@BrianJohnsonDC@justindotnet@jc_bradbury@DCAttorneyGen@MSE The bottom line here Brian is that you are one of those courageous sofa, woke dudes with a lot of opinion and little integrity. Call me selfish, but propose selfish policies. All you care is what you accuse me off: pay less taxes. I care for quality of life and due process in ALX
@BrianJohnsonDC@justindotnet@jc_bradbury@DCAttorneyGen@MSE There is a lot of people that thought facing the brunt of Brians and all the hate emails and name calling (which you engaged on) was pretty selfless. There is a lot of support and friendship that comes with it too. Criticism is welcome. But wanting PY only to pay is selfish too.
In the past 2 days, I have received many exciting ideas from residents for alternative uses for North Potomac Yard, including from elected officials.
While tantalizing, they all ignore reality:
It is privately-owned land and under lease for another 20 years.
#TryAgainIn2044
@BrianJohnsonDC@justindotnet@jc_bradbury@DCAttorneyGen@MSE Well Brian, you may want to tell the City to do a better job next time. As the Mayor explained the STD on PY was eliminated because it wasn’t needed. The NPY needs to be redeveloped. Arena became the plan in Dec. Failed in Richmond, not due to me. Put the blame where it belongs.
@cavazzonilima@justindotnet@jc_bradbury@DCAttorneyGen@MSE I don't need to show you, the mayor laid it out in a tweet earlier in this conversation. Someone is going to have to pay for that metro station. That someone was supposed to be south PY residents and whatever development happens in NPY. Now it's going to be everyone in the city.
@BrianJohnsonDC@justindotnet@jc_bradbury@DCAttorneyGen@MSE Yes, show me how a special tax that was never enacted, being sunset before being levied for the first time, resulted in any additional tax liability to you. Also draw how the metro station benefit property values exclusively in PY. Wanna see it!!
@cavazzonilima@justindotnet@jc_bradbury@DCAttorneyGen@MSE Yes, you lobbied for yourself to pay lower taxes at the expense of other people paying higher taxes. The result of that is other people will have less money in their pockets, and you will have more money in your pockets. Do you need a diagram of how this works?
@BrianJohnsonDC@justindotnet@jc_bradbury@DCAttorneyGen@MSE Beyond the legal implications of your accusation, your argument is simply stupid. If the result is that more taxes will be levied I will pay more taxes not fewer taxes. You cannot establish simple causality and make a fool of yourself. First by way of liability. Then, by logic.
@cavazzonilima@justindotnet@jc_bradbury@DCAttorneyGen@MSE Some people like to lobby the government to take more money from other people and less money from themselves. It's a perfectly reasonable thing to do, but I guess people don't like being called out for it in public.
@BrianJohnsonDC@justindotnet@jc_bradbury@DCAttorneyGen@MSE Point being is that you crossed a line. You can combat my views and positions. Accusing me of crimes, stealing, embezzlement is another story. I can think you are lazy and shallow, or loud and abrasive, but I know not to make false and derogatory statements about character on X.
@BrianJohnsonDC@justindotnet@jc_bradbury@DCAttorneyGen@MSE Brian,
1) It is called “real estate tax” instead of “personal property tax” or “income tax” for a reason;
2) It seems the majority of ALX was, you could have gotten out of “X” and done your part.
3) Incorrect, same tax hike and due to a failure of the city management, not me
@BrianJohnsonDC@justindotnet@jc_bradbury@DCAttorneyGen@MSE Brian:
Some falsehoods to be on the record:
- The tax was imposed in PY not me, it was voted down by City Council;
- The arena deal was never voted by the city, it died in Richmond.
Tax hikes were being proposed before the arena announcement
You are in defamation territory
@cavazzonilima@justindotnet@jc_bradbury@DCAttorneyGen@MSE You lobbied the city to eliminate a tax on yourself, then lobbied the city to kill a project that would have replaced those taxes. Now other residents will have to pay the taxes that you and the killed project would have paid without that lobbying. But sure, deny, deny, deny.
@cavazzonilima@justindotnet@jc_bradbury@DCAttorneyGen@MSE Yes, you used your free speech rights to lobby the government to take money from other people and put that money into your own pockets. That's why we call you the freeloaders. This isn't complicated.
@BrianJohnsonDC@justindotnet@jc_bradbury@DCAttorneyGen@MSE Just to be sure: you made a false statement (taking money from others), published, accusing me and my wife of a crime “putting money in out pockets” which is presumed to cause harm. Please enlighten us more.
@BrianJohnsonDC@justindotnet@jc_bradbury@DCAttorneyGen@MSE And how it ends up in my pocket Sir? Because that is important. I have a first amendment right, as far as I know. My community pushed against an unfair tax yes. Many communities pushed against the Arena. My tax increase just as much. How am I stealing which was your accusation?
@BrianJohnsonDC@justindotnet@jc_bradbury@DCAttorneyGen@MSE Did you read my disclosures Brian? You would be surprised. And I, contrary to you, fight for what I believe and don’t go on social media proposing retaliatory taxes to the mayor. Loser
@cavazzonilima@justindotnet@jc_bradbury@DCAttorneyGen@MSE For anyone reading this exchange, know that this Rafael guy is never happy unless someone else is paying for his lifestyle. He bought a house he knew was in a special tax district, then whined to get rid of it because he didn't think it was fair. Please ignore people like this.