Here’s the study:

bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/voices.uchic...

Individual taxing bodies (schools, police/fire, city/county) set fixed levies and assessments divide up the total levy amongst property owners. The property tax code is set by the state with some county ordinances involved as well.

Yep. Your taxes will go up or down relative to your percentage of the total assessed value in your area going up/down. The more others get larger share of reductions, the more your taxes go up. BOR reductions meant
total share of commercial went down.

www.cookcountyassessoril.gov/data-dashboa...

Bonus points for use of the word schlepping in the Minneapolis case study.

Oh but she’s supposed to let Ray Romano go by without comment…

Perfect.

Just really pleased that my “heh, Chekhov’s hand grenade” thought materialized there.

As someone who’s had a birds-nest view for the past few years, the crowds had gotten way too big for the space. Not sure what the middle ground is but the space was beyond safe capacity.

I hadn’t even contemplated this but you are exactly right.

Your precious “Whip-Smart” could never!

(I apologize for not being able to let this go.)

@6figga-dilla.bsky.social This seems like it’d be up your alley.

Thank you but also oh no

“I cannot have a record of this transaction associated with me. Please sir, I have a family.”