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Dorothy Harden: Shocked that my tax bill more than tripled

I am 81 years old on a fixed income and living in a senior mobile home park. I know there have been many people who get a big shock when they opened their tax bills, just as I was shocked. Mine jumped from $153.08 in 2016-17 to $526.26 for 2017-2018!

Dorothy Harden, Modesto

This story was originally published November 15, 2017 at 11:26 AM with the headline "Dorothy Harden: Shocked that my tax bill more than tripled."

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