Let’s walk through a YES to Measure Two.
Tens of thousands renters and campers are moving in, and they all use the services that are currently funded by property tax. But, since you voted YES to Measure 2, those renters and campers will have to pay their share for those services. Good! Property owners should not have to foot their bill.
Currently, out-of-state developers are being given an ‘incentive’ by our generous government, giving them No-Property-Taxes on their housing developments for more renters. But if a North Dakotan develops a project, we DO have to pay property tax. Yet KIL-ND keeps telling us that we should keep paying property tax so out-of-staters don’t get a break. Did you catch that little twist there?
(By the way, it is illegal for the government to be using citizens’ tax dollars to fight a citizens’ initiated Measure. They’re doing it anyway.)
But! A YES to Measure 2 just saved us North Dakotans from footing the bill on these developments by out-of-staters. They will have to pay their share for the services they use. Good!
Your mortgage is paid. Because of YES to Measure Two, celebrate! You now own your home. You don’t have to take out a loan to pay the government a rental tax. And, you can spend the money the government used to take. You can make home improvements if you’d like, and not get penalized for increasing its value.
And, the money you spend on improvements or vacations or whatever you enjoy, just increased the amount of retail sales. Thus, more sales tax was just collected. No one had to raise the taxes. And you have something of value or enjoyment from the retail taxes you paid.
Your Social Security decreases, or no longer exists. Not a problem. Since you voted YES to Measure 2, you have your home, free and clear since you paid off your mortgage.
If other taxes should increase anyway, you will be okay. You have your home. And you have the choice to spend less elsewhere. You would have had no choice, though, if the government could still demand property taxes from you. Good thing you voted YES on Measure 2!
KIL-ND kept scaring you about needing a fire truck and school funds. Let’s see, once every 10 years or so a fire truck is needed, and all these renters need a school now. The legislation is required to give you the money for both the truck and the schools; Measure 2 stipulated that. How nice! You don’t have to lose your home to provide those services for all the renters. Plus, for the first time ever, the government can no longer place conditions on how you spend the money. Your YES to Measure 2 has given you local control for the first time!
Bonus! Those Social Service workers will no longer harass your family and children. Your property taxes had paid their wages. It was the second highest levy on your tax bill. No need to replace that tax burden. Parents, raise your children the way you know how, because you voted YES to Measure Two!
Celebrate the security of keeping your home; cause all people to pay for services they use; defund Social Services; and, for the first time, have local control over spending. Things sure are better when YES to MEASURE TWO wins!
Nikki McAlpin
Grassy Butte
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