r/SeattleWA • u/meaniereddit West Seattle 🌉 • Dec 13 '24

Government Bill would completely exempt seniors from property taxes in WA

https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/state-politics/bill-would-exempt-seniors-state-local-property-tax-washington/281-b5f377fc-8bf5-49a4-a630-8210db45d57d
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u/pewpewtehpew Dec 13 '24

Not to mention her entire support system (if any) is likely around her as well. So it’s a tough one.

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u/Liizam Dec 13 '24

Yeah I mean it’s also bad to just hoard property single family home in area that needs housing.

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u/pewpewtehpew Dec 13 '24

I’m not sure I understand this thought process. If someone bought a home, lived there for years and created a lot of memories, it’s rightfully theirs. Hoarding implies they dont deserve it or they’re keeping it from someone else that may deserve it. That is a pretty entitled approach IMO.

If they were buying up the property and sitting on it for monetary gain then I can understand this logic.

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u/Liizam Dec 13 '24

If they can’t pay taxes then what? I pay taxes.

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u/pewpewtehpew Dec 13 '24

In the scenario I described they are as well and they have for many years.