Property taxes pay for local government, state income tax and sales tax pay for state government. If you live in the city of Flint (why would you if you don't h

Property taxes pay for local government, state income tax and sales tax pay for state government. If you live in the city of Flint (why would you if you don't have to at this point?) then it's maybe unethical to minimize your tax burden. On the other hand if you live in the city of Flint, your property value is so low that you're basically not paying taxes anyway... That's a whole different problem that what's being discussed here.