I totally agree. My mother is 82, has lived in the family homestead since she married my father. Both were WWII vets and both worked hard all their lives. Now dad is dead, and mom lives on her Social Security and a small nest egg. If it weren't for the fact that her house is paid for, she would not be able to live independently. If she sold the house, the proceeds would soon be used up in paying rent on a decent apartment. Then what??? Of course, like many other seniors, she probably wouldn't live very long.
If a person has worked hard all their lives to try and obtain some security in their old age, what gives Mr Anderson and same thinking persons the right to take it all away with taxes. You had better have children who are hard working and love you very much. You may need them in your later years. By the way, there was a time when a person's property taxes on their homestead could not be increased after they hit 65. I think this changed in the late 60' or early 70's. Anne McCandless Jordan TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
