http://christopherfountain.wordpress.com/2009/01/05/real-estate-transfer-taxes-end-women-minorities-etc/ Greenwich, Connecticut real estate, politics, etc. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:54:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://christopherfountain.wordpress.com/2009/01/05/real-estate-transfer-taxes-end-women-minorities-etc/#comment-3475 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:29:14 +0000 http://christopherfountain.wordpress.com/?p=4179#comment-3475 When we sold our house in NYC we were amazed that part of the transfer tax went to the MTA (Metro Transit Authority). The MTA constantly cries poverty, but with all the dolts and deadbeats they have on their payroll standing around scratching themselves it’s no wonder – but homeowners are still taxed for it directly.

]]> http://christopherfountain.wordpress.com/2009/01/05/real-estate-transfer-taxes-end-women-minorities-etc/#comment-3474 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:52:49 +0000 http://christopherfountain.wordpress.com/?p=4179#comment-3474 Property taxes, transfer taxes, what a bunch of awful ways to tax people. I’m glad states (how about fed too) will have to be creative. Unfortunately they’re (Ore, NY, etc) being absurd. What should happen is that those normal taxes should be abolished, and there should simply be fees (for schools, if you have kids), for roads (if you have a car)…….then and only then will taxes get reduced to help our economy grow. Until we get some sense, we’re sunk.

]]> http://christopherfountain.wordpress.com/2009/01/05/real-estate-transfer-taxes-end-women-minorities-etc/#comment-3472 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:26:59 +0000 http://christopherfountain.wordpress.com/?p=4179#comment-3472 [...] Missing those evil fatcats: “I suspect that states and even towns like Greenwich are about to discover how much they [...]

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