Careful Kearny, you’ve already crossed the line of “Willing to trade liberty for security” and are running headlong into, “I have a right to other people’s money, for the widows, of course,” territory.
May your chains lay lightly upon you, and may you speedily realize your error.
Property taxes are demonic, ungodly methods of oppression, whether you like them or not. No Government service should occur that is not directly paid for by the person receiving the service. None. Postage at a post office, toll roads or gasoline taxes, etc. etc.
Excuse me - I was the one who wanted the widow to pay her own bills; maybe you mis-read.
I think everyone should pay their way; rather than have it decided on a county level (where you may be one of a few hundred thousand) or at a state level (where you may be one of millions), I’d want it done on the smallest level possible so I don’t get someone else’s (widows included) bills.
Until every service can be charged to the user, local property taxes are the closest we can get to that.