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Trivia Questions about Property Taxes and Government Spending
A few trivia facts for senior citizens about social security and property taxes.
Deficits mean future tax increases, pure and simple. Deficit spending should be viewed as a tax on future generations, and politicians who create deficits should be exposed as tax hikers - Ron Paul
Question: Guess what the County of Rockland's deficit is?
Answer: $128 million and climbing
Question: Guess how much the County raised taxes this year?
Answer: 18%
Question: Guess what the Town of Clarkstown's bonded debt is?
Answer: Over $100 million and climbing
Question: Guess how much Clarkstown raised taxes this year?
Answer: 7.7%. (6.2% on the Town bill and 1.5% with a $1.5 million charge placed as a 'fee' on the School bill)
Question: Guess what the increase in Social Security was this year?
Answer: 1.8%. Ten times less than the County raised taxes and four times less than the Town raised taxes.
Bonus Question: Guess what the anticipated increase in Social Security is for next year?
Answer: Approximately 1.5%
Super Bonus Question: Guess by how much 1) County and 2) Clarkstown property taxes will rise next year?
Provide your answer in the comments section below.
This blog is authored by Michael N. Hull, a retired senior citizen who writes opinion pieces on local political issues. He is a Director of Clarkstown Residents Opposing Patronage with Tom Nimick and Ralph Sabatini. Hull contributes periodically to the Facebook page Clarkstown: What They Don't Want You To Know and on Twitter.
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