DISQUS

jacrlsn · 1 year ago

As usual. Mr Amerding, I couldn't agree more. I like the way you get to the heart of the matter.

seamus o · 1 year ago

wow thanks for telling me about this rep, I checked out her record and she seems really great.
If what you say is really her intent it would go suggest that she has had a catharsis of sorts, no more the bleeding heart liberal, now the ruthless politician, ah darn it I probably found her to late...

bilge rat · 1 year ago

While I can understand Ms. Balser wanting to help the senior citizens, that is the wrong way to go about it.

There are many property tax abatements available to seniors, however they aren't well publicized, for obvious reasons. Unless you go directly to your local city or town hall and ask, the information is not forthcoming. For example, if a senior citizen is declared legally blind, the tax abatement goes up on a yearly basis. There are abatements for widows, veterans, and widows of veterans, to name a few.

Maybe the seniors should go live in Costa Rica. I heard it's cheaper there...... ;-)

michael cook · 1 year ago

Touche BR.
It used to be when i first bought there a decade ago but, despite what Coldwell Banker and Century 21 tell people in their on line, email advertising about Costa Rica, there's nothing cheap about it anymore.

It's the same everywhere, once a place gets discovered, whether it's Newburyport or Costa Rica, it generally gets ruined and way over priced.

bilge rat · 1 year ago

Newburyport and Costa Rica?
Now that's a comparison I never would've thought of!!
Have a great weekend!
:-)

bilge rat · 1 year ago

You're right about Costa Rica not being cheap anymore, Michael.
When I was in travel, pre-9/11, Costa Rica was just becoming noticed.
Even at that time, there were unbelievable eco-travel deals to visit Costa. Beautiful, full service lodges in the rainforest, for literally dollars a day.
Not anymore, though, from what I understand.
Same with Belize. I used to get a kick out of people when I would recommend Belize or Costa for eco travel and price. People would look at me like I had two heads....
"Belize? I never heard of it. Is it new?"
duh....
;-)

michael cook · 1 year ago

I know EXACTLY what you mean.
Putting all our domestic political differences aside, when i bought my land in Costa Rica a decade ago, for 6300 bucks, I had howler monkeys and grand macaws all around my property.
Not anymore. Coldwell Banker and Century 21 have swept in and the land on the road where my place is is now selling for more than 100K.
I suppose I should be happy about that, except that all the clear cutting is destroying the very beauty, flora and fauna that made Costa Rica so special in the first place.
I don't know what the answer is any more.
Ah well, what's a bleeding heart liberal and jungle preservationist to do?
LOL

Harry Birmingham · 1 year ago

Bilge Rat , If you could want a poinyful laugh go back to Illegal Immigration and read #33.

Harry Birmingham · 1 year ago

Bilge Rat , If you could want a pointful laugh go back to Illegal Immigration and read #33.

bilge rat · 1 year ago

Can we have a more lighthearted topic to discuss, just for a little while?
I need a break from all this political discourse!
I'm burnt out already, and we're no where NEAR the election!!
Sorry, all, I'm having a Monday morning breakdown!
:-)

How 'bout those Celtics?

Uncle Bunky · 1 year ago

Thers nothing democractin knowing you paid taxes on your paycheck to pay your mortgage. then you pay taxes again for sleeping in the house and eating in it. Then you drive to the gas station to pay taxes on your fuel. Then the you drive to the coffe shop to pay taxes on your cup of coffe. Both the fuel and the coffe were taxed because the fuel gets taxed to deliver the goods. Then the drivers also were taxed for working. There is to much tax on one thing or a dollar there has to be give and take. Trash fees illegal fuel tax is driving up the cost of food. And well all of that drives up city and town budgets and cost of living in turn drives up cost of living combined with crime high insuance rates and crumbling roads and not deporting illegals while big business continues to destroy many peoples heritage. We are doomed.