Can we all agree that none of us like paying taxes? Can we also agree that we all like having roads, schools, police, and fireman? The simplest way to have these local services is with a locally levied tax that your municipality imposes. Seemingly, since the municipality is defined by its landmass, property taxes by default seem like the perfect revenue mechanism to run a municipality. When they need more or less money, they can adjust the millage appropriately, and if you don’t like it, since its local you can vote them out or talk to them next time you see them at a grocery store.
This current magical thinking about removing all taxes and yet also balancing the budget just seems rediculous. As stated it burns my bottom when I have to write out a big tax check, but rationally there does not seem to be a better option. Removing property taxs would be a great windfall for anyone who owns property, especially those of us who own rentals. It is just one more way to transfer more and more of the tax burden to the working class.