My sister gets a little over $11,000 a year in ss. She lives in NJ so also has property taxes to pay besides all other bills. Not much left after that George.
I live in a modest 1950s rambler north of Seattle. This year my property tax bill is over $6,100, up about 9% from last year. Meanwhile, the roads are full of potholes, homeless are everywhere, and many government offices remain closed to in-person business. I ask, what am I paying for?