“The decision by the Dallas County Commissioners Court to restore the $69,500 property tax exemption for older homeowners at Tuesday’s meeting is a major victory for Dallas homeowners.”
Ed Cognoski responds:More accurately, it's a major victory for soon-to-be senior citizen homeowners. Namely, Baby Boomers. Today's decision is a loss by young, working-class citizens, homeowners and renters alike, who will be required to pay more than their fair share of taxes in order to preserve a tax break for senior citizen homeowners. It's favoritism. Favoritism not based on need, not based on merit, not based on anything but age. Baby Boomers have had things their way from childhood. They know how to swing their demographic weight around. Today's decision is just a continuation of a lifelong sense of entitlement. It's probably no coincidence that Tom Pauken himself is a Baby Boomer.
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