07-08-2016, 03:31 AM
the poorest areas of the state are asked to continually subsidize the wealthier areas
Funny how the wealthy West/North residents also complain that they pay more taxes and are therefore subsidizing the poor East and South.
Yet, a quick tour of the island shows that everyone is getting services commensurate with their property tax billing.
Fuel taxes, for example, are intended to maintain the roads upon which the taxes are generated.
People who drive to town to get gas for their generator are therefore paying more fuel taxes...
Again, I suggest that "one size fits all" is a fail. Example: suppose FTR were actually distributed in an equitable manner. The share allocated to my subdivision might build a few hundred feet of "full-spec" road (40-foot paved on 60-foot easement), which doesn't solve the problem...
Some will always seek the edge of civilization to live life on their own terms
...but they still need a permitted septic system, a minimum of 832 square feet, and a tsunami safe room.
Making everything illegal such that a segment of the population is permanently noncompliant doesn't really help anything -- especially when those people are also taxed for the privilege.
Funny how the wealthy West/North residents also complain that they pay more taxes and are therefore subsidizing the poor East and South.
Yet, a quick tour of the island shows that everyone is getting services commensurate with their property tax billing.
Fuel taxes, for example, are intended to maintain the roads upon which the taxes are generated.
People who drive to town to get gas for their generator are therefore paying more fuel taxes...
Again, I suggest that "one size fits all" is a fail. Example: suppose FTR were actually distributed in an equitable manner. The share allocated to my subdivision might build a few hundred feet of "full-spec" road (40-foot paved on 60-foot easement), which doesn't solve the problem...
Some will always seek the edge of civilization to live life on their own terms
...but they still need a permitted septic system, a minimum of 832 square feet, and a tsunami safe room.
Making everything illegal such that a segment of the population is permanently noncompliant doesn't really help anything -- especially when those people are also taxed for the privilege.