Free? Seen your property tax bill lately? Yes, renters...you pay property taxes, as well...
LOL
Do you think the people in public housing pay property taxes ...and they contribute mightily to the public school population!
You know that, and I know that...but do you think most of them know that?
Recently we had a $40 MILLION bond election in our town of less than 8000 pop. We have less than 400 kids in the local high school.
The school supt. who was pushing the bond was campaigning in the "projects". They wanted to spend $9 MILLION on a covered football practice field and a new stadium. They took the ballot box to football games so people could vote there.
It failed. Several people I know who own rental property went to their renters and told them if it passed, their rent would be going up immediately to pay for it.
My school taxes are already 3X what my other property taxes are.
Do you really think the average Joe/Jane cares about that? It’s free babysitting in their minds, regardless of the hidden costs, even if they aren’t really all that hidden.