There are a couple good ideas in the article my favorite is: "As a town we are essentially a fixed plot of land cultivating a crop of buildings which we tax to

There are a couple good ideas in the article my favorite is: "As a town we are essentially a fixed plot of land cultivating a crop of buildings which we tax to fund our [town]." But myopic statements like "We can’t raise our property taxes, and we can’t raise any of the other taxes to make up for the difference." just strike at the heart of American self defeating ideologies. Also the statement "By being incorporated, our town is essentially a corporation where the citizens are the investors and stakeholders in the business that is Galesburg Inc." is deeply misinformed. It's like saying "We have some strawberry jam so we should us it to hold open this door because it's a jam."