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Originally Posted by The Real BigGuy
It is different in that the state of NH wants to double the RE TAX on second/vacation homes to reduce taxes on state residents. As far as the fireboat goes - while the fire department response may actually save a mainland property, the fireboat, not so much. But islanders probably are more than happy to pay for it but would consider an abatement for the school portion of taxes fair.
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My point was that many believe there are expenditures that they do not benefit from. People with no children pay for schools, the fire boat example, people who have never set foot in the library, etc. At some point society agreed that the best approach for town taxes is a common pot of money collected from all tax payers which is then spent on a general budget - not the Chinese menu approach where various services are selected or declined...