[Southack]

"What about state, local, property, and sales taxes? Oddly those have gone up."

Not in Texas, which has no state income tax...nor in Florida, which also doesn't have an income tax...nor in Tennessee or Nevada or Alabama or any large number of other states.

I suppose a few states have passed increases in their income taxes, but some others such as California have REPEALED some of their taxes (e.g. car tax).

Now if you want to factor all of that in, go right ahead, but that's a bit beyond my interest in this thread.

[jpsb]

"Not in Texas,"

Bull Sh*t!!!! Property taxes are going thru the roof in Texas.