Electric Vehicles? Towing? Hauling?
There seems to be quite a push lately for zero emission vehicles and electric only vehicles. How on Earth would these ever work for us? You can't go cross country in an electric vehicle in a pra...
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JaxDad wrote:
Wrong, on all counts.
Yes, lots of things are “free”, her kids education for example.
nope. nothing is free. someone, someone(s), somewhere are paying for it. teachers and staff are paid, buildings are built and maintained, etc. all paid for by taxes which most homeowners (Illinois pays for schools via property tax) of us pay directly and renters pay through their rent.
JaxDad wrote:
You see, ALL properties pay school taxes, farms, commercial, industrial, even VACANT land. Our houses are VERY similar, I just happen to own a bunch of other lands too.
another choice.
JaxDad wrote:
Better solution? You bet. Pay tuition, pay per mile you drive, any for what YOU use, not for someone else’s use.
I see where you're going and I'm certainly not a fan of socialism but there are some things that the general population benefits from...an educated citizenry for one and a well maintained (did I really write that?) road system. in the case of out of state travel paying per mile requires govt to know where I've been. not a big fan of that.
