Comments on: Georgia’s “Taxpayers Bill of Rights” fails to protect http://www.millagerate.com/blog/georgias-taxpayers-bill-of-rights-fails-to-protect/ Promoting Honesty in Taxation in Georgia Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kathy Malone http://www.millagerate.com/blog/georgias-taxpayers-bill-of-rights-fails-to-protect/comment-page-1/#comment-1455 Kathy Malone Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:20:00 +0000 http://www.millagerate.com/blog/?p=21#comment-1455 Rather than cutting a check, stuffing it into an envelope and putting a stamp on it (which takes all of a minute and a half) I am now forced (by the vigorous bureaucratic might that renders itself dominant over my person and my business) to use a website to make monthly Tax withholding payments for my business; and I must say . . . it is by far the most convoluted system that could possibly be devised by man. I find it telling that the State of Georgia is willing to not only spend countless hours and money developing such a tortuous system, but would consider it to be a reasonable and responsible method for making tax payments. The use of it produces nothing less than unmitigated torture. Rather than cutting a check, stuffing it into an envelope and putting a stamp on it (which takes all of a minute and a half) I am now forced (by the vigorous bureaucratic might that renders itself dominant over my person and my business) to use a website to make monthly Tax withholding payments for my business; and I must say . . . it is by far the most convoluted system that could possibly be devised by man. I find it telling that the State of Georgia is willing to not only spend countless hours and money developing such a tortuous system, but would consider it to be a reasonable and responsible method for making tax payments. The use of it produces nothing less than unmitigated torture.

]]> By: disabled veteran http://www.millagerate.com/blog/georgias-taxpayers-bill-of-rights-fails-to-protect/comment-page-1/#comment-1342 disabled veteran Sun, 10 May 2009 12:49:12 +0000 http://www.millagerate.com/blog/?p=21#comment-1342 Two years ago our police department bought a computer system that allows all 911 calls to go directly to the cop assigned to that area of town. The police officer has the ability to make himself busy in the system so that the call will continue to go to another close by officer who is available. Clarke County 911 Operators only control fire and police there is a separate EMS call center. So why are we still employing the wives, sisters, brothers, cousins and friends of our police officers and fire fighters as 911 operators if this system can effectively replace them. It is a policy of Clarke County for all 911 calls to be responded to by a police officer. So we no longer need a call center where the employee minimum pay is $15 per hour. This is a fraudulent waste of our tax dollars. Now the school tax problem I commend the transporation department for saving tax payers almost a million dollars a year by running our buses until they sre no longer serviceable but there is away that more money can be saved. North Carolina and Florida school systems get rid of their new buses after only three years. These buses are half to one third their original cost so why do we not buy these buses rather than buy new buses next year. If these two simple stradegies are proactively acted upon your tax problem is solved. Two years ago our police department bought a computer system that allows all 911 calls to go directly to the cop assigned to that area of town. The police officer has the ability to make himself busy in the system so that the call will continue to go to another close by officer who is available. Clarke County 911 Operators only control fire and police there is a separate EMS call center. So why are we still employing the wives, sisters, brothers, cousins and friends of our police officers and fire fighters as 911 operators if this system can effectively replace them. It is a policy of Clarke County for all 911 calls to be responded to by a police officer. So we no longer need a call center where the employee minimum pay is $15 per hour. This is a fraudulent waste of our tax dollars.

Now the school tax problem I commend the transporation department for saving tax payers almost a million dollars a year by running our buses until they sre no longer serviceable but there is away that more money can be saved. North Carolina and Florida school systems get rid of their new buses after only three years. These buses are half to one third their original cost so why do we not buy these buses rather than buy new buses next year.

If these two simple stradegies are proactively acted upon your tax problem is solved.

]]> By: Cecil Turner http://www.millagerate.com/blog/georgias-taxpayers-bill-of-rights-fails-to-protect/comment-page-1/#comment-1337 Cecil Turner Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:31:26 +0000 http://www.millagerate.com/blog/?p=21#comment-1337 Bleckley county followed the same procedure to raise taxes. They first did a reassment of all property in Bleckley, Ga. They then took these high assessments (some as high as 100% over last year) to raise school taxes to 23.235% over last years. They posted their notices in the local paper, holding one meeting at 7:00 p.m. The other two meeting were held, one at 9:00 a.m. the other one at , the final vote at 9:00a.m. They were held when people were at work and could not attend. I believe these meeting were held at those times to prevent the public from attending and voting. We had also voted in the 1% sales tax for the schools thinking we would have a roll back in the millage rate. I filed an appeal to go before the board of assessors last Aug of 2008. I have not heard nothing yet from them and it's almost Nov. You can now add Bleckley county. Bleckley county followed the same procedure to raise taxes. They first did a reassment of all property in Bleckley, Ga. They then took these high assessments (some as high as 100% over last year) to raise school taxes to 23.235% over last years. They posted their notices in the local paper, holding one meeting at 7:00 p.m. The other two meeting were held, one at 9:00 a.m. the other one at , the final vote at 9:00a.m. They were held when people were at work and could not attend. I believe these meeting were held at those times to prevent the public from attending and voting. We had also voted in the 1% sales tax for the schools thinking we would have a roll back in the millage rate. I filed an appeal to go before the board of assessors last Aug of 2008. I have not heard nothing yet from them and it’s almost Nov. You can now add Bleckley county.

]]> By: MillageRate.com » Blog Archive » The answer to high tax bills http://www.millagerate.com/blog/georgias-taxpayers-bill-of-rights-fails-to-protect/comment-page-1/#comment-4 MillageRate.com » Blog Archive » The answer to high tax bills Wed, 02 Nov 2005 14:35:07 +0000 http://www.millagerate.com/blog/?p=21#comment-4 [...] The Clayton County School System adopted a rate of 18.916, the same rate as last year. The Clayton School System was required to advertise an “Intent to Increase Taxes” pursuant to the “Taxpayers Bill of Rights” law enacted in 2000. The School Board issued a press release claiming that it was not “raising taxes;” it was keeping the same rate as the previous year ( http://www.millagerate.com/blog/?p=21 ). [...] [...] The Clayton County School System adopted a rate of 18.916, the same rate as last year. The Clayton School System was required to advertise an “Intent to Increase Taxes” pursuant to the “Taxpayers Bill of Rights” law enacted in 2000. The School Board issued a press release claiming that it was not “raising taxes;” it was keeping the same rate as the previous year ( http://www.millagerate.com/blog/?p=21 ). [...]

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