Last time I owned a home the real estate taxes in my county were fairly reasonable (compared to other states, esp. up north). The majority went to the school system, which was near the top in my state. I didn’t complain that much.
The thing is, the money has to come from somewhere.
*glances towards the energy corridor, wonders if the buzzards circling the BP towers are a metaphor, and then releases his gaze over the addicks reservoir which definitely is
Sure, if you add in American Nobel winners, Pulitzer’s, Presidential Medal of Freedom, olympic golds and while we’re at if American ever wins a world cup those guys too.