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Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
Vic Smith wrote:
On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:55:28 -0500, lid wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
in Cook
county. RE tax last year was 4K, for a 1200 sq ft house
gfretwell wrote:
we cap tax hikes to
3% for homesteaded residents.
hmm.... I think I'll stay put.
1,500 sq ft, on an acre within the city limits, $850 after
Homestead
Exemption. After age 65, that'll drop to zero.
Sales tax is 7%. There was a big push last year to raise sales
tax on
cigarettes and eliminate it completely on groceries but in the
end, it
didn't quite fly. That idea's not dead yet though.
We have a State Income Tax but compared to Federal, it's not
enough to
complain about.
Insurance is another matter. I'm on the MS Coast in the area
that took
the brunt of Katrina (no, contrary to the news media coverage, New
Orleans dodged the worst of it). Personally, I feel fortunate to
have
insurance at all. But I'm on high ground almost a mile from the
beach.
Most of the people I know who lost their homes (includes every
home on
the beachfront and at least a block or two inland) aren't able to
rebuild because insurance simply isn't available. And most people
who've been able to keep the insurance they had, are paying
twice (at
least) the premium they were before. Some premiums went up by
10X.-20X. It's a huge political issue here presently and some
people
think it'll be resolved politically somehow... -shrug- ...
frankly, I
don't know. Maybe the extreme cases will eventually be lowered
but I
believe high premiums are here to stay.

Insurance prices don't often come down. Wish I knew more about your
area. I'm looking at Florida mostly because I have relatives there
and I'm a bit familiar with it, and like the gulf, which is usually
pretty flat. The Atlantic side is infested with big surf and big
tough guys like Harry, Tom, Wayne, etc. Scary.
I'm sort of a laid back pansy now, like the gulf usually is.

--Vic

Ever been fishing in NE Florida? No need to go out into the
Atlantic. Plenty of great fishing in the ICW, and all you need
there is a Carolina Skiff. Redfish, seatrout, flounder, catfish
a'plenty, plus if you go inland in fresh water, bluegills,
largemouth bass, et cetera.

Harry,
Didn't you do most of your fishing in the backwater? I wouldn't
think your 17' jon boat would be a good bluewater boat.

Sorry, S.F.B., never owned a jon boat.

I am sorry, I thought you said you purchased the 17 ft'er so you
could fish in the skinny water. Since it isn't a jon boat, what do
you call it.

You must have me confused with one of those guys you picked up in the
airport men's room.

To what 17-footer are you referring?

I think it was called a SeaPro, it was the boat you had in FL.

I had several boats in Florida, including Sea Pros. None was a
17-footer. Wrong again, S.F.B.