Taxes, need I say more? This has been an interesting experience here with taxes.  It is absolutely beautiful here and the people here (not at Plimouth Plantation, ha,ha) are really nice!  However, the taxes are unbelievable.  When the tax man came a few weeks back, I spoke with him.  He informed me that our barn had not been taxed yet as the people before us just built in last winter.  Then he informs me that our horses are taxed too! I thought the man was joking and actually laughed at him!  He was not joking!  Each horse that lives, breathes, eats hay, drops manure piles, etc. in our barn we must pay taxes on.  So, we swallowed that with a gulp.

Then today at the only pharmacy in town (that I could find!) they informed me that people who live where there is  a view (i. e. mountains, treelines, etc.) are taxed for the view!! I cannot believe this!!!  They are taxing people to see "God's beauty" as my oldest son said.  No thank you, I will just take my tax-free views of the mountains as I drive by them each time!  Are there other states like this? 

Walking in Faith,

Michelle (who is seeing a whole new world in New England!)

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Posted by kimmie

taxes everywhere!

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Posted by southofthegnatline

There must be something in the air - we are in the middle of a property tax nightmare here where we live - except they are singling us out it seems - "WE" the outsiders who dared to moved here........

As far as I know, Georgia doesn't tax individual living animals on the farm - but then we don't have horses. But they do tax anything with a roof (barn, pole barn, storage shed, etc.).

My blood pressure is about sky high this afternoon!
Yuk,
Harriette

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Posted by Your sister

OH MY! These flat corn fields here in IN are looking better and better to me. hehe. I cannot imagine how anyone could be taxed on views!

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