Laugh at this moron with me

betrothed123

I've been laughing at this guy (<---Clicky) all day.  Obviously the blatant racism is not amusing to me, but the following points about this guy are:

1.  He founded a political party called "Rent is 2 Damn High" (apparently meant to be said with a pause after the 2 and a very forceful "DAAaaAMN").  I guess the Daily News decided to correct his grammar and replaced the number 2 with the word.
2.  He truly believes he's going to win this election.
3.  He thinks he'd beating out one of the front runners because during the debate last night the candidate said that rent really is too high in NYS.
4.  He went on Opie and Anthony this morning and when they announced him by name he corrected them and told them to call him "The man."

So right now we can choose between a bunch of swindlers, this guy, and the chick who ran the escort service that previous NY Governor Elliot Spitzer frequented.  This should be interesting.

Steph0871

Awesome.  Politics make me laugh sometimes... then I realize people are being serious and it concerns me.

We had a vampire run for Governor of MN last election.

dmiller9274

Wow, it's amazing to me that the press actually covers people like this LOL

SarahPLiz

When I was growing up in Louisiana we had to choose between our incumbent convicted felon (Edwin Edwards) or  a KKK Grand Wizard (David Duke). It was an interesting election to say the least. 

mrscarter052011

So you're voting for him right?  Or you going for the madam?  But seriously the only I good I see in this is  that he's making NJ look less like the laughing stock of the northeast (atleast for now).

betrothed123

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[QUOTE]I really enjoy this gem: "If people had to vote tomorrow I would be the governor of the State of <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/New+York" rel="nofollow">www.nydailynews.com/topics/New+York</a> " title="New York"> New York ," McMillan said. "I can't wait to see what the polls look like." Uh, right. You and everyone else who thinks rent it too high. Isn't rent in NY pretty low? It's the property taxes that are really high, right?
Posted by maratea[/QUOTE]
Everything is expensive in NY, but you're right about taxes being the biggie.  I currently live in one of the highest taxed counties in the country.  They need to focus on taxes, not controlling rent, as far as I'm concerned.

K&J64

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[QUOTE]So you're voting for him right?  Or you going for the madam?  But seriously the only I good I see in this is  that he's making NJ look less like the laughing stock of the northeast (atleast for now).
Posted by mrscarter052011[/QUOTE]

You totally jinxed it. Watch next week Corey Booker will resign as mayor of Newark offically because he's black, but really because of some shady dealings with the unions and payoffs and sex scandals involving Conan O'Brien.

maratea

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Laugh at this moron with me : Everything is expensive in NY, but you're right about taxes being the biggie.  I currently live in one of the highest taxed counties in the country.  They need to focus on taxes, not controlling rent, as far as I'm concerned.
Posted by betrothed123[/QUOTE]

I think the county were H's family lives has ridiculously high taxes too. H and I were talking about moving near Rochester if we could find jobs, but after seeing property taxes of $4000 and higher, we decided to nix that. The real estate prices are really good, but the taxes, my word.

Indiana has a cap on property taxes, thank goodness. Without exemptions and the tax cap, ours would be really high.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

Hardy-har-har!  He's hilarious.  I saw him on TV at the gym last night.

I love that he wants people to call him "the man."  Shiit.

mrscarter052011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Laugh at this moron with me : You totally jinxed it. Watch next week Corey Booker will resign as mayor of Newark offically because he's black, but really because of some shady dealings with the unions and payoffs and sex scandals involving Conan O'Brien.
Posted by kcullen37[/QUOTE]

We already had our "gay sex scandal" (which was really only a scandal b/c he put his bf in a position that he wasn't qualified for and IMO it would have been just as scandolous if it was a gf)  Regardless, I'm thinking that in order to top NY on this one we're going to need little people and possibly farm animals involved with the  Booker-Brien scandal. See, I already named it. I'm copyrighting that.

