Monroe County

Scranton & Surrounding Areas:

Special Election
May 18, 2021 

Elect:

NATHAN COVINGTON
(Libertarian)
Pennsylvania Senator - District 22 


 

"...we need some fresh blood, we need fresh ideas, and I think what we need to do is begin to break apart the two-party system," said Covington.

 

"...To be part of the libertarian party is a huge blessing. The two parties, they’re in a deadlock," said Covington.

 

Supporter Of:

  • Individual Choice
  • Sound Money, Less Regulation
  • Fair Taxes

Note: This article was originally posted on BarrettCommunity.com

 

This article features a question & answer between myself and Judy Linder, Barrett Tax Collector, regarding the 2020 millage and how it fits into the county-wide reassessment.

QUESTION (Nate)
I'm confused about the property reassessment and the millage. It looks like the millage went from 20 down to 2.5, the millage numbers were roughly divided by 10. Monroe County is switching the property valuations from 25% value up to 100%. Perhaps I'm totally lost here but one set of numbers is divided by 10 and the other multiplied by 4, it doesn't add up to me. Can you let me know what I'm missing, here?

  • "I think one of the things that really separates us from the high primates is that we’re tool builders. I read a study that measured the efficiency of locomotion for various species on the planet. The condor used the least energy to move a kilometer. And, humans came in with a rather unimpressive showing, about a third of the way down the list. It was not too proud a showing for the crown of creation. So, that didn’t look so good. But, then somebody at Scientific American had the insight to test the efficiency of locomotion for a man on a bicycle. And, a man on a bicycle, a human on a bicycle, blew the condor away, completely off the top of the charts.

    And that’s what a computer is to me. What a computer is to me is it’s the most remarkable tool that we’ve ever come up with, and it’s the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds.”

    ~ Steve Jobs

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