The auto property taxes here in SC are huge. I just glanced through the copies of tax returns I did this year and most of the people I do taxes for that used car expenses against their income paid $750+ per year for property tax in the county and $1,400+ in the city.
This year, I got a bill for a car I sold almost 10 years ago. I still haven't gotten that straightened-out. My wife wants me to just pay the bill, because it would be cheaper and easier than fighting the county. That's not going to happen. They already know me by name (and nickname) there, and I'm going to keep bothering them until it's fixed.
And then they say they don't have enough money to work on the roads.
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The tax bill shows where the money goes. You'll find that teacher salaries are the biggest chunk of the money.z