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]]> By: Vance Shutes http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2008/02/29/why-connecticut-wants-your-money-any-way-they-can-get-it/comment-page-1/#comment-175720 Vance Shutes Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:52:37 +0000 http://www.therealestatebloggers.com/2008/02/29/why-connecticut-wants-your-money-any-way-they-can-get-it/#comment-175720 I certainly hope that your State Association of Realtors is assisting in fighting the image among the elected officials that Realtors are the "bad guys" who need to lower their fees. Here in Michigan, our state association has been vigiliant in the fight to impose a "service" tax (http://www.mirealtors.com/news/underthedome.html#bln) which includes real estate commissions. Hmm.. let's take on the Realtors, the Bankers (for their mortgage commissions), and the Attorneys (a service, if there ever was one). Nice going, elected officials. When the elected officials have bled the state dry via taxation, and there's no more blood left to squeeze out of the turnip (us, the electorate who voted for these "tax and spend" idiots), then they might realize that they've gone too far. By then, it will be too late. The only ones left in their state will be other elected officials. The rest of us will vote with our feet. I certainly hope that your State Association of Realtors is assisting in fighting the image among the elected officials that Realtors are the “bad guys” who need to lower their fees. Here in Michigan, our state association has been vigiliant in the fight to impose a “service” tax (http://www.mirealtors.com/news/underthedome.html#bln) which includes real estate commissions. Hmm.. let’s take on the Realtors, the Bankers (for their mortgage commissions), and the Attorneys (a service, if there ever was one). Nice going, elected officials.

When the elected officials have bled the state dry via taxation, and there’s no more blood left to squeeze out of the turnip (us, the electorate who voted for these “tax and spend” idiots), then they might realize that they’ve gone too far. By then, it will be too late. The only ones left in their state will be other elected officials. The rest of us will vote with our feet.

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