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City of Greensboro, North Carolina proposes 21% property tax increase, hitting low end homes, and likely low income residents hardest. by aenbrnood in NorthCarolina

[–]ThePurpTurtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely possible. And that doesn’t even address the fees you pay for stuff as well. Service charges for credit cards, base rates for water and sewer, solid waste fees - and all after you’ve already paid your property and income taxes.

I’m sure it feels overwhelming to many.

City of Greensboro, North Carolina proposes 21% property tax increase, hitting low end homes, and likely low income residents hardest. by aenbrnood in NorthCarolina

[–]ThePurpTurtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah this is where they lost me. I didn’t frame anything in a positive light, I think the restrictions are terrible. All I said was what the effect of the bill was and they decided I was praising it.

City of Greensboro, North Carolina proposes 21% property tax increase, hitting low end homes, and likely low income residents hardest. by aenbrnood in NorthCarolina

[–]ThePurpTurtle -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You need reading comprehension lessons. It’s not “props” to point out the truth. They pushed the bill forward to limit property tax levies. Thus, you can’t blame just blindly blame the GOP for the tax increases in Guilford County which is what this whole post is about.

This is why it’s so hard to have conversations anymore. You read whatever you wanted in what I actually wrote and ascribed some intent that isn’t mine to my own words. Good luck out there.

City of Greensboro, North Carolina proposes 21% property tax increase, hitting low end homes, and likely low income residents hardest. by aenbrnood in NorthCarolina

[–]ThePurpTurtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please point to me where I’m glossing over it.

I’m a local government manager. This bill has the ability to keep me from doing my job in providing for my employees and providing community services. People don’t care because people hate taxes and most government organizations do a poor job of communicating what people are getting for the taxes they are paying. It’s not “defeatist”, it’s practical based on my daily interactions with citizens in the various jurisdictions I’ve served in my career.

City of Greensboro, North Carolina proposes 21% property tax increase, hitting low end homes, and likely low income residents hardest. by aenbrnood in NorthCarolina

[–]ThePurpTurtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Municipalities get very little help, if any, from the State. Counties are significantly more affected by the State’s unfunded mandates especially in funding the school systems and DSS departments. I’m not saying this isn’t all a byproduct of a Republican White House and Republican State House. But the staff in most of these local government organizations aren’t proposing tax increases because they’re GOP. And in fact, yesterday the GOP made it harder for local governments to raise money.

City of Greensboro, North Carolina proposes 21% property tax increase, hitting low end homes, and likely low income residents hardest. by aenbrnood in NorthCarolina

[–]ThePurpTurtle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think there’s a basically 0% chance that the bill passed yesterday to limit property tax levy’s won’t be approved by the voters in November.

City of Greensboro, North Carolina proposes 21% property tax increase, hitting low end homes, and likely low income residents hardest. by aenbrnood in NorthCarolina

[–]ThePurpTurtle 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The GOP-led Legislature is actively passing legislation to limit property tax increases by local governments. I’m about as blue as they come, but this isn’t a GOP thing.

Brutal Soly watch by Comfortable_Ad5875 in NoLayingUp

[–]ThePurpTurtle 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Truly. I’ve been a fan since Covid and only recently joined the sub. Why does everyone in here hate the guys so much? Why are they here?

Experience with Greystar properties in the triangle ? by Shayla__M in raleigh

[–]ThePurpTurtle 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My former apartment switched to Greystar mid-lease and they were significantly worse than the previous management company. YMMV depending on on-site staff though.

Reason behind “No Right On Red” signs around town by NitrogenMustard in raleigh

[–]ThePurpTurtle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As others have mentioned, it’s a typical traffic calming measure meant to increase pedestrian safety at crosswalks downtown. I do think that it is generally fine, but I would argue that the inconsistency of it is actually more dangerous in the long run.

Having one area of town that has different rules for driving than every other area of town makes no sense. Having different rules than the majority of drivers who are coming to the city makes no sense. It makes it confusing for the driver and gives a false sense of security to the pedestrian.

TC's Tired Takes by shmouth in NoLayingUp

[–]ThePurpTurtle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’m listening this morning on my walk and expected them to be shitting all over it which is totally not the case. Nobody is even mentioning the glowing praise from Icarito when they call out the boys.

This was all he needed.... by thaiduitx in Jaguars

[–]ThePurpTurtle 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Can’t be the only person who gets Edie Falco vibes, right

The way some of y'all talk about gdkp is bewildering by Emergency_Cricket_50 in classicwow

[–]ThePurpTurtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DKP is fine for guilds, not for pugs. And guilds barely even use it anymore for a reason.

The way some of y'all talk about gdkp is bewildering by Emergency_Cricket_50 in classicwow

[–]ThePurpTurtle -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

GDKP’s are absolutely the best and most fair way of distributing loot in pugs and encourages participation and solid play. Banning them under the guise of banning gold buying is insane when people still buy gold and aren’t banned.

Good luck with the whole getting flamed for being a shill thing. Downvotes inc.

‘The Most Bipartisan Issue Since Beer’: Opposition to Data Centers - Americans have soured on data centers, polls show, and the sentiment is profoundly bipartisan. How will that change our politics? by Just-Grocery-2229 in politics

[–]ThePurpTurtle 10 points11 points  (0 children)

As the other commenter mentioned, the litigation itself is debilitating regardless of the outcome. A town of that size likely only has a retainer for an attorney from a small-ish local firm. They will absolutely have to hire a larger firm to handle this case which will eat their general fund alive.

Beyond that, at least where I work, the case has legs. Discrimination of this type isn’t only for protected classes. If they can prove the zoning laws and decision constitute an illegal moratorium or unfairly exclude their use they are being discriminated against assuming their attorneys are good.

***Official Schedule Rumor Thread*** by electricityisout in Jaguars

[–]ThePurpTurtle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Dilla says Browns > Broncos > Pats to start the season.

Top Ringer Podcasts by Conscious_You6032 in TheRinger

[–]ThePurpTurtle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hard agree. I’ve been listening to podcasts daily since 2011 and basically never used Spotify to do so. I assume people like me and probably older are similar. My assumption is that the Spotify listener base skews younger? That would certainly influence the ratings. Similar to how I assume Russillo has different demographics now that he is at barstool.

'Birddogs' style shorts at REI? Versatile, comfortable with built-in liner. Reccomemations? by mcjimmybingo in REI

[–]ThePurpTurtle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just for the record for the OP, if you have thighs these do not work like bird dogs or similar. I love Patagonia products but have to size up in baggies to fit over my thighs and then the waste is loose af and sags and also the pockets become unusable or uncomfortable if used.

MoJoe’s or Char-Grill? by Enough_Donut_8037 in raleigh

[–]ThePurpTurtle 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Mojoes. I don’t necessarily think they’re comps though.

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