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[quote=pencilneck]UT: Dip in property-tax defaults delights county’s collector
http://tiny.cc/JbECl

Did anyone see this article in today’s UT? I’m baffled by the increase in the amounts of tax due. I’m wondering if anyone could help explain how property taxes due more than tripled since 2005?

These figures don’t include outstanding dues from prior years which would have been my first guess.

Also, remember those blaming California’s budget woes on prop. 13? Farcical.

As of | Amount due | Percent | July 1 (in millions) late

2009: $168 |.43 | 3.7

2008: $168 |.63 | 3.8

2007: $112 | .9 | 2.8

2006: $71 | .3 | 2.0

2005: $50 | .8 | 1.6[/quote]

The chart is messed up.

It should look like this:

As of | Amount due | Percent
2009 | $168.4 | 3.7
2008 | $168.6 | 3.8
2007 | $112.9 | 2.8
2006 | $71.3 | 2.0
2005 | $50.8 | 1.6

David Butler is one of my favorites. What was that thing about getting a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it?
In Butler’s case make it a double.