Buffalo NY Raising Property Taxes 9.01%

[jennifer7]

Buffalo NY Raising Property Taxes 9.01% I guess paying over 10 times higher property taxes then the rest of country wasn't enough
Also most Towns are also raising them
https://buffalonews.com/2017/01/16/m...rall-tax-rate/

It's getting closer & closer to the carpet being pulled from under everyone's feet,

[WNYresident]

I think you are wrong in this case. The city of Buffalo property owners are not paying 10X the rate compared to other parts of the country.

[grump]

All the talk about the tax rate is a smokescreen. Look at levy for God's sake. That's what they're raising and spending. The County levy has gone through the roof under Markie. He's spending our money on democratic asswipes and bootlicks as fast as it can be raised.

[grump]

Buffalo NY Raising Property Taxes 9.01% I guess paying over 10 times higher property taxes then the rest of country wasn't enough
Also most Towns are also raising them
https://buffalonews.com/2017/01/16/m...rall-tax-rate/

It's getting closer & closer to the carpet being pulled from under everyone's feet,

As I read the article it's the County tax that is going up, not city and town taxes.

[leftWNYbecauseofBS]

The city of Buffalo property owners are not paying 10X the rate compared to other parts of the country.

They are a moron.

Buffalo property owners need to be hit with a tax increase. The 'higher end' (over $200k) don't pay nearly enough and because of that they don't make considerations when voting like those that do pay make.

[jennifer7]

They are a moron.

Buffalo property owners need to be hit with a tax increase. The 'higher end' (over $200k) don't pay nearly enough and because of that they don't make considerations when voting like those that do pay make.

Why did Buffalo lose half of it's population aready ?

Why is their very very Little to No Private Investment of any kind for years, now decades in Buffalo & WNY ?

Why does most of Buffalo look like a Zombie Apocalypse has happen and have Third World Countries conditions ?
Now the Suburbs are starting to look like that with more & more vacant, empty decaying shopping centers, closed mfg plants, empty vacant resturants & stores of every kind. The Boulevard Mall & Eastern Hills Malls are looking more & more like the Main Place & Summit Park Malls every day now

Something must be wrong ? The rest of the Country calls it "Buffalo Syndrome"

Here's way
https://youtu.be/2mLnD-GIFq0

Anywhere else, Raising taxes is considered commiting economic suicide and they don't to be like Buffalo NY

[WSFirst]

Why did Buffalo lose half of it's population aready ?

Why is their very very Little to No Private Investment of any kind for years, now decades in Buffalo & WNY ?

Why does most of Buffalo look like a Zombie Apocalypse has happen and have Third World Countries conditions ?
Now the Suburbs are starting to look like that with more & more vacant, empty decaying shopping centers, closed mfg plants, empty vacant resturants & stores of every kind. The Boulevard Mall & Eastern Hills Malls are looking more & more like the Main Place & Summit Park Malls every day now

Something must be wrong ? The rest of the Country calls it "Buffalo Syndrome"

Here's way
https://youtu.be/2mLnD-GIFq0

Anywhere else, Raising taxes is considered commiting economic suicide and they don't to be like Buffalo NY

You act as if everywhere but Buffalo is doing great. Clark County (Las Vegas) is practically broke, surprisingly NYS pension is in better shape vs Dallas Police/Fire Pension and CalPers. You will see cities in California declare bankruptcy before any in NY. California had a few cities declare bankruptcy (Stockton). Does Bell, CA ring-a-bell at all? Nothing compared to anything going on in NY.

[grump]

I hate to do this by getting into conversation with you but you act as if everywhere but Buffalo is the worse. Clark County (Las Vegas) is practical broke, surprisingly NYS pension is in better shape vs Dallas and CalPers. You will see cities in California declare bankruptcy before any in NY, California already had a few cities. Does Bell, CA ring-a-bell at all, nothing compared to anything going on in NY. Bell, CA is one of many in CA.

Actually, NYS pension system is doing ok. It was better a few years ago and the concern has to be that when the market finally craps the bed, as it will, the pension system will need an even bigger influx of tax $$. CalPers has been mismanaged for years and when things really began to go in the dumper it sued everyone in sight trying to distract attention from the mismanagement and place the fault on other entities, usually private sector. NYS cities don't declare bankruptcy; instead the state steps in with a control board to try to fix the mess. See NYC in the 1970's, Yonkers, Buffalo, Erie County, Nassau County, more recently. There are mismanaged cities in other states but it rarely is because of high taxes driving the population out before your eyes.

[WSFirst]

Actually, NYS pension system is doing ok. It was better a few years ago and the concern has to be that when the market finally craps the bed, as it will, the pension system will need an even bigger influx of tax $$. CalPers has been mismanaged for years and when things really began to go in the dumper it sued everyone in sight trying to distract attention from the mismanagement and place the fault on other entities, usually private sector. NYS cities don't declare bankruptcy; instead the state steps in with a control board to try to fix the mess. See NYC in the 1970's, Yonkers, Buffalo, Erie County, Nassau County, more recently. There are mismanaged cities in other states but it rarely is because of high taxes driving the population out before your eyes.

I agree, NYS pension is surprisingly doing well. The Governor did some great things actually with his changes, its a start though. Dallas and CalPers are going to be ugly. I wish the Town of Evans would have declared bankruptcy, not taken the loan, the taxpayers would be better off in the end.