Dr. Harvey Waxman

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  When Rhode Island dentist Harvey Waxman retired in 2000, he planned to immerse himself in woodworking, gardening and sailing his boat on nearby Narragansett Bay.Then the property taxes on his two-bedroom home in North Kingstown jumped to $17,000 from $7,000 in four years.Dr. Waxman dropped his hobbies and founded RIGHT, or Rhode Island Gets Honorable Taxation.Today, he travels the state giving speeches calling for changes in the way property taxes are levied. 'It just became so clear to me that something was flawed with the system,' he says.

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  June 8, 2005 PROPERTY REPORT Hitting the Roof Homeowners Push for Limits As Property-Tax Bills Soar; States Try Various Measures By RAY A. SMITH Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL June 8, 2005; Page B1 When Rhode Island dentist Harvey Waxman retired in 2000, he planned to immerse himself in woodworking, gardening and sailing his boat on nearby Narragansett Bay.Then the property taxes on his two-bedroom home in North Kingstown jumped to $17,000 from $7,000 in four years.Dr. Waxman dropped his hobbies and founded RIGHT, or Rhode Island Gets Honorable Taxation.Today, he travels the state giving speeches calling for changes in the way property taxes are levied."It just became so clear to me that something was flawed with the system," he says.His campaign may pay off.John J. Loughlin II, a Republican state representative, plans to introduce a bill next year that takes a page from Dr. Waxman's proposal, stating that property taxes for existing homeowners should be based on the amount the owner paid the prior year rather than on a home's fluctuating market value.
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  That has prompted the rise of tax activists like Dr. Waxman, who are demanding cuts or at least a slowdown in the increases.
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  Harvey Waxman of North Kingstown, R.I., became a taxlimit activist after his annual property tax bill jumped to $17,000 in 2004 from $7,000 in 2000.Page 1 of 3 WSJ.com - Hitting the Roof 6/20/2005 http://online.wsj.com/article print/0,,SB111818950436253596,00.html
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  Meanwhile, Dr. Waxman says he's ecstatic his proposal is being taken seriously in Rhode Island."This has been my quest, my primary interest," he says.

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  "When Rhode Island dentist Harvey Waxman retired in 2000, he planned to immerse himself in woodworking, gardening and sailing his boat on nearby Narragansett Bay.

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  When Rhode Island dentist Harvey Waxman retired in 2000, he planned to immerse himself in woodworking, gardening and sailing his boat on nearby Narragansett Bay.Then the property taxes on his two-bedroom home in North Kingstown jumped to $17,000 from $7,000 in four years. rhode island living

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  When Rhode Island dentist Harvey Waxman retired in 2000, he planned to immerse himself in woodworking, gardening and sailing his boat on nearby Narragansett Bay.Then the property taxes on his two-bedroom home in North Kingstown jumped to $17,000 from $7,000 in four years.Dr. Waxman dropped his hobbies and founded RIGHT, or Rhode Island Gets Honorable Taxation.Today, he travels the state giving speeches calling for changes in the way property taxes are levied. 'It just became so clear to me that something was flawed with the system,' he says. - Real Estate Journal

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  Harvey Waxman, a dentist who sails a 30-foot Gemini catamaran out of Wickford, Rhode Island,is, according to his family, an inveterate tinkerer. For a number of years he's been fighting a familiar old battle - the quest for the ideal dinghy.
  
  Dr. Waxman doesn't like inflatables. "Too hard to row and tow", he said, "and most rigid dinghies are too tippy".
  
  He refused to accept the notion that there's no good answer. So, after several years of thinking and making prototypes, he's come up with Dinghy Dogs.
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  When we stepped into Dr. Waxman's modified dinghy, we found it almost as stable as an inflatable. The Dinghy Dogs seem to have no deleterious effect on rowing, although we suspect that with three persons aboard or with a heavy load, the bags would be more submerged and might create some additional drag.
  
  Dr. Waxman has worked hard to minimize costs.

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  Harvey Waxman , a dentist who sails a 30-foot Gemini catamaran out of Wickford , Rhode Island , is , according to his family , an inveterate tinkerer.For a number of years he's been fighting a familiar old battle - the quest for the ideal dinghy.
  
  Dr. Waxman doesn't like inflatables.Too hard to row and tow , he said , and most rigid dinghies are too tippy".
  
  He refused to accept the notion that there's no good answer.So , after several years of thinking and making prototypes , he's come up with Dinghy Dogs.
  
  What they do is convert almost any hard dinghy into a very stable tender , without giving up the rowability of a rigid boat.Basically it's a kit to attach flotation bags to any 7-8 foot dinghy.What you wind up with is a rigid boat with flotation that won't sink if punctured and costs far less than an inflatable with a hard bottom.
  
  The kit includes a stiff , D-shaped PVC channel , which is glued to the sides of any hard dinghy , at or slightly above the water line.The surface must be clean and free of wax.
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  When we stepped into Dr. Waxman's modified dinghy , we found it almost as stable as an inflatable.The Dinghy Dogs seem to have no deleterious effect on rowing , although we suspect that with three persons aboard or with a heavy load , the bags would be more submerged and might create some additional drag.
  
  Dr. Waxman has worked hard to minimize costs.Considering that the materials must be high-quality , the retail price of $ 399.95 seems not unreasonable.

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  The idea came from a retired dentist, Harvey Waxman of North Kingstown, R.I., who roused himself from his leisurely pursuits after he watched his property tax go from $7,000 to $17,000 in just four years.Waxman founded RIGHT (Rhode Island Gets Honorable Taxation) and took himself off on a speaking tour that is beginning to get results.

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  When Rhode Island dentist Harvey Waxman retired in 2000, he planned to immerse himself in woodworking, gardening and sailing his boat on nearby Narragansett Bay.Then the property taxes on his two-bedroom home in North Kingstown jumped to $17,000 from $7,000 in four years.
  
  Dr. Waxman dropped his hobbies and founded RIGHT, or Rhode Island Gets Honorable Taxation.Today, he travels the state giving speeches calling for changes in the way property taxes are levied."It just became so clear to me that something was flawed with the system," he says.
  
  His campaign may pay off.
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  That has prompted the rise of tax activists like Dr. Waxman, who are demanding cuts or at least a slowdown in the increases.
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  Meanwhile, Dr. Waxman says he's ecstatic his proposal is being taken seriously in Rhode Island."This has been my quest, my primary interest," he says.
  
  -- Email your comments to ray.smith@wsj.com.
  
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  When Rhode Island dentist Harvey Waxman retired in 2000, he planned to immerse himself in woodworking, gardening and sailing his boat on nearby Narragansett Bay.Then the property taxes on his two-bedroom home in North Kingstown jumped to $17,000 from $7,000 in four years.
  
  Dr. Waxman dropped his hobbies and founded RIGHT, or Rhode Island Gets Honorable Taxation.Today, he travels the state giving speeches calling for changes in the way property taxes are levied."It just became so clear to me that something was flawed with the system," he says.
  
  His campaign may pay off.
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  That has prompted the rise of tax activists like Dr. Waxman, who are demanding cuts or at least a slowdown in the increases.
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  Meanwhile, Dr. Waxman says he's ecstatic his proposal is being taken seriously in Rhode Island."This has been my quest, my primary interest," he says.
  
  -- Email your comments to ray.smith@wsj.com.

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