I speculate that a lot of people paid their taxes via their mortgage and don't know the difference between taxes and interest. When they paid off the mortgage they thought that whole bill would go away. Meanwhile, they, of course, see no connection between local services and taxes.

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Do you appreciate that fire or police respond if you call? Do you enjoy driving on the streets where you live? Perhaps they have snowplows where you live? People who keep the water clean and sewers working? Animal shelter? The list is quite long, actually. You bought your house, not eternal service.

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I didn't realize we collectively just stopped drinking wine because we don't have California wine rn. 🤦‍♂️

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I've heard variations on "I've paid off my mortgage, why should I keep paying property taxes?" a few times, and I've now only just wondered if they somehow think property taxes are just sales taxes for mortgages.

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11 y/o just wants to cook with me and listen to Taylor Swift in the kitchen, and this might be my favorite stage he’s ever gone through

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