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  • You think this isn't devastating for San Fran?

    From ScottW@21:1/5 to All on Mon Aug 14 08:46:45 2023
    For the fiscal year ended June 30, San Francisco tax filers asked for an average 48% reduction on property assessed at more than $60 billion, according to filings with the city’s assessors office compiled by Bloomberg. The values encompass taxable
    business items such as fixtures and vehicles, though the bulk of the dollar figures being appealed is tied to land and building assessments.

    Of the 2,420 appeals heard by the board in the 12 months through June, about 55% received a reduction.

    The city already faces a $780 million budget deficit through 2025, forcing Mayor London Breed to raid her reserves and leave vacant jobs unfilled, among other belt-tightening measures. San Francisco's latest budget assumes the city will be forced to
    refund $167 million to property owners over the next two fiscal years due to appeals.

    Wanna bet that $167M is just the tip of a rapidly growing iceberg?

    ScottW

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  • From ScottW@21:1/5 to All on Mon Aug 14 09:10:12 2023
    On Monday, August 14, 2023 at 8:57:42 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
    On 8/14/23 10:46 AM, ScottW wrote:
    Wanna bet that $167M is just the tip of a rapidly growing iceberg?
    SF desperately needs to build new housing.

    To house what? Homeless drug addicts.....
    Brilliant.

    ScottW

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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to ScottW on Mon Aug 14 10:57:40 2023
    On 8/14/23 10:46 AM, ScottW wrote:
    Wanna bet that $167M is just the tip of a rapidly growing iceberg?

    SF desperately needs to build new housing.

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  • From Fascist Flea@21:1/5 to All on Mon Aug 14 09:50:24 2023
    Witlesspig touts their philosophy of selfishness uber alles.

    SF desperately needs to build new housing.
    To house what? Homeless drug addicts.....
    Brilliant.

    Appalling, isn't it. To you, imperiled lives are not worth saving. No wonder universal health care is such a bugbear to you. All those people living
    longer but still not accepting your selfishness.

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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to ScottW on Mon Aug 14 12:30:50 2023
    On 8/14/23 11:10 AM, ScottW wrote:
    On Monday, August 14, 2023 at 8:57:42 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
    On 8/14/23 10:46 AM, ScottW wrote:
    Wanna bet that $167M is just the tip of a rapidly growing iceberg?
    SF desperately needs to build new housing.

    To house what? Homeless drug addicts.....
    Brilliant.

    No, workers, consumers and tax payers.

    How did you get from reduced property assessments to homeless drug addicts?

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  • From ScottW@21:1/5 to Fascist Flea on Mon Aug 14 16:18:35 2023
    On Monday, August 14, 2023 at 9:50:26 AM UTC-7, Fascist Flea wrote:
    Witlesspig touts their philosophy of selfishness uber alles.

    SF desperately needs to build new housing.
    To house what? Homeless drug addicts.....
    Brilliant.

    Appalling, isn't it. To you, imperiled lives are not worth saving.

    As if housing cures drug addiction. How many drug addicts have you let
    share your one room shanty?

    ScottW

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  • From Fascist Flea@21:1/5 to All on Mon Aug 14 16:36:42 2023
    Is Witlessmonster "playing" dumb, or is this genuine? Only their
    headshrinker knows for sure.

    Witlesspig touts their philosophy of selfishness uber alles.

    SF desperately needs to build new housing.
    To house what? Homeless drug addicts.....
    Brilliant.

    Appalling, isn't it. To you, imperiled lives are not worth saving.
    As if housing cures drug addiction.

    There's that making-shit-up-out-of-thin-air thing again.

    In case you really are as stupid as you sound, the purpose of
    housing the homeless is to get them housed. duh.

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  • From Fascist Flea@21:1/5 to All on Mon Aug 14 17:00:52 2023
    What's this? It's... it's... a miracle! Witlessdork actually tries to explain his babble.

    Is Witlessmonster "playing" dumb, or is this genuine? Only their headshrinker knows for sure.

    Witlesspig touts their philosophy of selfishness uber alles.

    SF desperately needs to build new housing.
    To house what? Homeless drug addicts.....
    Brilliant.

    Appalling, isn't it. To you, imperiled lives are not worth saving.
    As if housing cures drug addiction.

    There's that making-shit-up-out-of-thin-air thing again.
    I'm only guessing what you think "imperils" their lives.
    Go hand out some meth pipes and some tranq needles

    You guessed wrong, presumably because you're so stupid.
    Homelessness is the greatest peril by far. duh-duh-duh.

    Stop being such an uptight prude and try to imagine what humans know as compassion.
    It's the opposite of bullying, oppression, coercion, punishment, etc. - the fundamental
    underpinnings of your religion. Er, "political opinions". ;-)

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  • From ScottW@21:1/5 to Fascist Flea on Mon Aug 14 16:43:31 2023
    On Monday, August 14, 2023 at 4:36:44 PM UTC-7, Fascist Flea wrote:
    Is Witlessmonster "playing" dumb, or is this genuine? Only their headshrinker knows for sure.

    Witlesspig touts their philosophy of selfishness uber alles.

    SF desperately needs to build new housing.
    To house what? Homeless drug addicts.....
    Brilliant.

    Appalling, isn't it. To you, imperiled lives are not worth saving.
    As if housing cures drug addiction.

    There's that making-shit-up-out-of-thin-air thing again.

    I'm only guessing what you think "imperils" their lives.

    Go hand out some meth pipes and some tranq needles so you can think you did some harm mitigation.
    Who knows....you might not rot in hell hand cuffed to Arny.

    ScottW

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