[Hostage]

I agree but now we are getting into a spending debate.

I want to hear from you and others how local government can fund essentials such police, fire, courts, jails, etc.

I hate an income tax as well as property tax and business tax and IF sales tax takes a major hit with e-commerce expansion, then how to fund my local essential government services? That’s the question.

I am thinking tax engineering, how to design a fair, transparent, simple easy to manage tax system at the state/local level.

I am thinking outside the box such as endowed local tax bond issues that get a federal kickback if the local bond monies are attached to a US Treasury bond, so that state/locals get a reliable revenue stream for defined essential services only, and the federal kickback would be limited by the old Constitutional device of apportionment.

The above would segregate essential services from the tax revenue pools that leftist groups think they own for their waste and intrusion.

The more I think about my idea above the more I like it.

[ALPAPilot]

It completely depends on the services that are being provided. Tax issues cannot be decided upon justly prior to determining what services are provided. Example: It used to be that fire protection was provide by an insurance company (Ben Franklin's idea). A property tax seems reasonable for fire protection since that is what is protected.

Using property tax to fund education? This makes no sense: why should I support public education when I will use it, ever?