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Seniors to Suffer the wrath of Democrat “Compassion”

By Erik Zimerman On October 1, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Against the Wind

The partisanship guiding certain left leaning organizations in this election is simply mind boggling. In Florida, and elsewhere, low-income senior citizens are sometimes taxed out of their homes by local property taxes. Being retired, on fixed incomes and not always in the best of health, these seniors are able to make ends meet by using small earnings from their life savings, annuities, or social security payments. Having no rent or mortgage, the money is sufficient for food, health care and basic expenses. Maybe they have some left over for occasional presents to grandchildren or the infrequent small vacation. When high property taxes are added to the mix, especially as property values have risen greatly in the past decades, the homes many times become unaffordable and senior citizens end up losing the homes they worked for and lived in for much of their lives. The local governments issuing these property taxes and throwing these low-income seniors out into the street often do not wish to do so but have no choice.

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