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Originally Posted by Ruger2506
The only fair taxes are sale taxes. I can decide if I want to avoid paying tax by not buying an item, by making my own, by refurbishing a used item, etc. If I am OK with paying taxes and want to pay, I buy.
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I content this statement is exactly the oppose of the truth. Sales tax is a regressive tax that shifts the burden to the poor (less well off) since they spend even penny to get by, where as the rich have more income than they require to live and can save/invest/travel (spending their money outside FL), etc.
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Originally Posted by Ruger2506
And here in The Villages the problem is 10X worse. We get raped by the county AND The Villages for fire. Pay twice and won't ever use one. I pay for a school system I'll never use as my boys go to the charter school.
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You might want to check the budgets and see if fire/EMTs aren't different depending on you fire district. And;
I'm not doing the research, but as I recall, The Villages charter school does receive some funding/rent from the county/state.