tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post7121319318855753924..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Due Diligence in South DakotaLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-27850937155108170202022-04-08T09:00:26.972-04:002022-04-08T09:00:26.972-04:00Yes, Anonymous, people who move to states because ...Yes, Anonymous, people who move to states because there's no income tax don't quite grasp that things have to be paid for, so other taxes are sky high. And you get fewer services for your money: you can tell the difference in state roads between South Dakota and Minnesota - Minnesota's are much better. <br /><br />Leigh, that's also what happened to Montana and all the Scenic West, rich folk moved in and priced everyone else out. It's happening here, too - locals can't afford to buy in Spearfish and the Black Hills anymore, because the newcomers are driving up the prices. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-61179645062702397232022-04-08T08:46:39.863-04:002022-04-08T08:46:39.863-04:00Texas also has a lot of Blue State Refugees. They ...Texas also has a lot of Blue State Refugees. They have been trying to turn Austin into San Francisco for the last five to ten years or so by creating the same circumstances that caused homeless camps on every corner out there around here. Homeless numbers skyrocketed and no one could use a park in Austin because they were all filled with tents. The locals and the state government finally started fighting back because the policies the BSR's implemented were helping no one and resolving nothing. Seriously, how does it help someone to say "Sleep where you want. We'll step over you"? Shelters, mental health resources, food, jobs, and mainly community are what they need! Thank goodness for locals starting Community First! Village and other programs that actually address people's needs. Bumper stickers that say "Don't California my Texas" are popular for a reason.<br />We also have no income tax. But our sales tax is 6.25%, plus local taxes, so most places are at 8.25%. And property taxes fund the school system, so they are sky high.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-76532746809509708172022-04-07T23:25:15.926-04:002022-04-07T23:25:15.926-04:00Methinks that sounds suspicious, Elizabeth.
Is th...Methinks that sounds suspicious, Elizabeth.<br /><br />Is there a Buffanada?Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-54600501615002022522022-04-07T23:23:30.922-04:002022-04-07T23:23:30.922-04:00I had no idea what chislic is. I had to look it up...I had no idea what chislic is. I had to look it up. Shish kebab without the kebab? Deep-fried red meat served with toothpicks and saltines? Do you eat the meat on crackers or much crackers afterward? It’s interesting how foods migrate to unexpected places.<br /><br />Florida experiences that effect of newcomers, especially those with money, moving in and changing what they found. Sometimes they raise the taxes so original Florida crackers can no longer afford to life here. Sometimes they rezone, condemn and expropriate properties. They’ve edged out farms and ranches by declaring farm animals and former northerners shouldn’t live side-by-side.<br /><br />Frankly Eve, I preferred the horses and cattle.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-71632362258997727632022-04-07T17:41:42.366-04:002022-04-07T17:41:42.366-04:00Possibly Canaduffalo could give South Dakota a run...Possibly Canaduffalo could give South Dakota a run for its money. This week a State Supreme Court justice, who was very close friends with someone in the mob, died by suicide. It was his second attempt. Also N.Y. state, which had a treaty with the Seneca Indians since 1842 which agreed they had no claim on certain income made by the Seneca on their own reservation, made a grab for over half a Billion Dollars & the very next day, committed over half of it to build a new football stadium across the street from the old one!Elizabeth Dearbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714209544959819305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-91828177001017887032022-04-07T11:16:06.960-04:002022-04-07T11:16:06.960-04:00Good job Eve. I like the way you use Officer Gran...Good job Eve. I like the way you use Officer Grant Tripp, a character in your stories of Laskin in your mysteries to let us know what is really going on. (Very Clever) and let us know what is a BSR. Allan Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173649736440619151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-75616493481020451082022-04-07T08:58:00.150-04:002022-04-07T08:58:00.150-04:00Thanks, Janice! It's from the Badlands, one o...Thanks, Janice! It's from the Badlands, one of my favorite National Parks.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-82384536090421445132022-04-07T07:25:16.538-04:002022-04-07T07:25:16.538-04:00Great photo!Great photo!Janice Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406971307368250281noreply@blogger.com