<p>Heh, heh. Nice. Communities are a good thing. Change is not always bad or good. In general, taxes do benefit all of society. I hope to never use the fire department but I like knowing it's there. Same for ambulances, courthouses, military, school systems, water supplies and space shuttles. Without any of these we would be far less than we are now. That's why so many people want to come here. We just need to find that balance point between personal freedoms and personal responsibility compared to societal needs and responsibilities. <br>
I love this place! :-) Best place with the greatest opportunity to do the greatest good. </p>
<p><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 11, 2010 11:03 AM, "JK" <<a href="mailto:jknapka@kneuro.net">jknapka@kneuro.net</a>> wrote:<br><br>On 2/11/2010 8:37 AM, Preston Boyington wrote:<br>
<p><font color="#500050">> Jim Kinney wrote:<br><br>> so people living in Douglasville that work in Austell would have to<br>> effecti...</font></p>You don't think people in Douglasville would benefit from an overall<br>
increase in the quality of life in the ATL metro area? Less-crowded<br>
roads (whether they're using them to commute or just to play), less<br>
pollution, more greenspace?<br>
<br>
Do you also think that it's unfair to fund education from the general<br>
pool of property taxes -- that parents should pay directly for their<br>
own kids' education, because obviously educating kids benefits no one<br>
but the kids? I guess we should all be responsible for our own<br>
fire-management too -- I've never used the fire department, why<br>
should I have to pay for it? </snark><br>
<br>
The no-government-no-taxes folks should try living in my close neighbor<br>
city, Cd Juarez Chihuahua, for a taste of what it's like when government<br>
services are slim to non-existent; and those that exist, endemically<br>
corrupted by free-market forces. It is not at all a nice place.<br>
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