I suspect we’re pretty much on the same page on this.
Unfortunately, this horse has likely left the barn.
The busing was probably no big deal when there were a few students and out-of-district schools.
My frustration (am I a libertarian?) comes from the failure of elected officials to foresee and/or care about unintended consequences. After all, it’s always other peoples money, and all too often there’s a relative or political crony making money on such activity.
I guess if this were our biggest problem, we’d say that would be a good thing.
Hang in there.
It doesn't matter much if you rent property or own it, taxes are paid on it.
Landlords are not required to itemize expenses and taxes to tenants.