Are we getting what we pay for in Taxes?

[dansdrive]

I say we are getting exactly what we are paying for. Having lived in NY we all had the same question and the answer was clear, hence a lot of us here in NC took action and left NY! Next time someone thinks we are over taxed try to live in NY with a family and own a home and see if you still feel that way!

[saturnfan]

Originally Posted by Waterboy526

For the taxes paid here in Wake County, the services are pretty good. Not saying we have the best services in the nation, but for the taxes we pay the services are average to above average.

I agree.

[bekindtoanimals]

Sorry DansDrive but We lived in Plainview,NY with our two sons until my husband was offered tenure by UNC . Nassau services are on a higher scale than Wake.

[Waterboy526]

Originally Posted by bekindtoanimals

Sorry DansDrive but We lived in Plainview,NY with our two sons until my husband was offered tenure by UNC . Nassau services are on a higher scale than Wake.

I think you misunderstood Dansdrive. Of course Nassau services are on a higher scale than Wake...you pay thousands more a year for them. You have to ask yourself if trash pickup 3 x's a week is neccessary, or if hiring fulltime parking ticket writers at $50k a year is neccessary? Like I said, for the taxes paid here, we get good (not great) services.

[saturnfan]

I grew up in Oceanside, and services in Nassau were good.

Unfortunately, LI has no commercial base, so residential taxpayers bear the whole burden.

[seattlenextyear]

How odd to think of local taxes as having a direct relationship to the services that a single person would personally use. The government is not a hair salon.

[In & Out]

Originally Posted by seattlenextyear

How odd to think of local taxes as having a direct relationship to the services that a single person would personally use. The government is not a hair salon.

When I contribute my money to the town/county for road repairs, schools, parks, greenways, etc., I expect to get road repairs, schools, parks, greenways, etc. That does not sound odd, it sounds like the agreement between the tax collector and the tax payer. Tax payers are not contributing their money for the local golf fund or charity. They are paying for local services. It's pretty black & white.

[MamaBear75]

No I am not. I have no bus service near my neighborhood, I have no parks or green ways near my neighborhood or within walking distance and the garbage persons keep forgetting to pick up my trash and recycling and I am in the city of Raleigh!

[saturnfan]

Services here are OK for what you pay.

Police and fire service is excellent.

Schools are decent.

No real public transit, but what do you expect when you don't pay the type of taxes in other regions.

A good value.