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NEK_USA t1_j237cpr wrote

Reply to comment by Hagardy in Vermont lawmakers aim to make housing more available and affordable by dropkickninja

Equity means nothing if you love the place you live, don't plan on ever selling and want to spend the rest of your years there. I understand what you're saying. People shouldn't be forced out due to the burden of taxes. Our house is not worth that much BTW not unless we have another covid buying frenzy and people's heads aren't right due to fear.

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NEK_USA t1_j21pcem wrote

Reply to comment by Loudergood in Vermont lawmakers aim to make housing more available and affordable by dropkickninja

Wow. Aweful at a time people are most vulnerable.

We should have appealed our town assessment. They raised the town value of our house $30,000 2 months after we bought it,, which was almost $40,000 more than we just paid for it. Then this past year it went up another $46,000 with the town assessment. We will come up with the difference but one day it will be just too much if it keeps up at this pace.

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NEK_USA t1_j1yfhh0 wrote

Reply to comment by EpictetussutetcipE in Vermont lawmakers aim to make housing more available and affordable by dropkickninja

I agree with this. We bought our house in NEK for a little under $80,000 in 2019 and our taxes have gone up almost $1,800 in 2 years and our house value doubled. During covid people came out of state and paid cash for homes around up for $500,000 and more! It was a selling/buying spree! If this pace keeps up we'll be homeless and forced out.

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NEK_USA t1_iuvfvz7 wrote

Reply to What's up with the open enrollment healthcare plans? by buttergams

This is a shame. I remember paying $290 a month in the early 2000's with no deductible / 100% coverage! I also had dozens of insurance companies to choose from. They need to let competition back in. No competition= stupid high prices and the screw you high deductible plans.

Also with a deductible that high you mind as well go uninsured unless you regularly spend 9,000 a year in health care. You will never end up using that coverage. I have kidney disease, hypermobility and spondylolisthesis and spend under $2,000 a year for care without insurance. Granted I'll have to get insurance once I need dialysis or back surgery... I'll figure that out when the time comes.

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