tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26277603.post8249630818743482934..comments2008-02-16T09:28:24.733-05:00Dual Income No Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04648586816512955888noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26277603.post-9132037397711478952008-02-16T09:28:00.000-05:002008-02-16T09:28:00.000-05:002008-02-16T09:28:00.000-05:00I myself do not associate Switzerland with Nestle, far from it. I can certainly tell you that the freshly made chocolate that we sampled today had no wax at all. Smooth as silk!<BR/><BR/>Yum!<BR/><BR/>MielDual Income No Kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04648586816512955888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26277603.post-34575954503638227442008-02-15T15:50:00.000-05:002008-02-15T15:50:00.000-05:002008-02-15T15:50:00.000-05:00land of nestle and watches (e.g. Switzerland)<BR/><BR/>Please do no compare any country to that filthy chocolate thing nestle makes. Did you know it has paraffine wax in it? How about other petroleum products? That's right. Europe would never adulterate their chocolate in that way, or any other way for that matter. They would rather die first.StarWulfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11169473681827375726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26277603.post-20343416844539540842008-02-12T22:26:00.000-05:002008-02-12T22:26:00.000-05:002008-02-12T22:26:00.000-05:00Do you really mean the tax RATE doubled? Or just that the same tax rate applied to much higher property values has resulted in the doubling of the dollar amount of the taxes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26277603.post-85804487031372426042008-02-12T01:09:00.000-05:002008-02-12T01:09:00.000-05:002008-02-12T01:09:00.000-05:00Waaaaiiiiiit! You have to tell me where this store is. I'll have a new job soon and need frugal but less ratty clothes.<BR/>I'm so jealous of your international life. Here's hoping I can follow in your footsteps.Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01472824248832737141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26277603.post-11189928670014792962008-02-10T10:59:00.000-05:002008-02-10T10:59:00.000-05:002008-02-10T10:59:00.000-05:00Anonymous:<BR/><BR/>The reason that the tax rate should go down is that D.C. has a projected budget surplus of $100M almost entirely from increased real estate revenue. As a D.C. resident, I don't want Fenty spending that money like a kid in a candy store, which is exactly what he's doing. I'd rather he reduce the tax rate and put the money in my pocket.NickFadznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26277603.post-9997200283541529012008-02-09T01:39:00.000-05:002008-02-09T01:39:00.000-05:002008-02-09T01:39:00.000-05:00It's a mystery to me why you are whining. I, too, live in DC and own condo units here. While taxes have increased, they are still low relative to the market value of the homes (and this is true among other home owners I know). Also, you said that housing values have "leveled off" yet taxes are still high. Unless property values plummet, why shouldn't taxes remain the same? You think they should lower rates just because home values are holding steady? That makes no sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26277603.post-72570688461822027882008-02-08T12:28:00.000-05:002008-02-08T12:28:00.000-05:002008-02-08T12:28:00.000-05:00Have a wonderful trip!HamiHarrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163501714615773937noreply@blogger.com