Greg wants to be your hero. He wants to stop the reassessment. Does anybody actually believe he is doing this because he thinks it's right? I doubt it. The reason he is doing it is he hopes that the voters of Luzerne County will forget all of the genuinely horrible things he has done and re-elect him.
In no particular order, here are a few.
1. leased the juvie center for $58,000,000. when the county could have owned it for $9,000,000.
2. countless no bid contracts that illegally enriched his friends.
3.Sam Hyder, do I need to say more?
4. The debit card scandal.
People of Luzerne County, haven't you had enough of this type of politician? Give him the boot. Who knows, maybe the local republican Party can field a viable candidate to fill Scrap's seat.
Showing posts with label Luzerne County Reassessment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Luzerne County Reassessment. Show all posts
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Is it lunacy or just stupidity?
The crowd actually cheered Greg Skrepenak yesterday. I know I shouldn't be surprised. After all, these are the same people that keep voting for Kanjorski. Old kanjo gives his family 9,000,000(don't worry I didn't forget about the $3,000,000 that just went to the nephew in Colorado) of our tax dollars. What do the people do? Vote for him again of course. Is the average voter of Luzerne County whacked out enough to forget about all of Scrap's scandalicious behavior? Debit cards, food vendors, no-bid contracts, etc, etc ad nauseum. It appears so. Shame on all of you that cheered for Scrap's bullshit plan. You folks either need to lay off the drugs or learn to consider the big picture.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Luzerne County Reassessment and a True Democrat
I really didn't want to write about this but it seems somebody has to. Between the cornwads from Harvey's Lake and super douche Skrep it's hard to choose where to start.
I guess I'll start with the lake folk that are making spectacles of themselves (and I certainly don't mean everybody from the lake). Perhaps the greatest example of a person trying to emulate a fecal impaction in the history of human douchebaggery is the goofball that has been in both local papers crying about his new value. He says that 21st Century valued his house at $700k but thinks it's only worth $400-500k. This in and of itself is ok. Where this whacker went off the rails is when he says his old assessed value was $78,000 and that's what his taxes have been based on for 30 years. Hello, numbnuts, even if you are right about being over assessed now, you fooking admitted to paying just 20% of what you should have been paying for 30 marthafocking years!!!!!!!! Are you that stupid? If so, please do not procreate.
I understand that some homes have been valued radically higher than they should have been. I did think that that was what the appeals process was for. Further, a huge number of homes in the county have been paying far less in taxes than they should have. This is why the millage rates went through the roof in virtually every school district.
The older people who have lived in their houses for 30 years and longer are getting the biggest sticker shock. They are crying foul and whining how unfair it is. I ask all of them, is it fair that you have been paying far less than you should have? You see folks, you can't cry about the new value without pointing out that you have been taking advantage of the system for decades. My advice; Shut the fark up and start paying your share!!
You want to know who really got the shaft in this? People like me that built a home within the last twenty years. We have been paying our share and those whiners listed above share, since we built. We didn't have decades of low taxes on our properties. So to sum it up; too bad, so sad, welcome to the real world and pay your share.
On to the scrap, I mean Skrep. Greggy has decided he is against the reassessment now and wants it stopped. What he really wants and prays for is that his new stance will help people forget all the scandal that Greg is directly involved in and get him reelected. Like the true democrat that he is (think Obama and the $1000 per couple for your vote from windfall thievery), he pledges to do the politically expedient rather than pledging to do the right thing. It is a tragedy that this is the best we can hope for in politicians of this ilk. We should all hang our heads in shame for electing douche bags of this magnitude to lead us.
I guess I'll start with the lake folk that are making spectacles of themselves (and I certainly don't mean everybody from the lake). Perhaps the greatest example of a person trying to emulate a fecal impaction in the history of human douchebaggery is the goofball that has been in both local papers crying about his new value. He says that 21st Century valued his house at $700k but thinks it's only worth $400-500k. This in and of itself is ok. Where this whacker went off the rails is when he says his old assessed value was $78,000 and that's what his taxes have been based on for 30 years. Hello, numbnuts, even if you are right about being over assessed now, you fooking admitted to paying just 20% of what you should have been paying for 30 marthafocking years!!!!!!!! Are you that stupid? If so, please do not procreate.
