Harvey Waxman
It’s time for yearly revaluations to make taxes fairer
Rhode Islanders pay more in property taxes than 45 other states, according to a recent article in Providence Business News (“It’s all about property:...
Wealth without production has costly consequences
It seems the more ethically challenged of Wall Street and our financial markets have achieved the alchemist’s dream; they found a way to create...
Revaluations create a lot of pain, but relief is possible
It happens every three years, in Barrington and other towns, too. Revaluation of property for the purpose of taxing citizens for town services is...
State’s Web site needs overhaul<br> for the electorate’s sake
We are near the end of an historic presidential campaign. For the first time in our history a presidential candidate is black, and for...
Revaluation only adds to the unfairness of taxes
North Providence Mayor Charles Lombardi seems to have done the impossible. He has presented the Town Council a budget increase of 0.0087 percent, essentially...
Find a more equitable way to tax Rhode Islanders
H.L. Mencken, an observer of American culture in the early half of the 20th century, said, “For every problem, there is a solution that...
Revaluations can raise and lower homeowners’ tax rates
It's that time again. The new assessments are starting to arrive at homes in 18 Rhode Island towns that were revalued in 2006 (Burrillville,...
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