You know, we've been at this RaisingKaine thing for 8 months now, and we've collected a whole bunch of great material on Jerry Kilgore. I was thinking that it might be a good idea to condense all the reasons NOT to vote for Jerry Kilgore into an easy-to-read "Top 25" list. But then I thought, that's too many in one shot. So, instead, I've started listing a reason per day, counting down -- David Letterman style - to #1 in early October. Anyway, here's reason #13!
13) Kilgore's tax relief plan for Virginia homeowners would actually set a government-mandated cap on real estate tax assessments. This would, of course, massively interfere with the free market. Also, as the Kaine campaign has pointed out, Kilgore?s artifical cap on assessments ?raises questions about the impact on the resale value of Virginia homes.? No thanks, Jerry, I would rather see my home rise in value every year, enabling me to borrow against it with home equity lines or to choose to sell and cash in on its increased value than to have you tell me what price I should get for it.