Comments on: Morning Notes

By: bobbytiger

bobbytiger — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:36:15 +0000

Que?

By: I doubt it

I doubt it — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:23:46 +0000

if the “state stores” were such a drain on Richmond’s finances, do you really think we would still be hanging on to them?

By: Josh S

Josh S — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:47:54 +0000

Excellent. Much better than “among homes with an average sales price of $500,000.”

Of course, it begs the question of what the deductions are and who gets to take them. But based simply on the rate, it certainly looks like ARlington’s property taxes are much higher than DC’s.

Also, getting back to drax’s assertion, he never specifically mentioned property taxes. So I guess to properly refute what he said, you’d also have to discuss sales and income taxes in both jurisdictions.

By: Mack

Mack — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:40:34 +0000

It’s called America. Perhaps you’ve heard of it?

By: Becoming Indifferent

Becoming Indifferent — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:43:14 +0000

If the MLS wasn’t such a joke, I might be slightly offended by Mr. Olson’s remarks. What an idiot–glad you don’t live in NOVA.

By: arlimprov

arlimprov — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:31:52 +0000

oh yes—ArlingtonNative…this was us in her 20s-early 30s. We only ever went out in DC. However, when kids came along–we fled DC for the good public schools in Arlington. It seems idiotic to do it the opposite way and now have to pay for private school such as Ben (or he will soon find out–don’t know how old his kids are).

By: South Awwlington

South Awwlington — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:31:23 +0000

Are we certain that tax rates are higher in Prince George’s County than Montgomery?

Something seems amiss.

By: Not Really

Not Really — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:21:09 +0000

The ABC stores annual “profit” would pay for 1 day and 3 hours of Virginia government time. It is absurd to have a non-core function like selling booze to be within the confines of the state government. VA could make more selling the stores, raising the tax and licensing fees, lowering pension obligations and the like – plus likely increase sales because of the increase in people that would buy in Virginia than currently do by crossing over to DC, MD, WV and NC than the 132 they made last year. But, it is the complete intragency of the political classes that will make this never happen.

By: jinushaun

jinushaun — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:17:52 +0000

+1 speed cameras.

We save our money from living in nova instead of DC by going up to NYC, a real city.

By: Tax Collector

Tax Collector — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:00:13 +0000

Agreed that income taxes are higher in DC. Arlington will also tax the hell out of your car; I’m not sure if DC does the same because I never owned a car there.