[TexasFreeper2009]

yep, and that bites almost as bad. But at least it tamps down on the envy of the rich.

[Eska]

We don't have prop taxes in rural Alaska. School districts in rural areas spend about 30-40% less per pupil in education; usually on books, computers, and supplies.

Personally, I don't mind paying 2K/year if we see improvements in education. What I hate is how it quickly grows to 5K/year.

Many rural communities have become poverty centers as people move to areas with less taxation and then try to live off the land, no joke. That ends up meaning disability, welfare, and govt checks providing what income they have. Not always a good outcome though that may seem hard to imagine.

[fr_freak]

yep, and that bites almost as bad. But at least it tamps down on the envy of the rich.

I don't know about that. The "Occupy" morons and leftists in general still manage to play on people's envy of the rich, even though, ironically, most rich people seem to be Democrat contributors. At least if the rich owned the land and made people pay rent, everyone could see the situation for what it is. Now, everyone accepts the government's right to tax the land without questioning how it is that the government thinks it owns everything.