[quote=poorgradstudent]Meh?
I’m no fan of Romney, but none of this strikes me as that outrageous. Property values fell from 2009 to 2010. As noted, a lot of people had their property taxes reassessed. This isn’t like having $21m in your IRA… having their property taxes reassessed is both within the spirit and letter of the law.[/quote]
Yeah, but we’re in one of the nastiest election cycles in years and everything is now grist for the mill, especially if it smacks of elitism or classism.
To the average Joe/Jane, who does not own real estate in La Jolla, this can be spun to make it appear that the Romneys are “getting away with something” or “pulling a fast one”. It may be well within both the spirit and the letter of the law, but it’s now all about the spin that can be put on it.
