[Mpls] Donation to city

[Phyllis Kahn]

When we first moved here and bought our first house, my husband was
appalled at how low the property taxes were and specifically did not
think that they  covered having two kids in public school. He asked
about making a donation and was told that the easiest way was not to
claim the homestead exemption. He did that and somehow it got picked up
by AP and run nationwide.  (Sort of a man bites dog story). We heard
from relatives as far away as Alaska and old college classmates from
everywhere.  The tone of the report was definitely derisive. He never
did it again, particularly because the neighborhood was reassessed and
the taxes went up and certain of our neighbors blamed him for that
action!! Again to prove the old adage that no good deed goes
unpunished!

Phyllis Kahn  59B