@EmericanAconomy @spicymayopacket which of them? and I'm in Arlington, Virginia where we took local responsibility for almost all the local roads because the state was doing a shitty job
@EmericanAconomy @spicymayopacket and wrt schools they're half our local budget which is 86% of the funding.
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Reply · Oct 6, 2022@elfathewitch @jeremymstamper 1 billion is not that much- Arlington’s yearly budget is 1.4B, and we’re the smallest county in the country.Reply · Jun 12, 2021@spicymayopacket I'd feel much better about paying taxes if the proportion was reversed- sure a bit of money for dept of war and state and national…Reply · Jun 12, 2021@spicymayopacket Yeah, I'm baffled how my $4K / yr local property tax covers schools, local roads, fire/police, parks, libraries, elections and local…Reply · Aug 8, 2022@UnfinishedOwl A local example- Arlington’s tax delinquency rate used to be 8%, in 2019 it was down to 0.18%… I feel much less of a sucker knowing…