearly impossible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532623477739115672.post-38231319433506986472008-05-27T11:52:00.000+02:002008-05-27T11:52:00.000+02:00I'm not sure where they'll get the extra money, bu...I'm not sure where they'll get the extra money, but if they increase income taxes (which as you mentioned are already obscenely high) I think there will be rioting in the streets!<BR/><BR/>Guess we'll just have to wait and see what Berluska the wizard pulls out of his hat this time...Romericanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721721345728895213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532623477739115672.post-5004810364949424042008-05-27T11:00:00.000+02:002008-05-27T11:00:00.000+02:00A lot of places in the states with low property ta...A lot of places in the states with low property taxes i.e. California have poor services like public school funding.<BR/><BR/>My parents paid very high prop taxes in Northern NJ. They complained all the time but I had to remind them it was cheaper than sending three kids to private school. <BR/><BR/>The money will have to come from somewhere. Will they increase income tax? People would get very ticked off about that since those are quite high already no?<BR/><BR/>It's easy for people to believe campaign slogans when B's party is in control of most of the media.nyc/caribbean ragazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370358466131415888noreply@blogger.com