I have been getting a lot of support on UTH For Members Only regarding this “statement” about getting beaten up in the Town Hall parking lot if any of you did not support the senior tax freeze.
I am very upset about being questioned about this issue by the local authority.
NO ONE CAN QUESTION MY WORK-NO ONE.
NO ONE DARES QUESTION MY INTENTIONS-WHICH ARE ALWAYS TRUTHFUL AND HONEST.
Don’t you people know how blessed and privileged you are to be able to receive one of God’s gifts–Undergroundtownhall? Are you taking this blessing for granted? I think you are!!
Now I will throw a temper tantrum and NOT POST FOR A FEW DAYS.
OK. I lied. I am over my temper tantrum!!
Well as most of you know, the Town Council DID extend the “sunset” on the Senior Tax Freeze to Sept. 30th 2010, and approved a slight increase in the income levels of the Senior Tax Credits. The first program is just for Cheshire-the latter is state initiated.
Now even though no one DARED speak against the tax freeze, so I didn’t have to take off my brass knuckle belt buckle, I did hear from a few of you who wanted to know what issue Town Council member Tim White was talking about regarding the Cheshire Senior Tax Freeze.
Councilor White wants the Senior Tax FREEZE not to be confused with the Senior Tax Credits (which he supported) to be “targeted”
I can’t speak for Tim and I won’t but I believe he wants the freeze to be applied to people who are really needing of it. Now of course, every senior says they are needing of this freeze and more than likely most of them are.
But unfortunately we cannot flush a program as this down the toilet because maybe several people out of the 400 or so seniors that are receiving this tax freeze in Cheshire may be cheating!! I mean that is akin to eliminating the Federal income tax because some people know how to skirt the law; or eliminating automobiles because some people speed or drive under the influence.
I respect his intentions but as we all know, the world is not perfect-just me!!
I am not going to get into details because Cheshirect.org, the Cheshire Government (oops,I almost said gooferment) website will list all the details.
What is great is that Cheshire”s income limits for the Tax Credit (the state program) allows for a married couple to make up to $50,000 and still qualify. The state income limit on this program for married couples is $37,300- so Cheshire is VERY generous.
FYI-For singles the state income limit is $30,000. Cheshire’s limit is $46,600.
I believe the Senior Tax Freeze costs this town a little over $400,000 a year and the cost hasn’t really increased. Boy-talk about “what a difference a day makes” Just think about it-when this idea was first proposed-the town government did not want it. Now they brag about it!!
Now I want to switch gears a bit and get into this property revaluation issue that is really getting under peoples skin.
Yahoo News has a great discussion on this very issue:
Click here for “Why Does Your De-valued Home Have Such A High Tax Rate?
This isn’t the first big recession if you will. Here in photos from Time.com-the recession of 1958.
To close: did you ever wonder how a police interrogation works? I know they are wondering about that very issue at the Cheshire Police Department.
So, to help them along, I have a link to a really well written article (no, believe it or not I DID NOT WRITE IT and it is still good), detailing what takes place during a police interrogation.
