"Dan C" wrote in message

Not quite accurate. I pay a *seperate* bill for sewer service and garbage
pickup. I suppose the taxes pay for the sewer pipes that were put in, but
how many years does it take to pay that off?

Although property taxes really should be based on the number of
occupants,
not the value of the home.

There is no one perfect way to assess taxes. A quiet family of six will put
less strain on the public systems that a a couple on welfare with a wife
beating husband where the police come out on a weekly basis to haul hiss ass
to jail overnight. Should snow plowing be assesed on the number of cars you
own, the distance you drive, or the street frontage of your property?

If you promise not to go out after dark should you still pay for street
lighting? If you don't drive should you pay for street repairs?

Don't get me started on the waste in our shool budgets.