tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088603658552825500.post8540123771296301621..comments2023-11-05T05:53:29.465-05:00Comments on The Hickory Hound: Hickory City Council Audio - 4/2/2013James Thomas Shellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04359970774315269896noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088603658552825500.post-41549179564760912642013-04-03T11:52:59.024-04:002013-04-03T11:52:59.024-04:00Sadly good sir, yours is not the only family that ...Sadly good sir, yours is not the only family that has been leveraged in such a manner. I regret and lament the fact this has been done to you and yours, but I'm not surprised.<br /><br />No, they don't raise the tax rate, they inflate the value of the property. Except on those that own vast tracts classified as 'farmland'. That hasn't felt the bite of the plow in decades.<br /><br />Strange isn't it how when you need help, the line is non-existent, but the line to take advantage of extends down the block and around the corner.<br /><br />Strange isn't it how in a community that professes such a devout following of Christ and Christian principles that will take from their fellow man in such a fashion you almost feel raped and borders on criminal?<br /><br />"It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God." Mark 10:25. Many in this town are banking on that needle being the size of the Washington Monument.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com