Detroit Politico’s Five-Figure Five-Finger Tax Discount was a “Clerical Error”
by Byrne Hobart
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It’s happened to everyone: one day, your property taxes drop from $1400 a year to $50, and you, well, you figure it’s not a problem. Or if it is a problem, it’s somebody else’s problem.
Detroit City Council member JoAnn Watson has landed in hot water thanks to revalations that she saved a sweet $12,000 over the last nine years. A flurry of media attention forced her to explain exactly what was going on, and a thorough investigation (it lasted about a week). She didn’t exactly get a positive reception when she explained herself:
If anyone here in this circle received a bill and you’ve argued to pay more, just raise your hand.
That’s fine, but if I lived … Read more...