Your local CAD can no longer use the excuse "you got a good deal". I was speaking to a local gentleman by phone over this past weekend to get an update from the legislative session in regards to property valuation relief and this came as good news. The legislature passed a bill that requires property tax appraisal districts (must) to include foreclosure sales when computing the market value of your property.
I don't know what the foreclosure rate is like in our part of the state; however, the folks in the larger metro areas should see some reduction relief next year in their appraised values.
However, this brings forth another excuse by CADs - "we only reappraise property every three years". The battles will continue with CADs in some form and fashion until we eliminate property taxes all together.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Leadership lesson
"The centrist is none other than the social rationalist. The centrist is what we have called a moralist, a moralist of the cheap rhetorical kind, who misuses big words, such as freedom, justice, rights of man or others, to the point of empty phraseology, who poses as a paragon of virtues and stoops to use his moralism as a political weapon and to represent his more reserved adversary as morally inferior."
A moralist "stakes his moral claims so high and makes demands on human nature without considering either the concrete conditions or the possible consequences of the fulfillment of those demands. The 'left' moralist all too often reaches the point where his big words of love and freedom and justice serve as a cover for the exact opposite." A moralist is the "advocate of abstract social justice an ambitious place-hunter." - Wilhelm Rople in 1960
It is now 2009 and which leaders fit the centrist/moralist mold today?
A moralist "stakes his moral claims so high and makes demands on human nature without considering either the concrete conditions or the possible consequences of the fulfillment of those demands. The 'left' moralist all too often reaches the point where his big words of love and freedom and justice serve as a cover for the exact opposite." A moralist is the "advocate of abstract social justice an ambitious place-hunter." - Wilhelm Rople in 1960
It is now 2009 and which leaders fit the centrist/moralist mold today?
Monday, July 13, 2009
Legal to loot in Texas
www.estateofdenial.com
The State of Texas is allowing the legal looting of estates, and this my friends threatens your property rights.
I bet you only thought Madoff, Stanford, etc. were greedy! One should read these horror stories to really understand greed.
"The estates outlined in the Austin American-Statesman article belonged to people who took the proper steps to ensure the orderly distribution of their assets. They, however, fell victim to IRA due to apparent betrayal by the attorney they trusted for assistance and, as also in the case of the guardianship example, by the legal system theoretically designed to serve as a safeguard."
The State of Texas is allowing the legal looting of estates, and this my friends threatens your property rights.
I bet you only thought Madoff, Stanford, etc. were greedy! One should read these horror stories to really understand greed.
"The estates outlined in the Austin American-Statesman article belonged to people who took the proper steps to ensure the orderly distribution of their assets. They, however, fell victim to IRA due to apparent betrayal by the attorney they trusted for assistance and, as also in the case of the guardianship example, by the legal system theoretically designed to serve as a safeguard."
Friday, July 10, 2009
MJ has now gone on, but others still fight
Michael Jackson has now come and gone, and is it just me are did you find the whole thing completely absurd. Can anyone prove that MJ provided a benefit to anything? If you are a music lover then you got some satisfaction. MJ was a lune! That is the nature of our world today - worship the lune's. It is unreal to think that the American public sees more value in MJ than they do in someone fighting for your freedoms.
A friend of mine responded with the following comment, "I wish Americans mourned fallen soldiers the way they do Michael Jackson." Where are the lines of people and the celebrities when a fallen soldier is laid to rest? The protectors and defenders of freedom go without such fanfare. What did MJ do to help in the cause? The only respect that MJ deserved was the respect for being a simple human being. He was no hero and he contributed little to society. He milked society and that is how he gained his value. He was a circus and people paid to see the circus. Looking at the signers of the Declaration of Independence who would Michael Jackson best represent?
HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN THE ROOM.
A friend of mine responded with the following comment, "I wish Americans mourned fallen soldiers the way they do Michael Jackson." Where are the lines of people and the celebrities when a fallen soldier is laid to rest? The protectors and defenders of freedom go without such fanfare. What did MJ do to help in the cause? The only respect that MJ deserved was the respect for being a simple human being. He was no hero and he contributed little to society. He milked society and that is how he gained his value. He was a circus and people paid to see the circus. Looking at the signers of the Declaration of Independence who would Michael Jackson best represent?
HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN THE ROOM.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Iran v. United States
At least the Iranian citizens have the courage to stand up and speak out in order to defend their way of life. We in the US have become like the frog in the boiling pot - we are comfortable in what we believe to be a hot tub. We are relaxing and enjoying the warm water with the bubbles swirling all around. We are starting to get a little stiff from the warm water, and many wonder if Americans will awake before the STEW is done.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Buying votes
U. S. Senator introduces bill to tax employer furnished health benefits. Exempt - Congress and Union Members. Either buying votes are forcing everyone to join a union for the benefit of the Democratic Party.
Cap and Trade - Owners of US refineries have said that it will be cheaper to refine and import fuel from other parts of the world as opposed to paying the Cap and Trade tax. Rep. Waxman of California fails to understand the basics of business. Cap and Trade in place no refineries = NO JOBS for union workers. OH, least we forget the government plans on employing everyone. Everyone is going to be joining the union - The United States Government a division of the AFL/CIO.
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. - Thomas Jefferson
Who is Thomas Jefferson? Oh, that is right many don't give a rats for Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Boxer, Waxman, etc. are the new T. Jefferson.
Cap and Trade - Owners of US refineries have said that it will be cheaper to refine and import fuel from other parts of the world as opposed to paying the Cap and Trade tax. Rep. Waxman of California fails to understand the basics of business. Cap and Trade in place no refineries = NO JOBS for union workers. OH, least we forget the government plans on employing everyone. Everyone is going to be joining the union - The United States Government a division of the AFL/CIO.
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. - Thomas Jefferson
Who is Thomas Jefferson? Oh, that is right many don't give a rats for Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Boxer, Waxman, etc. are the new T. Jefferson.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Youth minority population now more than majority
An article in USA Today June 17, 2009 states that the minority youth population now outnumbers the majority in the US. "Minorities under the age of 20 outnumbered non-Hispanic white youths." A country in transition................................
In Education News from the Dallas Morning News
1 in 7 seniors failed TAKS exit exam.................14% of the senior class in Texas failed the TAKS exit exam. Many parents think the graduation standards today are tough..............2011-2012 the standard gets tougher................12 end-of-course exams - three each in the four core subject areas.
Wonder if there is a correlation between increasing youth minority population and 14% of seniors failing the TAKS exit exam?
Another education note: One can't help but notice that we have no real change in a PISD school board that has two new members. You would think new blood new direction, but any board that renews Twi-light Supers contract for any amount of time is mailto:?*#%@^(*)!@$%^&*)*(&^%$#............................................. Twi-light Super should have been given her walking papers.
In Education News from the Dallas Morning News
1 in 7 seniors failed TAKS exit exam.................14% of the senior class in Texas failed the TAKS exit exam. Many parents think the graduation standards today are tough..............2011-2012 the standard gets tougher................12 end-of-course exams - three each in the four core subject areas.
Wonder if there is a correlation between increasing youth minority population and 14% of seniors failing the TAKS exit exam?
Another education note: One can't help but notice that we have no real change in a PISD school board that has two new members. You would think new blood new direction, but any board that renews Twi-light Supers contract for any amount of time is mailto:?*#%@^(*)!@$%^&*)*(&^%$#............................................. Twi-light Super should have been given her walking papers.
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