JenGin74

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Laugh at this moron with me : I think the county were H's family lives has ridiculously high taxes too. H and I were talking about moving near Rochester if we could find jobs, <strong>but after seeing property taxes of $4000 and higher, we decided to nix that.</strong> The real estate prices are really good, but the taxes, my word. Indiana has a cap on property taxes, thank goodness. Without exemptions and the tax cap, ours would be really high.
Posted by maratea[/QUOTE]


That's actually pretty cheap around these parts. New Jersey has crazy high property taxes. When I was with my ex our property taxes were just under $7000

maratea

OMG. How do you live with taxes that high? If our's were $7k, we wouldn't be owning a house.

allisong23

It turns out he only pays $800/month for a rent controlled apartment in NYC, so the funny thing is that his rent is NOT too damn high. It is dirt cheap for NY.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/rent_just_too_damn_low_bsE5JAsyBmBzwyHNT05MBK

mrscarter052011

We're at about 7k too.  My taxes are figured in to my mortgage payment so that makes it easier for me.  But my parents just save every month for theirs.

betrothed123

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Laugh at this moron with me : I think the county were H's family lives has ridiculously high taxes too. H and I were talking about moving near Rochester if we could find jobs, but after seeing property taxes of $4000 and higher, we decided to nix that. The real estate prices are really good, but the taxes, my word. Indiana has a cap on property taxes, thank goodness. Without exemptions and the tax cap, ours would be really high.
Posted by maratea[/QUOTE]
Yeah that's actually quite low for a house in the Rochester area.  It's crazy around here.

TheCranberry

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[QUOTE]I really enjoy this gem: "If people had to vote tomorrow I would be the governor of the State of <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/New+York" rel="nofollow">www.nydailynews.com/topics/New+York</a> " title="New York"> New York ," McMillan said. "I can't wait to see what the polls look like." Uh, right. You and everyone else who thinks rent it too high. <strong>Isn't rent in NY pretty low?</strong> It's the property taxes that are really high, right?
Posted by maratea[/QUOTE]

It's definitely not low in New York City and neither are the property taxes.  It's highway robbery.

mrscarter052011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Laugh at this moron with me : We pay bi-annually on our property taxes. But since they're so low, we can just pay it outright. I won't tell you all how low our's are since it will make you jealous and want to move to Indiana and then you'll all have to be my friends.
Posted by maratea[/QUOTE]

I want to be your friend anyway but yeah don't tell me b/c I will cry.  I will say that I'm happy with my daughter's school (and she loves it) so that is worth (some) of the taxes I pay.  And to clarify we don't have a big house or a lot of property.  It's a 3 bedroom ranch on 1/2 ac. 

LessThanZero

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[QUOTE]I really enjoy this gem: "If people had to vote tomorrow I would be the governor of the State of <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/New+York" rel="nofollow">www.nydailynews.com/topics/New+York</a> " title="New York"> New York ," McMillan said. "I can't wait to see what the polls look like." Uh, right. You and everyone else who thinks rent it too high.<strong> Isn't rent in NY pretty low?</strong> It's the property taxes that are really high, right?
Posted by maratea[/QUOTE]


Whoa. Whoever told you that is a lying liar that tells lies.

Although, i guess it depends on what part of NY you're talking about, and what you're comparing it to.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

Want low property taxes? Move to California. They're like 1% and they can't reassess your house after you buy it. Warren Buffet says he pays less property tax on his Newport Beach mansion than on his house in Omaha.

Of course, that's 1% of housing prices in CA, which aren't cheap...

maratea

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Laugh at this moron with me : Rent in NYC is high because the cost of living is high (<strong>meaning: the salaries can also be pretty high</strong>). Rent upstate is insanely low. That goes for most of the urban areas upstate (well, some places in the Hudson Valley are higher). Taxes, however, are high. Property and sales tax are pretty redic. Plus, the majority of people not in the NY metro area own, so they give a crap about rent. :-)
Posted by msmerymac[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I sometimes forget about the cost of living, and think "WTF, I'm doing the same job as that person and they're making $100k?" 

The Midwest, while high of the scale of suckitude, is so cheap. It's nice to live here and pay a lot less for everything, even if that means my salary is a little lower.

LessThanZero

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[QUOTE]OMG. How do you live with taxes that high? If our's were $7k, we wouldn't be owning a house.
Posted by maratea[/QUOTE]


A family member of mine, in NY pays over $12K in property taxes and about another $4-5K in school taxes.

