Why "can't"? You can always move out to somewhere cheaper and pocket the difference. Besides, when property tax rates are lower, housing prices are higher to b

Why "can't"? You can always move out to somewhere cheaper and pocket the difference. Besides, when property tax rates are lower, housing prices are higher to begin with. It's a wash for anyone except those property owners who were lucky to get grandfathered into cheaper ownership when the tax rate fell.