Originally Posted by
BuckAlley
How about NJ folks buying up land in NY at what we see as ridiculous prices. A 20x40 camp on 1 acre off a looped dirt road I jog, and bike went to a NJ family for $250,000. I stopped, and spoke to these folks. They tell me land in NY is cheap, and this is a place for them to vacation a few wknds a yr.
Oh and speaking of paying taxes last year I grieved my property accessment increase. My accessor told me land values are going sky high in my area becasue out of staters buying up NY land like crazy raising property values to ridiculous levels. So I have to suffer with increasing property taxes becasue of seasonal residences. Not to mention numerous other new taxes Paterson has imposed on this state, and numerous others he's attempted too. Now I can't enjoy some of the state parks I once did. Please don't compare NY to NJ. If you don't live here you wouldn't understand.
If you think it's all about property taxes you have no clue. Property taxes are only a part of the revenue the state takes in. Payroll taxes are the biggest piece of the pie. Don't blame out of state people for buying the land at inflated rates, well you can but that isn't the only cause. It's the inflated values of all land everywhere. It's simple economics, if you don't have enough money then choices have to be made as to where the money you do have is to be spent. You want something to be done about it, vote the liberal progressives out of office and get fiscal conservatives in their place.