article: racism means that as a black person your home increases in value by a whopping 50% if the appraiser does not know you are black.
you: does anyone know if i could make a similar person-switching trick work to reduce my taxes?
> you: does anyone know if i could make a similar person-switching trick work to decrease my taxes?
That's a wildly belligerent take on what the parent actually said. They never implied in any regard that it was a personal question, using "I" or the equivalent to indicate an interest in personal benefit.
> Would this work to have a black family show up to meet the tax assessor next time they come by?
you write:
> That's a wildly belligerent take on what the parent actually said. They never implied in any regard that it was a personal question, using "I" or the equivalent to indicate an interest in personal benefit.
wow that's a creative take. the person typed the question themselves, but because they didn't say 'my tax assessor' it's all ok? i mean, sure, technically i agree. i guess my reaction came from the amazement that this question was the first thing they thought of after reading this disheartening article. OP's comment was also the very first comment on this thread.