I understand that some homes have been valued radically higher than they should have been. I did think that that was what the appeals process was for. Further, a huge number of homes in the county have been paying far less in taxes than they should have. This is why the millage rates went through the roof in virtually every school district.
The older people who have lived in their houses for 30 years and longer are getting the biggest sticker shock. They are crying foul and whining how unfair it is. I ask all of them, is it fair that you have been paying far less than you should have? You see folks, you can't cry about the new value without pointing out that you have been taking advantage of the system for decades. My advice; Shut the fark up and start paying your share!!
You want to know who really got the shaft in this? People like me that built a home within the last twenty years. We have been paying our share and those whiners listed above share, since we built. We didn't have decades of low taxes on our properties. So to sum it up; too bad, so sad, welcome to the real world and pay your share.
On to the scrap, I mean Skrep. Greggy has decided he is against the reassessment now and wants it stopped. What he really wants and prays for is that his new stance will help people forget all the scandal that Greg is directly involved in and get him reelected. Like the true democrat that he is (think Obama and the $1000 per couple for your vote from windfall thievery), he pledges to do the politically expedient rather than pledging to do the right thing. It is a tragedy that this is the best we can hope for in politicians of this ilk. We should all hang our heads in shame for electing douche bags of this magnitude to lead us.
Friday, July 4, 2008
I saw something interesting in the paper today
While reading the reassessment articles, a glaring tidbit caught my attention. Former county commissioner Todd Vonderheid owns a house worth over $600,000. I know I've wondered in the past how Toddy could afford to join Huntsville Golf Club on his whopping $42,000 salary but this just blows me away. A $600k house on that salary?? How in the hell is that fookin possible??????? Also it's been reassessed for nearly $100,000 less than he is asking for it. Nope, no political influence here. Gag!!!!!!
Another interesting bit, Gregggy Skrep's Insignia Point townhouse is worth $30-40,000 less than his neighbors identical units. I am quite certain that this must not have anything to do with political influence. Snort!!!!!!!
Happy Independence Day to all of you!! Be safe and don't get too plowed!
Another interesting bit, Gregggy Skrep's Insignia Point townhouse is worth $30-40,000 less than his neighbors identical units. I am quite certain that this must not have anything to do with political influence. Snort!!!!!!!
Happy Independence Day to all of you!! Be safe and don't get too plowed!
Monday, June 9, 2008
Why hasn't anybody asked the question?
As everybody in good old NEPA is aware, Luzerne County has had our first reassessment since 1965. Granted, it was long overdo but I have yet to hear or read any news story that asked what they are going to do with the massive influx of tax dollars. Let's face facts, older homes outnumber newer homes by a very large margin in Luzerne County. That means that the vast majority of homeowners are going to see a dramatic increase in their assessment. Hence a dramatic increase in the tax base. Where is that money going to go? Where is the tax abatement from the casinos? How will older (read retired) people on a fixed income come up with the dough to pay? I know what you're thinking. Those people have been paying very little for a long time. That does not answer the question though. Will Luzerne County and the various school districts lower the tax rate because they now have a vastly higher tax base? If you think so, you are either a child or incredibly naive. They will find a way to spend it all. That is what governments and their agencies do.
I live in a home I built 12 years ago. I have been paying close to $4,000 per year in property tax for these past 12 years. My reassessment is due to be mailed this week and I am preparing myself to assume the position. I suggest you all do the same.
I live in a home I built 12 years ago. I have been paying close to $4,000 per year in property tax for these past 12 years. My reassessment is due to be mailed this week and I am preparing myself to assume the position. I suggest you all do the same.
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