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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,449 posts) Mon May 11, 2026, 02:29 PM May 11

'I've just ruined their lives': Nashville bar owner's property tax bill soars from $129K to $589K

With no income tax, Tennessee can seem like an attractive option for American families — and businesses — looking to lower costs. However, as the Financial Times reports, a resulting boom in the state's capital, has driven up sales and property tax.

Tom Morales, owner of Nashville's Acme Feed & Seed, told the news outlet that when he opened the property tax bill for the four-floor music venue this past October, he was shocked to see it had gone from $129,000 a year to $589,000.

"You just open up the envelope and say, 'What? This can't be right,'" said Morales, who had wanted to leave the business to his children. "Having a business you can give to your kids is something you dream about. I was like, 'Oh my God, I've just ruined their lives.'"

"We were thinking it would go up 30, 40 percent; I could never have imagined it was going to go up 380 or 400 percent," added his daughter, Lauren.

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/ive-just-ruined-lives-nashville-130500215.html

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'I've just ruined their lives': Nashville bar owner's property tax bill soars from $129K to $589K (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 11 OP

Sure, ok, yeah, that's a steep increase, but give me a building worth $50 million and I'd figure something out.... unblock May 11 #1

It wouuld be nice if the page worked for me. Not loading the video niyad May 11 #2

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1. Sure, ok, yeah, that's a steep increase, but give me a building worth $50 million and I'd figure something out....

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Mon May 11, 2026, 04:19 PM

May 11

niyad

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2. It wouuld be nice if the page worked for me. Not loading the video

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Mon May 11, 2026, 06:31 PM

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of the rest of the story.

The woman who owns the in-n-out burger chain moved her family from CA to TN to avoid CA taxes and "wokeness". I hope the property taxes bite her hard. She is a billionaire, though, so I am sure she can afford it.

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