tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post113678126629518222..comments2023-10-11T05:17:09.763-04:00Comments on Athens Politics: What was all the hubbub, bub?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1137098723000995832006-01-12T15:45:00.000-05:002006-01-12T15:45:00.000-05:00So you don't think their parents would look for le...So you don't think their parents would look for less expensive lodgings elsewhere if A-CC taxes doubled, raising rents by ten or twenty per cent?<BR/><BR/>The students in this town, directly or indirectly, knowingly or unknowingly, contribute a huge amount to the budget of A-CC. If you do something so egregious as to piss off a large enough portion of them (or their daddies), they you are going to seriously reduce the services A-CC can provide. All it takes is a spark...Fishplatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659287724786153421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1136987627528434872006-01-11T08:53:00.000-05:002006-01-11T08:53:00.000-05:00"Most students ... don't pay property taxes."Huh? ..."<I>Most students ... don't pay property taxes.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Huh? Who do you think pays taxes on the property they live in? If A-CC doubled property taxes next year, don't you think rent would go up? If all the renting students moved to Oconee County, do you think A-CC's budget would remain unchanged?<BR/><BR/>This is one of those statements people endlessly repeat without thinking of what they're saying. Students may not think about property tax, but rest assured they have an impact on taxes, and if a tax change were announced that would have an adverse effect on them, they would do something.Fishplatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659287724786153421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887184.post-1136856038279688032006-01-09T20:20:00.000-05:002006-01-09T20:20:00.000-05:00The rent rule has more to do with people not wanti...The rent rule has more to do with people not wanting gay couples to live togather.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12609570865503718930noreply@blogger.com