"Kurt Ullman" wrote in message
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In article ,
"mrsgator88" wrote:

Local governments receive a certain amount of federal dollars. As
federal
taxes are lowered, local governments receive less federal money. To make
up
the difference, property taxes are increased.

Depends on the state and how hard they make it raise taxes. Also,
I have yet to see anything remotely resembling a 1:1 increase in state
taxes resulting from a decrease in Feds.

Thats because:

1) as Federal funding decreases, local governments cut back on spending, and

2) local governments raise taxes in very subtle ways, nickle-and-diming the
average Joe six-pack, and sticking it to businesses so that Joe six-pack is
less aware of it. The money still has to come from somewhere.

S