When we first moved here and bought our first house, my husband was appalled at how low the property taxes were and specifically did not think that they covered having two kids in public school. He asked about making a donation and was told that the easiest way was not to claim the homestead exemption. He did that and somehow it got picked up by AP and run nationwide. (Sort of a man bites dog story). We heard from relatives as far away as Alaska and old college classmates from everywhere. The tone of the report was definitely derisive. He never did it again, particularly because the neighborhood was reassessed and the taxes went up and certain of our neighbors blamed him for that action!! Again to prove the old adage that no good deed goes unpunished!
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