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My Hero for Today

Rob of the Say Anything blog based in North Dakota, where he shared how he booted the Minot city tax assessor off his property.

Rob of the Say Anything blog based in North Dakota, where he told how he booted the Minot city tax assessor off his property:

So I asked my wife to put me on the phone with the gentleman from the City of Minot.  He got on the phone and said that he wanted to check through my house to see if my property taxes needed to be raised. I told him I wasn’t comfortable with him going through my house, and asked him why the City of Minot needs more property taxes. After all, didn’t we just get $300 million in property tax relief from the state legislature?

He told me that the state has actually been cutting spending (we’ve had a 54 percent increase in general fund spending over the last four years!) and that’s why the city needs to tax more/spend more.

My response to him was to say that he could remove himself from my property and assess my home’s value from the street.

Hat tip: Brett Narloch via Facebook.

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Tim| 9.3.09 @ 9:20AM

We got the "voluntary inspections" too. There's this veiled threat that if you don't comlpy the re-assessment may be "less accurate" by forcing them to make guesses. Gah.

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Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…random government agent to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.  I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should fight this stuff…

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Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

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Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…some random government agent to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.&nbsp I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should fight this stuff instead of just…

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Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…random government agent to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.&nbsp I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should fight this stuff instead of just rolling over. powered by…

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Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…agent to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.  I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should fight this stuff…

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Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…agent to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.  I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should fight this stuff instead of just rolling over. powered by shantz-wp-prefix-suffix Share and Enjoy:…

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Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…some random government agent to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.  I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should fight this stuff instead of…

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Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…random government agent to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.  I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should fight this stuff instead of just rolling over.…

Pingback| 9.14.09 @ 5:13PM

Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…government agent to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.  I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should fight this stuff instead of just rolling over.…

Pingback| 9.14.09 @ 5:13PM

Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…government agent to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.  I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should…

Pingback| 9.14.09 @ 5:13PM

Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…government agent to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.  I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should fight this stuff instead of…

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Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.  I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should fight this stuff instead of just rolling over. powered by…

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Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…require some random government agent to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.  I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should fight this stuff instead of just rolling over. powered by…

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Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…random government agent to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.  I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should fight this stuff…

Pingback| 9.14.09 @ 5:13PM

Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…that require some random government agent to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.  I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should fight this stuff instead of just rolling over. powered by…

Pingback| 9.14.09 @ 5:13PM

Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…agent to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.  I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should fight this stuff instead of just rolling…

Pingback| 9.14.09 @ 5:13PM

Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…agent to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.  I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should fight this stuff…

Pingback| 9.14.09 @ 5:13PM

Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…agent to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.  I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should fight this stuff instead of just rolling over. powered by…

Pingback| 9.14.09 @ 5:13PM

Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…random government agent to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.  I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should fight this stuff instead of just rolling over.…

Pingback| 9.14.09 @ 5:13PM

Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…random government agent to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.&nbsp I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should fight this stuff instead of just rolling over. powered by…

Pingback| 9.14.09 @ 5:13PM

Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…that require some random government agent to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.  I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should fight this stuff instead of just…

Pingback| 9.14.09 @ 5:14PM

Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…random government agent to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.  I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should fight this stuff instead of just rolling over. powered by…

Pingback| 9.14.09 @ 5:14PM

Political News Highlights and Controversy» The Day I Kicked The Property Tax Assessor links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…agent to walk through my bedroom. Update: Apparently the folks at the American Spectator think I’m a “hero” for this.  I don’t know about that, but I do know that more Americans should fight this stuff instead of…

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