Yep, our tax situation is pretty tough. The biggest single part of the RE ad valorum tax is the school portion. But our voter idiots just do not understand that sales tax is the best and most equal tax, everyone pays at their spending level plus the tourists help foot the bills. But, there is the rub, everyone pays.
There is always a bunch who expect something for nothing and usually they are the ones that demand the highest use of social services, like our "free" schools.
Here in FL we can buy a trailer with a tag and the trailer is not taxed as real property, the $168 tag is the tax. We trailer folks have 5 kids and the folks with a house pay to support our kid's and their schooling, $5,000 to $20,000 per year, per house, as a fair and eqitable ad volorum tax base. It serves those house owners right for living like they do. We get just deserves for having a bunch of rug rats we can not feed or support, a life of state support. Then, in addition, the tax payers get to support all of the warmer climate folks in south Florida, from Hati, Jamaca, Cuba, Columbia, etc, etc., because of federal mandated state payment plans for social services. These groups make millions in cash but are all on welfare, food stamps and social security. They pay nothing to help support themselves or their family but: They Can Vote. They vote for the Democrats to keep money rolling to them. A direct pay for votes out of our treasury. Now you did it...... Nope I will not start, well just a bit more.
Oh, I can not help this, the poor folks childrens tax credit, the annual bounty of $5,000 for every snot nosed youngin popped out by a female, paid by the IRS, whether you paid any income tax at all, ever, not even to start with. A credit my butt, theft is what it is. I call this the rape of the US treasury. I support three of those AHs annual graft with each quarter's tax payment, every year, in and out. I just want to puke, when I drive over a local bridge and see how my money is being spent by all the folks learning how to support themselves by fishing on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Thomas Jefferson, buddy, I know you are spinning like a chicken on a spit.
I am going from a place on the bay to a place on the pond, in timber country. I will go from 15 minutes to the Gulf, fishing for bill fish on my boat, to 15 minutes in my trees, on my tractor, planting my food plots......
Adios to the rats and the rat race, you rats may smooch my rosy pink cheeks and pick another's pocket, I am outa here in three years.
Ed