The states with the highest local tax burden are the most progressive states. A $180,000 fixer-upper in my town already exceeds $10,000 in property taxes. Like

The states with the highest local tax burden are the most progressive states. A $180,000 fixer-upper in my town already exceeds $10,000 in property taxes. Like 80% of that is school tax. Rather than beg for federal money to educate our children or shortchange them by cheaping out, we pay for it ourselves. Rather than beg for federal money to fix our pipes, we fix them before they utterly fail. The lowest tax burden states have the worst schools, poorest health outcomes, crumbling infrastructure, and expect the federal government to bail them out. Forget that, I'm tired of subsidizing the lazy states.