SteveF
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Re: Boston University 2010 Offseason I - The Year after the Year after effect
this guy throws pure numbers around for shock value with little regard for context. if you add in the property values within the city of boston the figures become a little less skewed; and in fact, BC is not even 'DEAD LAST' of the 4 schools on a % basis.
FY09 Exempt Land Value
BU 2,115,919,700
Harvard 1,477,225,500
NU 1,351,225,100
BC 561,952,500
Tax Revenue If Taxable (based on 2.711%)
BU 57,362,583
Harvard 40,047,583
NU 36,631,712
BC 15,234,532
FY09 In lieu of payments
BU 4,892,138
Harvard 1,996,977
NU 30,571
BC 293,251
% of taxable
BU 8.53%
Harvard 4.99%
NU 0.08%
BC 1.92%
source: http://www.cityofboston.gov/TridionImages/ExemptRPT_09_WEB_tcm1-3932.pdf
as for the other numbers he throws around for 'taxes paid', i dont know where he gets all those from. I'd even go so far as to say he understated BU and NU's payments from what i found. but those arent voluntary payments as he makes them seem ("property it could have excluded") it seems to me these payments are based on taxable land values and thus is just straight math anyway.
FY09 Taxable land value
BU $270,291,000
Harvard $255,650,900
NU $108,308,560
BC $14,136,800
Tax payments
BU $7,327,589
Harvard $6,930,696
NU $2,936,245
BC $383,249
%
BU 2.711%
Harvard 2.711%
NU 2.711%
BC 2.711%
source: http://www.cityofboston.gov/Images_Documents/ExemptProp_Supplement_09_tcm1-3945[1].pdf
this guy throws pure numbers around for shock value with little regard for context. if you add in the property values within the city of boston the figures become a little less skewed; and in fact, BC is not even 'DEAD LAST' of the 4 schools on a % basis.
FY09 Exempt Land Value
BU 2,115,919,700
Harvard 1,477,225,500
NU 1,351,225,100
BC 561,952,500
Tax Revenue If Taxable (based on 2.711%)
BU 57,362,583
Harvard 40,047,583
NU 36,631,712
BC 15,234,532
FY09 In lieu of payments
BU 4,892,138
Harvard 1,996,977
NU 30,571
BC 293,251
% of taxable
BU 8.53%
Harvard 4.99%
NU 0.08%
BC 1.92%
source: http://www.cityofboston.gov/TridionImages/ExemptRPT_09_WEB_tcm1-3932.pdf
as for the other numbers he throws around for 'taxes paid', i dont know where he gets all those from. I'd even go so far as to say he understated BU and NU's payments from what i found. but those arent voluntary payments as he makes them seem ("property it could have excluded") it seems to me these payments are based on taxable land values and thus is just straight math anyway.
FY09 Taxable land value
BU $270,291,000
Harvard $255,650,900
NU $108,308,560
BC $14,136,800
Tax payments
BU $7,327,589
Harvard $6,930,696
NU $2,936,245
BC $383,249
%
BU 2.711%
Harvard 2.711%
NU 2.711%
BC 2.711%
source: http://www.cityofboston.gov/Images_Documents/ExemptProp_Supplement_09_tcm1-3945[1].pdf
.... better to write an op-ed (distinguished ah-countant steve f of boston) and knock the dude down.
