I can't believe they did it (part deux)

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Man Underpaid His Property Taxes By $8.41. The County Seized His Property, Sold Ité*�nd Kept the Profits

A Michigan Man Underpaid His Property Taxes By $8.41. The County Seized His Property, Sold It—and Kept the Profits. – Reason.com

 

[oosik]

Not much of an incentive to live or own property in Michigan.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Man Underpaid His Property Taxes By $8.41. The County Seized His Property, Sold Ité*�nd Kept the Profits

A Michigan Man Underpaid His Property Taxes By $8.41. The County Seized His Property, Sold It—and Kept the Profits. – Reason.com

Land of the free, and home of the brave... Went out with Roy Rogers. Now it's OK to lie, cheat, and steal; we only have to look as far as the evening news.

 

[coobie]

Bet there is MORE to this story..Have to read Michigan laws..

 

[drssg]

It may have been buried in the story, but I didn't see how an $8.41 bill escalated to that point. It seems like he would just get a bill in the mail and pay it.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Yeah, there's a lot of things wrong here. I believe in this state, they have to inform you and give you an opportunity to pay it.

 

[bigtiller]

Fake news.

 

[MossRoad]

Fake news.

Why do you call it fake news?

 

[kenmac]

Land of the free

Yeah, as long as you pay the kings ransom you are free to keep the land you paid for. As long as you pay the kings ransom, you are allowed to fish in the king's lakes and rivers. I could keep going, but you get the idea

 

[goeduck]

Yeah, there's a lot of things wrong here. I believe in this state, they have to inform you and give you an opportunity to pay it.

That is the way it is here. I have forgotten in the past, it can happen to anyone and I paid up as soon as I got the notice. I think there was a late fee, but no big deal.

 

[Sigarms]

Seems like a legit story.

Opinion: Government should not be able to take a home as payment for an $8 debt

The lawyer mentioned in the article is a real estate laywer as well.

 

[NorTracNY]

To me, this is the scariest part....

"But he made a mistake in calculating the interest owed, resulting in another underpayment of $8.41."

The guy lost his property, not because he didn't pay a bill, but because he made a calculation error on the amount to pay! The interesting part will be whether the court does what is right, which will likely kill the state financially, or if they rule for the state just to keep the state alive. The state is making tons of money from this and has spend all of this immoral money over the last several years.

 

[coldsteelva]

To me, this is the scariest part....

"But he made a mistake in calculating the interest owed, resulting in another underpayment of $8.41."

The guy lost his property, not because he didn't pay a bill, but because he made a calculation error on the amount to pay! The interesting part will be whether the court does what is right, which will likely kill the state financially, or if they rule for the state just to keep the state alive. The state is making tons of money from this and has spend all of this immoral money over the last several years.

The STATE is not making money from this. The 83 local county jurisdictions are making the money off of this. According to the articles, he underpaid and the local county received $26k (-$8.41) which they kept for themselves, but the house has been abandoned and is in a shambles and isn't on the tax rolls, which will end up losing the county MORE than what they stole from this poor man.

 

[bigtiller]

Why do you call it fake news?

The headline is just click bate. Big mean government harms little old man.
There has got to be more to the story that someone isn't fessing up to.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Saw a thing last night on the ten most corrupt cities in the US. Kind of an eye opener. No public official in Canada ever seems to go to jail in Canada for their many, many misdeeds.

 

[Sigarms]

The headline is just click bate. Big mean government harms little old man.
There has got to be more to the story that someone isn't fessing up to.

You're a part of what's wrong IMO in today's society. Do some work on your own and don't expect people to hand it to you.

 

[bigtiller]

You're a part of what's wrong IMO in today's society. Do some work on your own and don't expect people to hand it to you.

Thanks for the advise.
Bless you my friend.

 

[Sigarms]

Thanks for the advise.
Bless you my friend.

No worries.

No different than someone telling you that you are wrong for a statement you made as factual, and you taking the time to actually researc it to find out why.

In NC we say "Bless your heart" not "Bless you my friend".

 

[Industrial Toys]

I thought the latter is mostly said after someone gives you money.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Yeah, as long as you pay the kings ransom you are free to keep the land you paid for. As long as you pay the kings ransom, you are allowed to fish in the king's lakes and rivers. I could keep going, but you get the idea

Loud and clear. Freedom has a price tag.