The counties outside of NYC like Rockland and Westchester are horrendous.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Laugh at this moron with me : Whoa. Whoever told you that is a lying liar that tells lies. <strong>Although, i guess it depends on what part of NY you're talking about, and what you're comparing it to.</strong>
Posted by LessThanZero[/QUOTE]

Most of my friends who rent in Buffalo pay less for rent than they (or I) do on car payments.

betrothed123

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Laugh at this moron with me : Rent in NYC is high because the cost of living is high (meaning: the salaries can also be pretty high). <strong>Rent upstate is insanely low. That goes for most of the urban areas upstate</strong> (well, some places in the Hudson Valley are higher). Taxes, however, are high. Property and sales tax are pretty redic. Plus, the majority of people not in the NY metro area own, so they give a crap about rent. :-)
Posted by msmerymac[/QUOTE]
How long has it been since you lived in NY, and what areas did you live in?  This is a pretty general statement for a really big region.  There are plenty of places, other than the Hudson Valley area and NYC that are expensive areas to live in.

maratea

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Laugh at this moron with me : Whoa. Whoever told you that is a lying liar that tells lies. Although, i guess it depends on what part of NY you're talking about, and what you're comparing it to.
Posted by LessThanZero[/QUOTE]

I should clarify- I was talking about the state in general, not just NYC. I'm sure NYC is outrageous, like some other large cities probably are too. But overall, is rent/real estate lower? The house prices in Rochester were really great, for what you could get.

kd.joseph

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[QUOTE]I think he's kind of cute. At least he has dreams and aspirations, right?
Posted by JenGin74[/QUOTE]

You just like his mustache, admit it. He reminds me of Sam Elliot in Up in the Air. And he's the only man that can pull that off. And "The Man" Really?

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Laugh at this moron with me : Very true. It's also pretty similiar in Syracuse, too.
Posted by libordke22[/QUOTE]

Yeah. I vaguely remember by brother having a pretty sweet 1 bedroom in Syracuse for about half of what I paid for my studio in LA.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Laugh at this moron with me : How long has it been since you lived in NY, and what areas did you live in?  This is a pretty general statement for a really big region.  There are plenty of places, other than the Hudson Valley area and NYC that are expensive areas to live in.
Posted by betrothed123[/QUOTE]

I've lived in Buffalo, Ithaca and Watertown (my parents live there, though I've never rented there) and my brother lives in the Syracuse area. I have many friends who still live in Buffalo and Ithaca. My mother is a real estate agent in the north country.

I can't really think of a major urban area that would more expensive than any of those places. (Except, maybe Poughkeepsie, which would be at the outer reaches of the NYC area anyway.) I concede I don't know much about the capital region real estate market.

Edit: While this is anecdotal, I have a friend who bought a house outside Rochester a few years ago and prices seemed to be similar to Buffalo and Watertown. Also, I live in Los Angeles, so my view of "cheap" housing is skewed. Anyone who can get a decent house in a decent area for $350k or less is insanely lucky, IMO. That doesn't happen in the LA metro area. Especially not in good school districts (which don't really exist here, anyway).

marriedfilingjointly

Every city has it's good neighborhoods and bad neighborhoods and are priced accordingly.  It's kind of like comparing apples to oranges here. 

betrothed123

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[QUOTE]Every city has it's good neighborhoods and bad neighborhoods and are priced accordingly.  It's kind of like comparing apples to oranges here. 
Posted by marriedfilingjointly[/QUOTE]
Exactly.

zippityb

He goes to a babershop in Munchkin Land.

LessThanZero

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Laugh at this moron with me : I should clarify- I was talking about the state in general, not just NYC. I'm sure NYC is outrageous, like some other large cities probably are too. But overall, is rent/real estate lower? The house prices in Rochester were really great, for what you could get.
Posted by maratea[/QUOTE]


Oh no, I wasn't even referring to NYC. Rockland and Westchester counties are pretty pricey just in general. I remember looking at housing prices in the area I grew up in. And if I wanted something that had 4 bdrms and 2 baths, that didn't require massive renovations and updating, then you're talking $400K. And that's at the low end of the spectrum.

It's not like that in every town, some are worse than others. But overall the houses/rent and taxes are not cheap at all. You'd be hard presses to find a studio in some areas for under $1K. It's insane