Reply #78: Had something similar happen to me

[harun]

I grew up in Wisconsin, lived on the West Coast for a bit (Las Vegas) and then moved to the Northeast (Philly). Politics of each region had its differences, or course on taxation as well. After working for a few years the municipality my office was under put a local tax on us. It was like 0.6% of income. One of my co-workers who I knew was quite wealthy, when people told him this (I expected him to be pissed) simply shrugged his shoulders and said "So what?". I had never heard this response before, and it was contrary to the idea all wealthy fight to keep every penny. This guy knew, as I now do, the nice parks, roads and schools we enjoy require people to chip in to the pot. Neither of us is going to experience any hardship from losing that 0.6%, we both gain from it as does the community.

Interesting.