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Originally Posted by Gpsma
Have heard that argument so many times that snowbirds subsidize the rest of us. Do they subsidize their northern community too?
They own a home here. They pay taxes. Many have the homestead exemption. Yes, they do pay for things that they “dont use” while away…garbage pickup, etc. But they use fire and police protection..a big bill on our taxes.
Snowbirds are nothing more than tourists that clog our roads, hog restaurants and take up tee times.
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I'm completely confused by your post. What do you mean we "use fire and police protection"? I'm part time so not quite a snowbird. But we pay exactly the same as you for those protections. While I'm sure some snowbirds meet the residency requirement and get the homestead exemption (why shouldn't they?) many of us do not and pay more in taxes.
You benefit from us. You should think about the alternative. If we couldn't be snowbirds do you think we would just buy the houses, leave them vacant, and honor you with low crowds year round? Of course not. If there weren't snowbirds then it would always be as crowded as it is during "snowbird" season.