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Uninsured Women Negotiates With Hospital, Pays Less Than She Would Have For COBRA

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 10.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Welding, Vincent Pierce, Cobra, Lisa Antonini, Mahoning County, Bearing Witness 2.0, Medical Bills, Property Taxes, Danite Pierce, Career-Advancement, Bearing Witness, Health Care, Leslie Caldera, Business News

As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. Tammy Compton of the Wayne...

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Property Taxes Jump 9.6 Percent

Chicago Sun-Times | TIM NOVAK | Posted 10.30.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Property Taxes, Property Taxes, Cook County Property Taxes, Chicago Homeowners, Chicago Property Tax Hike, Chicago News

Many Chicago homeowners will see their property taxes rise sharply in the tax bills going out this week....

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Daley Dips Into Parking Meter Funds To Offer Property Tax Grants

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 10.27.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Budget 2010, Chicago Parking Meters, Daley-Property-Taxes, Chicago Property Taxes, Daley Property Tax Relief, Mayor Daley, Property Taxes, Parking, Chicago News

Chicago homeowners squeezed by rising property tax bills could be in line for cash grants of up to $200 thanks to $35 million worth of property tax re...

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City Hall Showdown in Colorado Springs

Michael Shandrick | Posted 10.20.2009 | Denver

Read More: Civic Government, Teabaggers, Colorado Springs-Colorado, Measure 2C, Property-Taxes, Colorado Springs City Council, Colorado Budget, Denver News
Michael Shandrick

The Colorado Springs budget hearing would have been controversial even without council member Tom Gallagher calling on supporters to create a public outcry with a "tea party."

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New York, New Jersey Have Top Ten Counties With Highest Median Taxes

nytimes.com | PETER APPLEBOME | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Census, Property Taxes, New Jersey, New York Real Estate, Taxes, New York, New York News

Westchester County, No. 1. Nassau, No. 2. Hunterdon and Bergen in New Jersey, Nos. 3 and 4, respectively. And so it goes. Of the 10 counties in the...

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Taxing The Rich Hurts The Middle Class

Grant Cardone | Posted 12.05.2008 | Business

Read More: Tax Cuts for the Rich, Wealthy, Tax Cuts for the Wealthy, Money, 401k, Economy, Retirement, Middle Class, Property Taxes, Recession, Economics, Economic Crisis, Trickle Down Effect, Working for the Wealthy, Entrepeneurship, Owning a Business, Business News
Grant Cardone

This is not a trickle down argument but basic economics, as it is impossible to penalize any one group without affecting every person in the group.

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Daley To Call For Property Tax Relief

Chicago Tribune | Posted 11.09.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Michael Madigan, Chicago Property Taxes, Michael Picardi, Chicago Property Tax Rates, James Houlihan, Mayor Daley, Property Taxes, Property Tax Relief, Chicago News

With many city homeowners complaining about their new, higher property tax bills, Mayor Richard Daley will try to get out in front of the issue today ...

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Florida Gov. Crist Unpopular For the First Time

Miami Herald | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Property Taxes, Gas Prices, Florida, Charlie Crist, Crist, Politics News

Rising gas prices, the falling real estate market and deep state budget cuts have not only brought South Florida's economy to a crawl, they've deflate...

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Neediest Hit Hardest By State Budget Cuts

Washington Post | Keith B. Richburg, Ashley Surdin | Posted 04.08.2008 | Business

Read More: State Budgets, Real Estate Transfer Taxes, Health Care Costs, Weak Economy, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Recession, Property Taxes, Budget Cuts, Energy Bills, Tax Revenue, Business News

In California's San Fernando Valley, Everardo Orozco, 53, who has AIDS, exhausted his medical benefits and can no longer afford the drugs that are kee...

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New Merrill CEO's Estate Is So Big, Has Five Addresses

New York Post | JAMES DORAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Merrill Lynch, John Thain, Property Taxes, Merrill Lynch CEO, Westchester, Business News

John Thain's country estate is so big that the new Merrill Lynch CEO has five different addresses for one palatial property that spans three separate ...

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