The proposed tax increase will actually cost about $100 a year per $100,000 of valuation.

Anyone know if the county is collecting the full impact fees on new houses? No on sales tax increase.

Sales taxes hit families hard because it is related to spending. Real estate taxes are assessed based on value or wealth. You might be better off with a sales tax increase but young working families would suffer more.

Not sure what you are thinking
 

The facts are and have always been, everyone wants but no one wants to pay for it. The regularly hear let the government pay for it. We are government of the people for the people and by the people. Let the government pay for it is in the real world let me and my neighbors pay for it.

As to comparing a 25% property tax to a 10% sales tax. I relate what a friend said-they have so many ways to pluck the chicken that he does not realize he is bald.

Our fed speaks about a 2% desired rate of inflation. Most people say 2% is no problem. For those who think, that 2% is a TAX. Depending on your top tax bracket, if it is 30%, you need to make roughly 3% on investments, savings etc just to be even.

People always fall for the same game
 

First of all I don't think anyone has proposed a 10% sales tax mentioned in the OP.

As to the game and how it is always played by government. A 10% sales tax is proposed. After much screaming it comes in at 9% and the people cheer my politician worked hard for me and mad it ONLY 9%. We get had over and over and over again. It is over a 30% increase over what it is now and the people cheer.