As y’all know, I’ve been tearing my hair off of my scalp because of my new property taxes.

And there’s a part of me that feels so wronged and wants to give the city council a piece of my mind.

But there’s also a part of me that wonders if, perhaps, I would get further being more pleasant and laying out a heartfelt argument.

Perhaps a night serenade, a bolero at the tax officer’s home window as she retires for the night would get me further than any forceful monologue at the town hall meeting. The warm notes that I, the handsome masked desperado holding a bouquet of roses for her, would sing will remind her that she is a house owner too. And that there was a time – before the cold-hearted businessman named Capitalism imprisoned her soul in a loveless marriage – that she was once a beautiful radiant girl that believed in the eternal romance of low and steady property taxes.

See? Even the song I’ll sing Tu Mi Delirio (You, Are My Delirium) shows how delirious I am from this property tax raise (the song obviously doesn’t mean that πŸ˜‚)

The way I see it, there’s only two ways this could end;

a.) my property taxes get lowered because I’ve warmed madame tax councilor’s heart with my soulful voice and puppy eyed plea

b.) every police officer within a half mile radius converges on my location and beats me like a dusty carpet

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29 responses to “You (New Jersey Property Taxes), Are My Delirium”

  1. Ashley Avatar

    This made me laugh, but it’s no laughing matter! πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ€”πŸ˜’πŸ˜­

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      πŸ˜‚ I have no other options Ashley! if this is the only thing that’ll work – I have to do what I have to do πŸ˜‚πŸ‘πŸΌ

  2. Ana Daksina Avatar

    … Or both ~ both could happen! 🀣

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      LOL, now THAT I didn’t think of! πŸ˜‚

  3. vermavkv Avatar

    πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ I think the serenade is a wonderfully romantic planβ€”but perhaps not the safest strategy for negotiating property taxes!
    I can already picture the scene: roses in hand, mask on, singing Tu Mi Delirio under the tax officer’s window… followed by option (b) arriving much sooner than option (a)! πŸš“πŸ€£

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ you’ve got a great point Vijay! perhaps the officers should be sang to as well πŸ˜‚

  4. MJ🍸 Avatar

    Oh that would be so great! I’m sure you’d make her day and she’d be high-stepping after that. πŸ˜‚
    If you do actually do this, please, please film this for all of us here.
    You never know, it may help matters with the taxes. It would surely make the news. 😏
    Have a great rest of your week.
    -MJ🍸

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      πŸ˜‚πŸ‘πŸΌ if it reaches the governor and somehow gets everyone in the state to pause on all tax increases…it may very well be worth it. but watch, if I monetize the performance, they would probably tax me to high heaven on my earnings πŸ˜‚ there really is no escape!

  5. Fairweather Walker Avatar

    Costs of everything have skyrocketed in the past year, haven’t they. I worked in a municipal office and know why taxes were raised – and raised by too much all at once, which is what freaked property owners out – ours were raised by 200%! – but they were small to start with because Himself farms, so we could afford to pay them without suffering – but people always feel overtaxed, it seems to me.
    A visit to the next council meeting is your best bet, but good luck getting them to change anything.
    I’ve always thought the honey gets the bees and still believe it, but where I worked, the bitchiest ratepayer always got the most prompt action because no one wanted conflict with her.
    Be sure to let us know what happens.

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      oh i can absolutely imagine that situation with that particular rate-payer. i’ve argued rates before, in both nice and forceful ways and i wish, looking back, that there were just ways I could beat the rate hikes because it just never works for me either way unless the town is generous.
      i will say though that we’ve had a lot of older folks pass on and houses are just too expensive these days. no one wants the financial commitment and it’s really starting to show in tax revenue. so in a way, i understand but i’ve also been around enough to know that a percentage of that tax goes towards their shiny new trucks! :/

  6. Nancy Homlitas Avatar

    I’m sorry your property taxes are through the roof. I feel your pain. Socialist policies are more likely to increase taxes to support government spending. Capitalism is more likely to lower taxes to encourage economic growth. πŸ€‘

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      i’ve been saying it all this time Nancy! herein lies the dissonance

      why is it that the Socialist are the ones that act most like Capitalists when there’s money on the table?
      πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

      1. Nancy Homlitas Avatar

        πŸ’°πŸ€‘πŸ€£

  7. nancyb422 Avatar

    Only two things are certain – death and taxes. Or something like that!

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      that Karl Marx book is looking mighty appetizing right now πŸ˜‚

  8. CJ Antichow Avatar
    CJ Antichow

    πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      😁😁

      1. CJ Antichow Avatar
        CJ Antichow

        You’re soooo amusing!

  9. justrojie Avatar

    i mean… what’s the worst that could happen lol

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      i like your spirit Rojie! πŸ˜€

      1. justrojie Avatar

        Hah thanks, Mike!

  10. Edward Ortiz Avatar

    Holy crap! JosΓ© JosΓ© was the man. Property taxes are a pain, indeed. I hope this country somehow gets rid of this tax. In this country, your home is never truly yours. As soon as you stop paying property taxes, you lose your home. It’s just insane.

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      I understand the need for some levying…but at this point, these property tax increases are not translating to the quality of life that the price tag indicates. i know we all have to put in our fair share but the word “fair” is precisely where the dissonance lies!

      and yes, Jose Jose is fantastic!

      1. Edward Ortiz Avatar

        I completely agree with you, but the notion that I will never own my home, even after paying off my mortgage, is problematic. The system is broken somewhere.

        1. Michael Williams Avatar

          it is. i think that the tax has to be decoupled from the threat of retaking the home. i feel like it should have more to do with water or electricity baselining. to do that with the house is, in my opinion, cruel. alot of people no longer want the financial risk of a house, this is an opportunity for state governments everywhere to incentivize ownership.

          1. Edward Ortiz Avatar

            Absolutely! The government needs to figure out how to fund public services through means other than property taxes. Raising property taxes every year or so is not the answer.

  11. ibarynt Avatar

    Mike you are the best 🀣🀣.

    But will your voice hold up? You may need backup.

    Over here people are finding loopholes to avoid property tax 🀫

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      hahaha! the police officers can be my backup lol πŸ˜€

      i hate property taxes. i know what they are for but when it’s too much, i start to get uncomfortable.

      1. ibarynt Avatar

        The govt is robbing us dry, we even have a cleanliness tax but the country is in a squalor.

        Here, people are buying two 1 bedroom apartments (but the sqft has to be less than 500sqft) so the tax is either nil or lesser. Not sure how it works for other states.

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