Which describes you quite well. But they still get the "sanction of the victim." Your children are being taught by the public school officials and teachers, by their peers, and by you, the same thing: comply.
So what does it matter if they are "like"
"Why are you taking my stuff?"
The takers don't care what you SAY. It is expected that at shearing, some sheep will bleat. It has no effect whatsoever on the system or the total of wool reaped.
So, why are you teaching your kids to accept this kind of thing?
Property taxes in my community come to around $500 on average, and I pay less than that. We can't stay anonymous on an internet forum if we try to prove our claims, but I would bet my house is bigger than yours, and my neighborhood safer. You must have very, very complicated reasons to subject yourself and your family to such mistreatment.
I don’t pay $17,000 in school taxes, that’s what the school spends per student. I pay about $2800 in school taxes in a suburb. Your house probably is bigger. It’s pretty safe around here. We are a close knit community with a whacked out NYS school system! Which would mean a normal upstate school system.