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Since it's Halloween, I'll guess the scare tactics against HH will prove effective. Ooga-booga, it's the bloody death of TABOR, kids!!!! But I hope I'm wrong.
There should be an IDK choice
That would defeat the purpose of this exercise.
I’m just going to follow CHB’s advice on this one and vote for it although I suspect that most folks will do a Dave Barnes, think it is too hard to understand, and vote “No.”
Broadly stated, HH will positively impact homeowners, and housing estimates are that 66% of the households own rather than rent. The bigger the house value, the bigger the positive impact.
It will also offer a sizeable benefit to those who are over 65 and occupied their property for over 10 years, making the tax abatement benefit transferrable if the homeowner wants to move to a different property.
It does next to nothing for those who do NOT own homes. I've now heard a few optimists arguing that with the "transferrable" tax benefit, more homes will come on the market and that could make the purchase of a house easier. I've yet to understand how a household selling a "too large" house and buying a "smaller house" and maintaining the tax benefit will impact the size of the housing market.
Using the calculator [ https://hhcalc.apps.coleg.gov/calculators ] and approximate values, I find I am estimated to have a benefit in 2024: Net Benefit: $312 . My younger neighbors' approximation, with a slightly more valuable house and my guess about their greater income, also comes out ahead: 2024 Net Benefit: $223.
My take — we'd be better off with going back to the drawing board and getting rid of TABOR, and moving to a more progressive approach to taxation. But that may not be doable.
As a renter, my HH 2023 benefit will be $60 and -$43 in 2024, because I'd get less of a Tabor refund. Nevertheless, I'll vote for it as a de-Brucing step.