http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/13/five-percent-of-arlington-households-make-250k/ News, Weather, Traffic, Events and Reviews in Arlington, Virginia Sat, 18 May 2013 23:13:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/13/five-percent-of-arlington-households-make-250k/#comment-310310 Jesse Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:18:51 +0000 http://www.arlnow.com/?p=65920#comment-310310 The thing is that I bet 100% of those 17,903 paid their respective income and property taxes. It would be interesting to see what the statistic is for the number of households in Arlington that have not paid taxes.

]]> http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/13/five-percent-of-arlington-households-make-250k/#comment-309227 Jeff Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:21:13 +0000 http://www.arlnow.com/?p=65920#comment-309227 Good thing firefighters don’t have to drive from their houses to the fire station before heading your way. Fire stations are staffed 24 hours/day.

]]> http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/13/five-percent-of-arlington-households-make-250k/#comment-309182 Jeff Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:24:30 +0000 http://www.arlnow.com/?p=65920#comment-309182 The point is it isn’t that surprising that 5% of households make that much around here.

]]> http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/13/five-percent-of-arlington-households-make-250k/#comment-309181 SouthArl Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:24:21 +0000 http://www.arlnow.com/?p=65920#comment-309181 Yes that’s probably true that most NARL parents send their kids to public school, but unfortunately it’s not the case for parents in South Arlington. Many South Arlington schools have serious issues with academic performance, fighting, class room disturbances, racial tensin and parents who are completely disengaged from the educational process. As a result, students who are trying to learn and get a good education suffer. While Arlington public schools are a wonderful benefit for those who live within the right jurisdictions, they’re not such a benefit for your southern neighbors who pay the same tax rates you do.

]]> http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/13/five-percent-of-arlington-households-make-250k/#comment-309153 JamesE Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:50:03 +0000 http://www.arlnow.com/?p=65920#comment-309153 ^^^ not too familiar with government contractors are you.

]]> http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/13/five-percent-of-arlington-households-make-250k/#comment-309152 Boom! Roasted Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:47:27 +0000 http://www.arlnow.com/?p=65920#comment-309152 …or UVA grads, since they’re too busy repeating jokes on local blogs.

]]> http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/13/five-percent-of-arlington-households-make-250k/#comment-309130 Arl for Now Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:22:54 +0000 http://www.arlnow.com/?p=65920#comment-309130 Oops, sorry for posting twice. Computer was slow.

]]> http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/13/five-percent-of-arlington-households-make-250k/#comment-309124 Arl for Now Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:20:11 +0000 http://www.arlnow.com/?p=65920#comment-309124 In my opinon, the easiet was to pay fewer taxes in Arlington is to own an older car and a modest house. I can’t imagine wanting a +$1M house because of the personal property taxes.

]]> http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/13/five-percent-of-arlington-households-make-250k/#comment-309122 Arl for Now Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:17:45 +0000 http://www.arlnow.com/?p=65920#comment-309122 My opinion is that the easiest way to pay fewer taxes in Arlington is to have an older car and a modest house. I can’t imagine having to face the tax bill on a $1.2M home even if I could afford it.

]]> http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/13/five-percent-of-arlington-households-make-250k/#comment-309105 drax Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:53:21 +0000 http://www.arlnow.com/?p=65920#comment-309105 Or McMansions.

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